We must begin by looking at what the goals of the movement was before we can analyze which method was the most effective. Though there were innumerable goals during the Civil Rights Movement, here is the short list:
- meaningful civil rights laws,
- a massive federal works program,
- full and fair employment,
- decent housing,
- the right to vote, and
- adequate integrated education.
With these few goals in mind, we can begin to discuss the methods that should be used in order to accomplish such. Though it seems that at times violence, and hatred is the only way that things can change, and things can be accomplished; in this case, i think that is not the answer. When we get to the root of the Civil Rights Movement, it was racism. So the question is, why? African-Americans where at one point only Africans. They were brought into the United States as slaves. At that time, they were seen as less than human, barbaric, and generally no good. For this reason, violence and hatred is not the answer. Violence is exactly what the tormentors wanted. They wanted nothing more than a picture of video of a Black man beating a White man. For if they had this, was not their point proven?
