Analyzing the Effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in US History

This case study examines the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, highlighting its role in fostering social harmony and empowering minority groups through legislation like the Civil Rights Act. It assesses the applicability of the movement's non-violent tactics, such as sit-ins and door-to-door campaigns, to modern racial and ethnic conflicts. The study also explores the continued relevance of the movement's ideas, particularly concerning equality and economic justice, while acknowledging the persistent challenges of racial discrimination in contemporary American society. It concludes by analyzing the complex impact of the Civil Rights Movement on today's American diversity, noting that while progress has been made, deeply ingrained racial biases remain a significant issue.

US HISTORY

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Effectiveness of Civil Right Movement
The effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the country can be understood in terms of
the fact that it brought harmony in the society. Blacks who were not given civil right in their
own country after this movement started to gain some of the rights (Archives.gov, 2019).
They did not get admissions in the university before the movement which they started to gain
once they came to the country. It is not that everything after that changed but there were
severe changes that can be noticed in the society.
Effect of Civil Rights Acts
The civil Right Act gave the immense power to the struggle against the racial discrimination
(Ober, 2013). It helped in realising more than just inclusive American society that started a
century earlier with regeneration. It did not fulfilled all the dream and goals of the activists
but it would take further grassroots mobilisation, judicial precedent and legislative actions to
ensure civil rights for the African American (Gazzar, 2014). The minority groups got
empowered by this law and they were able to fight for their rights in an appropriate manner.
Applicability of tactics and strategies
The major tactic of the Civil Rights Movement activist was to take use of non-violence
actions. Direct actions such as freedom rides and sit-ins upset the status quo and made it
uneasy for the people in power to surpass the segregation in public accommodation
(Khanacademy, 2019). Protests and sit-ins promoted immediate changes in the local policies.
For voting rights they chose the strategy of going door-to-door and meet people. This helped
them in spreading awareness.
In the modern day’s radical and ethnic conflicts, this can be an effective approach. This is
because violence cannot be the answer to any kind of discomfort. It is the non-violence and
such kinds of sit-ins that can help in making the people to realise (Civil Rights Teachings.
2019). Meeting door-to-door with people can help in convincing people that they should not
indulge in any kinds of conflicts.
Relevance of ideas
The ideas of 1960s still have relevance as the racial and ethnic discriminations are very much
relevant in today’s time in some aspects of the society. The idea of harmony, equal rights still
exist in the society. Even in some parts of the social life it has grown stronger (Loc.gov.

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2019). The ideas that growth of the society cannot attain keeping one segment of the society
away from their Civil Rights still exist. Since poverty still exists highest in the Black
community hence they need economic equality. Blacks are still treated less fairly so the idea
of Civil Rights Movement has relevance even today.
Civil Rights movement impact on the today’s American diversity
Today’s American society is highly diverse but still the problems related to racial and ethnic
problems still exist. The racial discriminations in today’s time are not on the upper level that
can be removed by making policies (Oskin, 2013). It has gone into the habits of the people
hence Civil Rights Movement will have least impact on the diversity in today’s America.

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References
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https://www.archives.gov/files/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf
Civil Rights Teachings. (2019) Civil Rights Movement Tactics. Retrieved from:
https://www.civilrightsteaching.org/voting-rights/documents-based-lesson/civil-
rights-movement-tactics
Gazzar, B. (2014) How the Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed America. Retrieved from:
https://www.dailynews.com/2014/07/01/how-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-changed-
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https://www.american.edu/media/news/20120220_1963_civil_rights_movement.cfm
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https://www.livescience.com/39291-america-still-needs-civil-rights.html