The Standard Way People Think of the Civil Movement

Civil Rights Movement
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The Standard Way People Think of the Civil Movement
As the readings suggest, it is apparent that people have been programmed to view the civil rights movement as the main cause of violence in the United States. Civil rights movement is thought to cause unrest in the country, and the main participants are African-Americans. The Southern region is cited as a place where most civil rights movements originated. “Because racism is southernized in popular versions of American history and political discourse, the main battle is believed to be in the South” This quote indicates that there a notion that civil rights movement originated from the south because the region is predominately occupied by Black Americans. Various Black American activists such as Martin Ruther King Jr. participated in civil rights movements seeking equal treatment of African Americans as their White counterparts and most were from the southern region of the country. The personnel sought equality in education, voting, and wages, among other things. Thus, due to the participation of Black Americans in the civil rights movement, people are made to believe that it acted as a catalyst for the riots. People are also made to believe that the civil rights movement was unnecessary because people of color are the orchestrators of their fate to their culture and social status. “… these formulations naturalize the Northern racial order as not a racial system like the South’s but one operating on class and culture with racial discrimination as a byproduct”. Thus, culture and social status are cited as the main reasons why people of color are poor, illiterate, cannot access better health care and are often incarcerated and civil rights movements were used as the tool to conceal African American weaknesses.
How People Should Think About Civil Rights Movement According to The Readings
Nevertheless, the readings are aimed at changing the notion about the civil rights movement. There are several instances in the articles that jus...