The history of the United States is intrinsically tied to the problem of racism and complicated relationships between African Americans and White Americans. Although the Civil Rights Movement has allowed for notable progress in the late 50s and early 60s, racism still remains a major problem in the U.S., shaping the attitudes toward African American people and contributing to an increase in violence and injustice experienced by them (Beatty Moody et al. 63.).
Examining the nature and effects of the Civil Rights Movement will show that the fight for the liberation of African American people in the U.S. was a tremendous step toward promoting justice. Specifically, aimed at eradicating racial discrimination, the Civil Rights Movement culminated in the adoption of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited any form of discrimination based on the key protected characteristics, including race, class, religious beliefs, or ethnicity (Small and Pager 52). Therefore, the success that the Civil Rights Movement achieved should be regarded as one of the vital changes in the U.S. history (French-Folsom and Rolfson 5).
Paving the way to the further focus on equality and equity, the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., and, particularly, its active fight against racial discrimination, has set the grounds for the improvement in the relationship between African Americans and White Americans. Namely, with the adoption of the Civil Rights Act, the Civil Rights Movement made it possible to define he concept of racial discrimination, as well as proved its incompatibility with the foundational ideas of democracy on which the U.S. community rested (Wingfield and Chavez 34). Therefore, the Civil Rights Movement must be recognized for the astounding progress that it has made in the late 50s – early 60s. By building the Civil Rights Movement, African American citizens managed to change not only the legal standards but also the social perspective, gaining the recognition that they deserved.
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