Racial Equity And Voting Rights

In the essay “Let Justice Roll down”, Martin Luther King Jr wrote about the difficulties and social injustices faced by the negro population in America during the 1960’s. The main theme Dr. King was writing about in his yearly essay was the fight for civil justice and equality for all men and women. The essay chosen was written in 1965 and made very good points to the argument for equality made by Martin Luther King Jr. Three of these points included in the following paragraphs are the importance of Selma, AL to the rights movement, the importance of demonstrations, and a stronger focus on the Civil Rights Act.

Movies and entertainment outlets speak volumes about the current state of a nation’s culture. Cinematic creations in the United States allow small voices to be heard and controversial issues to be addressed. However, a repetitive and monumental issue continues to be addressed, yet continues to persist in our 21st century culture, racial inequalities. Since the inception of the United States, black men and women alike have been disenfranchised at the hands of the “white man” in America. Instead of continuing the conversation today, the issue is continually silenced referencing the successes and achievements of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century. Nonetheless, an unfortunate reality looms upon this great land; racially based systems and structures continue to exist in 2015 the in United States. This paper synthesizes three films focused on racial inequalities in different time periods. Separate but Equal (1991), Selma (2015), and Crash (2005) illustrate how influential the Civil War amendments are, while serving as an uncanny reminder of how the racial prejudices during the 20th century continue to exist in our great nation today. Needless to say our nation has made great strides, but still has a long way to go.

The United States was founded on freedom so we are technically supposed to have all terms of political equality. We do have political, social, and economic equality to an extent. Social equality for example, differs in states and with certain people. Things like race riots and killings of colors still happen today like recently in Ferguson. Our social equality has improved from the eighteen hundreds, but for for 2015 we could improve immensely. I do wish we had perfect social equality though, because I believe everyone should actually be treated equal no matter the race, age, or sexual orientation.

The happenings in Selma, Alabama during the year 1965, served as a catalyst to the Voting Rights Act, which eliminated any discrimination at the polls all over America, and the catalyst for these happenings in Selma was Jimmie Lee Jackson. The historical drama, Selma, tells the story of Selma, Alabama in 1965. It is not a documentary therefore, some details were changed, exaggerated or left out due to the fact that this is a historical drama. The movie, Selma, serves the purpose of showing the events in Selma and how they influenced the conclusion of the movie, the passing of the Voting Rights Act by Lyndon B. Johnson. This film is considered a drama therefore, some things are dramatized to compel the audience to feel a certain way, however,

The movie Selma is about 1965 campaign by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to protect the equal voting right for African-American citizens. So the main theme of this movie is that every citizen should have a right to vote and all citizens should have equal voting rights. This movie is likewise loaded with religious and profound themes in regards to the power of love, encounter with insidiousness and abhors, the power of confidence, the power of religious groups, boldness, and freedom. Selma demonstrates a significant occasion in current U.S. history and with remedies for its deception identifying with President Johnson, can upgrade a unit on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and additionally

During the Selma March, certain areas in the South made it difficult for blacks to register to vote. African Americans had to suffer taking beatings or getting killed due to discrimination. However, Martin decided to start an epic march from Selma to Montgomery. The Selma to Montgomery march consisted of civil rights protests that occurred in Alabama. Back then Alabama was a Southern state filled with racist policies.

Despite nearly one hundred years passing since the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans in Southern States were still faced with the most distinct forms of racism. The so-called “Jim Crow” laws that were present in United States at the time, served to segregate blacks and whites from all aspects of public life, including schools, public transport and juries. Often faced with extreme right-wing terrorist groups such as the white supremacist Klu Klux Klan, many among the African American community chose to live in a society of oppression that to actively campaign for equal rights for all humans regardless of the colour of their skin. It wasn’t until the 1950’s and 60’s that the people attempted to challenge the established order by engaging in influential protest movements with the help of key activist groups and their leaders. In particular, one key example of a powerful protest campaign was that which occurred in 1965 in Selma, a small town in Alabama. Here, the African American community united in an effort to ensure that all citizens were equal before the law in regards to their ability to register to vote. Their work in banding together and marching from Selma to the state capital Montgomery, was vastly important to both the Civil Rights Movement as a whole, as well as the assurance of the Black vote within the United States. Consequently, this essay seeks to emphasize just how influential this act of protest was to the movement as a whole, whilst analysing the

They were bombed, attacked and had zero rights. Coloured people wanted the right to vote on their own but people thought that they didn't deserve to vote because they were worthless. As shown in the movie, Martin Luther King Jr. and his supporters tried hard to get the president to see that they are people and should get to vote. Unfortunately, the president felt that this matter wasn't very critical to fix. King decided that in order to be heard, they would need to protest. Finally, they were given more rights and the ability to vote on their own. In today’s world, every ethnicity has the capability to vote. The United States even had a black president which would have been unfathomable to people in the time of Selma. Although there have been changes in the world regarding racism, white people still have more privilege and equality for everyone is far from being

The Selma to Montgomery March influenced Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Voting Rights Act to gain the voting equality in the South.

While in Washington DC, Martin Luther King Jr is negotiating African American’s voting rights. He then calls for a massive march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

The movie, "Selma," was an accurate picture of events that occurred in 1965. It followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he fought against the government in their chase to reject the “Black Americans” of their American rights. People knew that after blacks were still being denied their right to vote, still being discriminated from public places, and still being abused by white officers for no reason, and them not being annoyed for

The 2014 film Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay and 2012 film Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg are a lot more alike than the average viewer might believe despite being set one hundred years apart. On the surface, both films are about important men in the history of America and what role they played in gaining the civil rights we recognize today. It is important to keep in mind the following three questions when comparing these films; What constitutes a human right? How do we fight for those rights? How does such a battle effect those the people who fight those fights?

Selma is an important vehicle for helping us understand the importance of the march at in the time in the present day because it showed what the African-Americans went through go gain their civil rights. African-American also showed that they would not be bullied anymore and stand up

In late 1950s in Mississippi 45% of the state's population was African American, but only 5% of that population was registered to vote. Martin Luther King earns his first Nobel Peace Prize. Later on, the SCLC( Southern Christian Leadership Conference) led the first two marches at Edmund Pettus Bridge, which were unsuccessful because of the brutality. The third attempt led by Martin Luther King and SCLC was victorious because of the white protestors. The movie did an incredible job portraying the history of the late 1965. It didn’t skip any events like most typical movies do. It showed the exact events whether it was a brutal or a righteous event. Black people endured struggles to achieve their goal of getting the right to vote. In the U.S.

In 1968 and 1865 Lincoln and Kennedy were trying to persuade Americans that the country is better united. Throughout America’s history I believe that a common goal was to build relations among the diverse nation. I think that Lincoln and Kennedy wanted to make a change because they saw the difference and unfair circumstances. However there has not been a lot that has changed. I believe a lot of people want to get rid of racism but a lot of people haven’t made an honest effort to make change. However I also think that many people do not know how to acquire change. Recognizing racial injustice can help create various steps toward racial equality in America’s society. When we as a society speak explicitly about race, we will accept everything that make us different from one another.