Civil Rights Reform In The 1920's

Crowds of citizens gather nationwide, eyes fixed upon their leader as he/she proclaims how his/her beholders are to conduct their lives, what rules they are to obey, and the morals they are to adhere to. The crowds trust that their leader’s authority will guide them towards prosperity; however, is this the undeniable truth? Many who comply fail to realize that it is not always their commander who guides them -- the people themselves are the true catalyst for change. One powerful individual and their handpicked administration cannot always choose what is best for an entire, dynamic nation; therefore, it is up to society to steer itself in the right direction. It is up to ourselves to protest against a government that plagues a nation with more

One cannot address such bravery without acknowledging civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and countless others who are remembered for their defiance of the ideologies practiced throughout the 1920’s to late 1960’s era, wherein black lives were relentlessly abused, berated, dehumanized, and so on. It is crucial to remember that many activists who are memorialized for making prosperous changes were once considered to be “radicalists” in the time they were alive. These leaders conducted endless peaceful methods of resistance, such as protests, marches, sit-ins, and powerful speeches, in order to prove to their leaders that they held the power to combat circumstances that forced injustice upon them, and instead fought to produce peace, equality, and humanity for all that stood with them. These methods of resistance are displayed in Martin Luther King’s renowned “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”, wherein he writes, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the

Trump. In the mere first few weeks of becoming president, Trump has instilled a myriad of laws stemming from notions of discrimination, prejudice, racism, and inequality; one of these being the Muslim ban, in which refugees from Middle Eastern countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, and more are denied access into America, due to the single suspicion of potential terroristic threats. When a president promotes these principles, and influences his supporters to think alike, we as a nation are only creating more division within our society and destroying the unity and equality we have spent centuries trying to uphold. Trump’s implementations have naturally caused an unfathomable amount of protests, marches, and movements throughout the streets of nearly every major city in the U.S. What is so powerful about these protests is that Trump’s hatred, aggression, and forced affliction among innocent groups is being counteracted with nonviolent approaches; regardless of how enraged the population may be, their means of standing together in solidarity against their oppressive leader speaks louder volumes than any actions of the leader