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Butterfly Effects Of The Civil Rights Movement

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Freedom. The word creates a sense of imagery in one’s head. Shackles being broken. The weight of fear and discrimination being lifted off someone’s shoulders. Julian Bond states, that the “litigation, organization, mobilization, and civil disobedience aimed at creating a national political constituency for civil rights advances. (Bond.) Throughout this period, roughly the 1950s and 1960s, African Americans were determined to achieve rights equal to whites. This created an uproar, much like a butterfly effect that continues to play a key role in today’s society. Nevertheless, the ongoing effects of the Civil Rights Movement leaves a lasting question to this generation. After all the suffering many leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. or Rosa Parks faced in order to obtain this sense of equality. Was it all worth it? …show more content…

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