Persuasive Essay On Civil Rights

Reshma Daniel’s parents moved her family from India to America in 2011. Her parents wanted her and her siblings to live the “American dream.” Reshma decided to go to law school, majored in legal studies, and was well on her way to becoming a lawyer. While job shadowing, Reshma was told she shouldn't follow her dream to become a lawyer. “As a women, and a women of color, you will be underpaid, so there is no point” (Owens). Reshma had worked so hard to achieve her goal of becoming a lawyer, she felt defeated because she knew these policies were unfair, but, there wasn't much she could do about it. Reshma’s parents dreamed that their children would be able to thrive and succeed in America, their daughter had big plans, law school being no easy task. They thought the “American Dream” was supposed to be equality, freedom, and prosperity. But the idea that women and men still aren't equal makes this idea far fetched, and unobtainable. No occupation should pay less for discriminatory reasons. Reshma went to law school, and acquired a degree. She is just as capable of being a lawyer as the men in the same position.

The Civil Rights Movement from the mid 1950’s to late 1960’s fought for equal rights of People of color in this nation. That movement was successful in pushing for an end to racial segregation and discrimination in the country. Decades later, a new movement is beginning to gain traction in the fights against excess police brutality against People of Color. “Since the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's killer in 2013 and the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, the phrase "black lives matter" has become a rallying cry for a new chapter in the long black freedom struggle” ( Cooper 2017). The movement has been growing since and more and more after every new case of a person of color being killed by police enforcement. Contemporary anti-racist social movements like Black Lives Matter have had a definitive impact in changing the way people of color are treated, by creating the very important conversation of police brutality against people of color. In order to keep the movement growing, it have has to keep expanding its message of excessive police violence and push for policies that would create better training for law enforcement.

During this year of 1794, we have come through many tribulations and have suffered to great extent for our freedom of Britain. This country has lost fathers and sons to bring us freedom and ensure our rights are kept. It brings me displeasure to write about grievances with our own government. However we must be aware of current and past issues and let it be known that this country and government will defend its people’s rights and preserve their freedom.

Caroline Chastant Sherry Sharifian GOVT. 2305 71433 18 September 2017 Civil Liberties & Civil Rights: Fundamentals for US Government Our forefathers established the United States of America as a country where democracy reigns supreme and the ideals of freedom and equality lead society. Now more than ever, the beliefs of our young country are being called into question in the midst of controversial situations and changing times. Despite the struggles of sticking to age old beliefs, civil liberties and civil rights help stabilize our government.

The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, states that all citizens have certain unalienable rights which are “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Over the next 250 years, these “unalienable rights” have been deteriorating in our country and the amount of them that everyone has slowly gone away. This led to civil liberty issues arising from race, sex, and wealth classes. Civil liberties are rights that governments can’t take away from the people and everyone has. Civil liberty issues of the American past have not been resolved because the deliberate murder of people is still prominent in America, women in society are controlled by men, and the discrimination of blacks and whites continues to exist.

Most of us today cannot say we’ve experience the horror of war. I infact have never. I’m ignorant to the subject, while others can say they’ve stared death in the face. We fought for slave rights, for equal rights, and allowed people to immigrate here believing America was a peaceful place. I infact am honored to be an American. I have rights, I do not serve under a dictator, but most countries aren't as lucky as I. Unfortunately, tragedy is the only magnet that pulls us together. We have not learned from the sacrifices of our own sons and daughters. It is my hope that America can move on from its childish antics and turn away from all the violence.

What does it mean to achieve equality? A person may be granted all the same rights as another but it goes beyond that. Martin Luther King Jr. says, “We must all learn to live together as brothers or we will all perish together as fools.” (Martin Luther King Jr, The American Dream) He suggests that we cannot just say someone is equal but must be achieved with a much deeper bond, like that of brothers. The United States is well on it’s way there but it has been a long and hard struggle for African Americans. From 1619 when the first slaves came to the then 13 United Colonies to present day African Americans have been fighting for their rights and their true equality. Every single person in this country that is Black has experienced racism in some form. The Civil Rights movement was an umbrella which covered an array of movements that sought to rid the United States of racism and achieve the equality of all men no matter their skin color. This movement and its organizations have evolved as time and ideals have changed. They ranged to non-violent marches, sit-ins, mass boycotts and self defense. After slavery was abolished they continued to face lynching, violent race riots, the inability to vote, blatant racism and segregation for years. Many organizations and leaders led this ongoing movement and continue to today. The Civil Rights movement will continue to point out and protest the racial inequalities of society by any means necessary and will until all man, woman, and

The civil rights movement comprised efforts of grassroots activists and national leaders to obtain for African Americans the basic rights guaranteed to American citizens in the Constitution. The key players in succeeding with the civil rights movement were the soldiers returning from the war, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the anti-Vietnam War activists.

Civil rights have been argued over for years and years. White supremacists claim to be “better” than black people in every shape or form. However, all humans are truly the same inside. These judgemental ways of thinking have been passed down from beliefs that originated in the 1600’s, that black people have no purpose other than to serve whites. Tradition, whether it is positive or negative, does have an influence on cultural beliefs in society.

“It have been a couple hundred years; now let’s do what The Declaration of Independence actually said,” (Powell). In regards to the mandate of freedom, does freedom come through peace or violence? In reflection of history, some citizens of a free country believe a brick flying into a church window during a service halts religious or political oppression for their cause. Other community members think that sitting at a diner that they are not welcome at creates a dialogue that changes laws for equality. History has shown that both of these means have proven a method for liberty for the masses at various times throughout generations. The Revolutionary War was a violent period where man took up arms for equality. The civil war also marked the same outcome. Yet other moments, such as The Civil Rights Movement of 1960’s was lead through positive resistance for success. Middle Eastern countries are finding momentum also through peace. Perhaps it was the day in which young preacher stood up and declared a dream that changed our country to look at a dream for humanity and tranquility that made all the

When slavery was abolished in 1865, African-Americans became rural people. Majority of Blacks resided in the southern states while few migrated up North (Lynch, 2017). With the ending of World War II, African-Americans were self-assured to make incapable demands to end racism. They were unwilling to give up the minimal gains that had been made during the war in sacrifice for others.

The Reconstruction after the Civil War was meant to rebuild Southern government and society, but failed to bring equality to African Americans. The civil rights movement after World War II worked to bring this necessary justice to all men. The civil rights movement worked to fix America’s problem of inequality based on race, and succeeded where the Reconstruction had failed.

During 1960s, various groups and individual participated in the anti racist civil rights movement. Many people has suffered for equality in America.but now the real question is was all that protesting and suffering help america?The civil rights movement was a heroic episode in American history. It aimed to give African Americans the same citizenship rights that whites took for granted.It had less complete but still considerable success in combating job and housing discrimination.In my opinion the Civil Right Act has change America history because if it weren’t for the Civil Right Act i feel like black people will still suffer even now. They will also be many desegregation still everywhere in the united state. The civil right movement created a more inclusive america. The law made

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The American declaration of independence stated, that: “All men are created equal”. But in the 19th century only whites were born with equal opportunities. Africans were imported as slaves and had to work on the fields of the whites. Until 1865 the Negroes were treated and looked at as something lower than human. They were compared to apes, and therefore just owned the same rights as animals. They were raised believing that whites were superior. It took them years to realize that they have to stand up for their rights. The uprising turned into a brutal civil war.