Evaluating Struggles Against Authoritarianism, Carceral & Racist US

This essay examines the struggles against patriarchal, authoritarian, and racist societal structures in the United States during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, focusing on the oppression faced by Black people and the challenges to state power. The Civil Rights Movement, driven by the exploitation of Black individuals, aimed to challenge the status quo, with the election of Barack Obama representing a significant victory. The essay discusses the impact of anti-imperialism and anti-authoritarianism, the role of political vision in the Civil Rights Movement, and the continuous fight for equal opportunities, highlighting the failures of the Civil Rights Act to fully address the issues. It concludes that the struggles, while challenging societal practices, must strive for equality without resorting to violence, ultimately aiming for a society where all individuals have equal opportunities.

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Introduction
The purpose of the following paper is to demonstrate the event of the struggles that took
place in the United States of America in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. These struggles had taken
place against the patriarchal, authoritarian and racist society that existed in the country. The
black people who came from Africa to live in USA for earning their livelihood had been very
badly assaulted and humiliated by the native people. These struggles would be reflected in this
paper.
Struggles confronting and nature of state power
The American society had been suffering against the evil of oppression by the Native
Americans that came upon the black skinned people within the country. The civil rights of the
human beings had been hampered in the worst manner since the societal balance had been on the
loose (Kelley, 2002). The election battles had been evident in this matter (Chong, 2014). The
Civil Rights Movement had come to light in this region as well. The exploitation of the black
people led to the revolutions by the people and they had even dared to challenge the state power
as well. The successful election of Barrack Obama as the Presidential candidate can be
considered as the success for these political and social struggles. The carceral crisis can be
considered as one of the biggest issues that loomed large over the fortune of the country
(Dierenfield, 2013). The civil rights era had led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act in the
1960s by President Lyndon Johnson. However the quest for the rights of survival for the black
people went on and this was the ultimate thing that the Republican Presidential candidate Barry
Goldwater could agree to. It could well be considered as his key to the success in various ways
(Kelley, 2002). The freedom of the black people had needed a strong response from the activists.

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The impact of the anti-imperialism was felt strongly by the people of United States as
well. The anti-authoritarian effects could also be felt in this section as well. According to the
experts, it can be said that the Left militancy had been very much evident in the timeline of the
1960s and 1970s (Dierenfield, 2013). The armed struggle had been the most important thing in
this time This armed movement took the toll of lives as well. This could be termed as one of the
most important parts of the movement indeed.
The political vision
Politics was considered to be one of the most important reasons as to why this Civil
Rights Movement had come into the proper existence (Chong, 2014). The impacts of racism
within the society were increasing in a large manner and the need for the hour was to protest
against this factor. The religious issues were mixed within this matter for the political benefits of
both the Republican and Domestic parties (Warren, Novkov, & Lowndes, 2012). It is only
because they wanted to gain the political benefits through the African-American people who
were brought into the country as the slaves and they had built their own community. The purpose
of the continuous struggle was to build a country where all the people would get the equal
opportunities indeed. It had also been said that the people in the Southern America hated the
black people greatly and that is why they did not want to let the black people any opportunities
within their territories (Omi & Winant, 2014).
The final outcome of the struggles
The struggles against the patriarchal, carceral and racial society had been so much and
the Civil Rights movements had been the most important things for the betterment of the
situation. The problem was the fact that the black people wanted their problems to end very fast

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indeed. The law and order as broken in this period and it was complete chaos during that period.
The native US people became so much furious in this context. They called the black people to be
the ‘insolent criminals’ and this had infuriated the black people completely (Omi & Winant,
2014). The purpose of the Civil Rights Act had completely failed. This was the reason why the
things needed to be consolidated indeed. Thus the struggles remain unending and it continued for
a long time. The protests went on all over the country so they could have the equal rights. The
political reasons were considered to be the most important factors behind this issue (Warren,
Novkov, & Lowndes, 2012).
Conclusion
The conclusion can be drawn in this context by saying that the position of the black
people had been challenged within the society through the continuous struggles. Thus the
societal practices would be challenged to gain the equal rights but not through the return of
killing of lives.

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