Minorities In The Civil Rights Movement

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Robert F. Kennedy, the sixty-fourth United States Attorney General, once said, “Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope” ("16 Inspiring Quotes”). A civil rights movement is individuals striking out against injustice and giving hope to a nation. The famous civil rights movements of the 1960s and the 2010s share comparable events that began their respected movements. The principle of the 1960’s and 2010’s civil rights movement were similar; both movements wished to achieve racial equality. The 1960’s civil rights movement started through various acts of unjustified acts of racism. After the United States Supreme Court ruled in Brown …show more content…

Eric Garner was a forty-three-year-old black man who was killed by New York Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo. Pantaleo had Garner in a chokehold and before Garner died, he screamed, “I can’t breathe.” Afterward, this was a commonly used chant for protestors. “I can’t breathe” was commonly wore by professional athletes in support of the civil rights movement. Garner’s death did not start the 2010’s civil rights movement, but it was an event that propelled it. Parks did not experience police brutality that would take her life, but her experience with racial injustice inspired a movement similar to Garner. Garner may not have had as much influence as Rosa did, but he still had a major impact on Black Lives Matter (“New York Mourns Eric …show more content…

African Americans were severely segregated before the 1960’s civil rights movement, they were treated much worse than African Americans in the 2000s era. Racism was more relevant during the 1900s compared to the 2000s. During the 60’s civil rights movement, the Ku Klux Klan saw a surge in members. The KKK planned deliberate attacks on black activists, including bombings, shootings, and lynchings ("Ku Klux Klan"). The KKK, since the passing of the 60’s civil rights movement, has had a significant decrease in popularity. Bombings and lynchings are not common features of the civil rights movement in the 2010s. One should not disregard the 2010’s civil rights movement because the 60’s civil rights movement experienced more social injustice. The need for a movement may have been larger during the 60s, but social injustice should always be eradicated no matter the

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