The Civil Rights Movement, Woodstock, Vietnam War, And South Africa

In the 1960s, many of the colonial nations of Africa were gaining independence. The ANC was encouraged and campaigned for democracy in South Africa. They were mild campaigns at first, but as the government became more hostile, so did ANC protests. In November 1961, a military branch of the party was organized with Mandela as its head. It authorized the limited use of arms and sabotage against the government, which got the government’s attention—and its anger! Mandela went into hiding in 1964, he was captured, tried, and sentenced to life imprisonment. It was a sad day for black South Africa.

War was inevitable: ‘This simple and seemingly innocuous action broke the last thread and split the last institution symbolizing Nigeria's nationhood and cohesion which had been regularly tampered with by the politicians since 1962. The rift between the Eastern Region and the rest of the country was total’ (ibid). In a meeting convened in Aburi, Ghana, by Ghanaian general Gen. Ankrah, leader of the eastern region military Lt. Col. Ojukwu understood the real issues at hand and convinced attendees that the only way for Nigeria to stay together is that it has to break apart, effectively implying secession. After a breakdown in communication, a frustrated federal government passes Decree no. 8 of 17th March 1967, which split Nigeria’s regions into twelve states. This was seen by Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon as a pre-emptive, non-violence weapon against the east. The eastern region was split into 3 states. Lt. Col. Ojukwu unsurprisingly rejected Decree no. 8 and states that the Enugu, (capital of Nigeria’s eastern region) is headed for secession. On the 30th of May 1967, the eastern region of Nigeria declares itself as the independent sovereign state of Biafra. The Federal military fired the first bullet on the 6th of July 1967. Now this essay will turn to providing a background to the development of Realism as an analytical theory of International Relations.

In the second half of the twentieth-century, African countries were able to gain their independence and strive to create unified countries. However, many countries were plagued with civil wars and the issues left behind the colonial era. The adversities faced by these new African nations are at the hands of their old colonial powers and the neo-colonialism that has taken place. These new independent countries were left to unify their people of different backgrounds, create a strong government and economy, and leave the post-colonial legacy behind.

A historical event changed how people viewed each other. This brought the U.S. closer together, transforming it into what it is now. Thousands of Americans were united together on August 28, 1963, in Washington D.C. I have heard and read about this power changing event, but I could never imagine it in my head. If I had a time machine, I would go backwards fifty-three years to physically view this dynamic event. Without the Civil Rights Movement and the March on Washington, I would be limited in opportunities, respect, and freedom only because my skin color was not white.

You’ve heard the march on washington but how much do you really know? The March On Washington played powerful part in the civil rights movement and started what some would call the beginning of the end of civil rights movement that lasted so many years through so much struggle. It along with the Birmingham, Alabama bus boycott and the marches that took place there brought an end to the civil rights movement by showing citizens just how many people were affected by segregation and how many people cared enough to fight out against it.

Each generation has gone through multilevel conflicts that would come to define them in the annals of time. For example, in the fifties there was WWII and with the crystallization of the American Dream and our moral identity as a nation. Then in the sixties there was the Vietnam Conflict, Watergate and the Civil Rights Movement that began to peel away the façade. The eighties rose from the ashes of the seventies with a second attempt at a American Dream but created a Cold War and a very real wall that would fall before today with the War on Terror which eludes any comparison to the past. These conflict and consequences had a moral level that would defined what justice, morality and culture was. These fluid concepts ended up spurring real evolution in all aspects of life for each member in an increasingly global culture each generation. These evolving aspects of culture were often transgressive and therefor created unique and novel challenges for each individual who existed independently within the generation. This crisis of morality was a duty each member faced up to in a different way. Some students rebelled against their parents and grandparents moral perspectives in favor of one crafted in the molten passion of the present during the sixties. This was not an isolated incident, no freak occurrence. The seventies would see unpresented environmental revolution and an ensuing social revolution during the eighties. But going another level deeper in these moral

he African Civil rights movement is a period of time where sequences of events caused changes in attitudes and social operations, which spread across America and in turn also caused other sequences of events that proliferated their rebellion of the past attitudes. The movement rebelled against the overt racism that plagued ‘The Land of the Free,’ which has caused suffering for countless.

