The Civil Rights Movement was successful in achieving its objectives. The movement’s main goal was to promote equal rights for American residents regardless of racial or ethnic affiliation. The fundamental laws, including the Civil Rights Acts, Elementary and Secondary education Act, Voting Rights Act, and Housing Act, were passed to address racial problems such as discrimination. The success of the movements is evident because the Constitution now prohibits any form of discrimination.
A discrimination against racial minorities in the United States was a significant concern which triggered activities of the Civil Rights Movement. The most important achievement of the movement was the Civil Rights Act’s passage, which ended discrimination in public places. Even after abolishing slavery, African Americans were treated as inferior beings and deprived of their rights to vote. Therefore, African Americans were underrepresented in the parliament, triggering their urge to participate in the electoral process. Ultimately, legislation passed, endowing the right for the minority groups to elect their leaders.
African Americans were prohibited from attending the same schools as the whites before the Civil Rights Movement. As a result, they were attending poorly equipped educational institutions and received low-quality education, which deprived them of equal rights to quality education and opportunities in the job market. However, the movements led to the change of laws, allowing African Americans admission to the schools of their choice. The Housing Act promoted fair sale, rental, and housing financing among the American residents. Nevertheless, the full implementation of these laws has been challenging because racial discrimination cases are reported even to date, especially in the law enforcement agencies.
Conclusively, the Civil Rights Movement was successful in achieving its objectives. It led to constitutional laws which prohibit any form of racial discrimination in the US. However, their implementation has been difficult, particularly in the law enforcement agencies; for example, they have been the perpetrators of racial discrimination, where they arrest, harass, detain, or even shoot to kill African Americans without evidence of criminal activities.