“You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.” - Malcolm X.
Racial equalities and civil rights for black people has been a struggle in the United States during the past centuries, and it still is an enormous issue. The Civil war did not only leave the South to abolish slavery, but also to improve their attitude towards people of colour. Racism claimed another form in the South later on – the racial tensions were still there, and there were loads of different ways for the black people to be devalued. Resistance against racism became more common as well, as they expressed themselves by writing books or even speak out loud about it.
During the first half of the 20th century, the Civil rights movement began, and meanwhile, the Ku Klux Klan grew bigger – they made it difficult for coloured people to be treated like equals. Black people were also hired as servants at white people’s residents, and were subjugated due to their newfound position. Furthermore, black people could not sit next to a white person on the bus; they had to be in the back, or in extreme cases, even go off the bus. The
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Firstly, there was Atticus, from “To Kill a Mockingbird”, who defended a black man in a trial even though he was being threatened to his life. Secondly, Skeeter from ‘’The Help’’, fought racism by writing a book from the perspective of black women, and her book ultimately changed the entire society. Thirdly, the film ‘’Mississippi Burning’’, where a little boy fought the KKK alone who had murdered three men. The little boy can be related to Atticus and Skeeter for they all showed great examples of bravery because of their effort and what they eventually accomplished in their societies. They all somehow fought for justice between the contrasting classes whilst the people in their towns merely turned