Civil right movements were the most word wide political aspects that advocated for equality of law during the 1960s (Franklin and Evelyn 18). Generally, these political movements have been characterized by large protests and huge resistance whose purpose was to bring about a certain change through nonviolent resistance. In many situations, they have been followed by civil unrest and also armed rebellions by the people. Many of these movements have been widely used in many countries whereby some of them have fully achieved their objectives through these movements, while others the effort of these movements have tried to improve the rights which were opposed by some groups or individuals at time immemorial (Franklin and Evelyn 27).
The principal objective of these movements was to ensure that civil rights movements and civil rights of people in countries were equally controlled by the equality of the law, that is, the rights of women within the society and the rights of minorities within the society (Morris 30).
Effects Of The Civil Rights Movement
The emphasis on diversity
Before the civil rights movement, many countries discriminated against immigrants from different parts of the world. Thirty years before the 1960s, most European governments had initiated quotas that advocated for immigrants. Thereafter, in 1965 (Morris 30), the European government formed laws that allowed people of different colours to start entering the nation at equal rates as whites in the country.
Right to vote
In 1870 (Tsutsui and Christine 45-52 ), European countries advocated for the right to vote. However, in southern countries, racism prevented blacks from voting for whites. Even in Mexican -American there were the same challenges which prevented people from voting.
Later, in 1965, some Acts of voting rights were formed. Discrimination started diminishing, and as time went on, more political parties were formed and supported by people, hence reducing racism within the countries.
Working toward integration
The need to remove racism in southern society was also a major goal of civil right movement in 1960s. Racism made blacks and whites live separately, whereby whites were more favoured, unlike blacks. The civil rights movement at that time (Haines 53) induced new laws by forming civil rights acts, which said it was unethical to separate a nation by race, colour, and even originality.
Still an inspiration
The civil rights movement was indeed an inspiration to many people (Haines 78). For example, when blacks were advocating for equality, many people got inspired, and they came to realize they highly suffered because of discrimination basically due to their skin colour. This formed a symbol, and it inspired many people all over.
Works Cited
Franklin, John Hope, and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham. From slavery to freedom. New York: Knopf, 1956.
Morris, Aldon D. The origins of the civil rights movement. Simon and Schuster, 1986.
Tsutsui, Kiyoteru, and Christine Min Wotipka. “Global civil society and the international human rights movement: Citizen participation in human rights international nongovernmental organizations.” Social Forces 83.2 (2004): 587-620.
Haines, Herbert H. “Black radicalization and the funding of civil rights: 1957-1970.” Social Problems 32.1 (1984): 31-43.
