Comparison Between The Civil Rights Movement And BLM

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Racial inequality in America has influenced movements that advocate for justice. Today the Black Lives Matter movement has captured world attention. Mainstream media draws a lot of comparison between the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement and BLM. Both groups demonstrate similarities in their mass influence, tactics and public messages. The Civil Rights Movement spanned between 1950's to 1960's. Notable personalities such as Martin Luther King Jr led protests aimed to address end discrimination and racism against Black communities. Likewise, BLM as an activist’s movement intends to condemn the continuous police brutality and killing of innocent African Americans. The acquittal of a White cop that shot and killed Trayvon Martin inspired the hashtag