Civil Rights Movement Analysis

As Elie Wiesel once said,“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” When it comes to changing the course of history as we know it, and to influence society’s norms and values, social activism is a must. The movement cannot move without the support behind it. While many movements throughout history have succeeded, and are now praised for the tireless work and determinism that the many leaders put in over the years, many more have faded into the past. Thankfully, the Civil Rights movement had the support it needed in order to create the change it wanted to accomplish. Many men and women dedicated their lives to the movement, and eventually these activists achieved their goal. However, the entire United States wasn’t like the

For example, in the 1990’s, Linda joined and helped the awareness group called Progressive Omaha. This group focused on making people know the domestic issues that we face on both the state and national level, and pushing the liberal option to solving these problems. While she wasn’t directly involved in the action, as she was a secretary for the group, she told me that this group used tactics such as displaying symbols and slogans outside of buildings or billboards. People would have their attention grabbed by the symbols and slogans on them, and call the number on the signs, wondering what the movement was all about. One example of a symbol used was a hand grabbing another hand, symbolizing unity. Later on, Progressive Omaha moved to the internet. Although the ‘movement’ part is not in play anymore, the website that the members used, Progressiveomaha.com, is still in use for discussion and