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Essay On The Civil Rights Movement

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The Civil Rights movement, although a revolutionary transition of reputation for the African American community in the United States, did not completely erase racism and distinctions between whites and non-whites. In today’s America, through class inequality and race divisions, it is clear that African Americans are still not considered equal. Historically, white men have had the impression that they are on a higher plane than others. Race has been a persistent and pernicious power throughout American history, and is still as relevant in today’s modern American society. Race, as Roy argues in Making Societies, is a socially constructed that has no real meaning besides what people see. Racial divides, based on different characteristics such as skin color, shared behavioral traits, and a ranked hierarchy, creates the impression that racial categories are biological and almost natural. Race is therefore solely a world view and a way to understand reality and comprehend differences. The inequality stems from “who defined who” as …show more content…

The goal of the Civil Rights movement, to fulfill the American dream, was a great momentous and historically significant event. It proved that it is possible to realign power, and through major undertakings, it was a success. The built up Southern ideals were broken down through fair trials and tribulations, making it possible for African Americans to regain a sense of power along the way. The unbalance of power was mainly due to economic imbalances, Jim Crow and other disempowering norms, and a symbolic segregation and view that African Americans were second class. The very structure of the United States, specifically in the South, revolved around restricting freedoms to African Americans. Through shifts in these structures and collapses in the foundations of racism, African Americans were able to gain power and rebalance themselves in relationship to

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