Throughout the 1950’s and 60’s, our nation had made an outstanding effort to end separation and hatred by simply giving African Americans equal rights. Black men wanted to be considered strong, capable of success, and smart. The African American community wanted to be considered equal citizens in the white community. Meanwhile, most women were also ready for change in the world perceptions of them. After several administrative triumphs, the social equality development moved towards changing the state of mind of the …show more content…
No one can be denied their rights based on who they are, or based on what they look like. The Civil Rights movement brightens the perception of citizens in America and killed off hateful acts steadily. Although, men may want to think of women as less powerful, our equal rights could now give us the ability to prove them wrong. The Achievements of The Civil Rights Movement has made the land of the free a more suitable place to call a …show more content…
The achievements of the African American and Women civil rights movements galvanized other minority groups to organize in pursuit of civil rights of their members. With supporting literature, describe how any other two minority groups in America have lobbied successfully for antidiscrimination laws.
African American people were not the only ethnic group that fell victim to our flawed government system. The largest minority group, Hispanic Americans, was forced into American during the Mexican Revolution. As this group came in rapidly, they quickly became a source of cheaper labor. A fight for their right came amongst us in the 1960 's, when workers were either upset with working conditions, and their pay. Hispanic American would do sit-ins and strike against product growers of California. The workers ' demands were eventually met when sales began declining. Hispanics also gained victory once the court struck down discrimination based on ethnicity. To follow, the court ruled that Hispanic American also had the right to a