Tuesday, June 7, 2016
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Have We Missed the Reason for The Civil Rights Movement?
It's almost rhetorical to ask this question but it seems necessary to address this. The Civil Rights Movement was a Momentus event that grew from a resistance to Jim Crow laws of the South. Almost everywhere below the Mason Dixon line subsided with these inhumane restrictions on a class of people.
The most known misnomer about The Civil Rights Movement is that it was some sort of "Black Power" event. In fact, it was the complete opposite of that. The Movement was about eradicating laws that had regulated Blacks to a class not far removed from animals. More than just a struggle about race, it was a battle of class and the African American quality of life!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a significant leader in The Civil Rights Movement. His urgency to resist the evils that plagued us with non violence was probably the most important reason the Movement was effective! Dr. King's tactics and strategy were carefully thought out. They weren't an emotional outburst. Even though a lot emotion was tied up into all that was going on, it was the level heads at the front of the Movement that prevailed when things got hot!
Today we seem to have some pseudo movement of sorts that's not rooted and strategic. We are having outbursts and mistaking that for progress! It's imperative that we recognize this imposter and call it out! A movement of sorts needs to be from the grassroots. If you have to have a name to lead the way, well then you have missed the boat!