At an early age, we are all taught the difference between right and wrong. We are told to treat others the way that we would like to be treated and to follow the Golden Rule. The nineties played a pivitol role in shaping our views of race and police. After decades of various peace and equality movements, the progress made was shortly lived after the LA riots. These riots were the aftermath of the Rodney King's trial, a result of excessive force and police brutality. The police who used their badge to unleash violence on an unarmed man, were subsequently discharged with no punishment. This sparked out rage in not only LA but across the United States. Young minds are easy to influence, and if the LA riots taught us anything is that people don't

When we look at earth from beyond the galaxy you can see racism and most of the human race cultural issues on a diminutive scale. To me as it is important and a great step for the human race to overcome racial prejudice, truly we have come a long way from the civil rights moment.

In the end, of World War II, there was an era called the "liberation movement" that continued through the twentieth century. There were movements to defeat fascism and end colonial and racial domination in other places of the world. It took two decades, but most of Africa and Asia had been decolonized. And so in most cases liberation was peaceful, but other places had a struggle with it. With those struggles in showed that independence would bring a whole new set of challenges. New African states had a hard time with developing political systems. Africans were really not happy with the fact that they had limited gains from colonial reform of 1940. Decolonization was going on in other parts of the world such as India and elsewhere.

The process of decolonization in Africa during the 1950’s through the 1970’s was a very smart yet risky idea. For some places independence was easily gained yet in other areas it was a battle. During the time periods where colonization existed, Africa was peaceful and kept things in order. People had control over their specific locations and there were no questions to be asked. Once it was decided to remove these rights, things got out of hand rather quickly. Violence was a main occurrence during the decolonization timeframe because rules, rights, leaderships, etc. got altered and drastically changed. Sometimes nonviolence was used but it usually wasn’t as effective. A major example of using nonviolence actions to gain independence is when

In the history of the United States there have been many social changes that have occurred such as black Americans gaining their rights and freedom, the new generation of civil rights movement called the black lives matter movement, civil disobedience and many more. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s was one of the most significant and important movement that caused a great change to America. They fought for the equality of black of Black Americans and also against segregation and discrimination. Since the abolition of slavery in 1863, there had been a conflict between the races of people who live in the United States. Peoples rights were being violated on a consistent basis, just because of a person’s race. Everyone’s class, religion, and even their level of knowledge was judged by the color of each person’s skin color. Many of the changes that the movement fought for brought on a violent opposition from many white people especially the southerners. This led to the violent deaths of some of the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement such as Martin Luther King. Jr and Malcom X. Not only that but it also led to two pretty distinct groups of black activists. On one hand, there were group of black activists who were rather violent, and on the other hand, the group that believed in peaceful nonviolent resistance but this did not cause any big conflict since both group had the same goal.

Revolutions, whether successful or not, inevitably change the place in which they happen. In the early 20th century, nearly all of Africa was colonized by European powers. Colonialism, and Africans’ ill feelings toward being colonized, inspired unity, desire for social change, and an urge for independence. Revolutions were imminent in Africa due to the strict policies of segregation, social structure, and feelings of superiority that the Europeans brought. These feelings were ingrained in many people both consciously and sub-consciously. Many Africans, after independence, fell back into this old routine and when the white populations left, these feelings of superiority and the old social structure continued to manifest itself Africa, only in a new form. This was, and continues to be Africa’s biggest problem today.

Before we begin, let’s take a look at the country and its environs. Nigeria a former British Colony, located in the western part of Africa, it shares borders with Benin, Cameroun, and Niger. A growing population of 150million, labour force of 51million (70% Agriculture, 10% industry and 20% service), urbanisation is less than 40%, GDP is over $300billion, Per capita income is $2300. Nigeria is blessed with different cultures, languages and ethnic groups (252 in total); this was due to the colonization of the British in the early 19th century (Columbia Encyclopaedia). The British amalgamated its protectorates in 1914 to enable stable control and governance which made them create one Nation of Nigeria formed from all the groups, community and empires around the Niger area under their control. Nigeria had her independence on the 1st of October 1960 and since then various civil wars, political and religious unrest in the country to share power and resources amicably.

     Nigeria has been a country in political turmoil for a long time. The country was created in 1914 under British colonial rule and at that time it was considered a protectorate. It was not until 1960 that Nigeria received independence from the United Kingdom. One of Nigeria's problems politically is that it has over three hundred different ethnic groups. The three largest of these are the Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba. At the time of the independence of Nigeria it was split up into three states with each state being under the control of one of the major ethnic groups. The natural resources of the other 297 ethnic groups were exploited for the major three groups,