Civil Rights Movement
Then: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," the opening statement for the Decleration of Independence. Civil Rights were a huge issue in the United States. There was discrimination, racism, and a vast amount of disenfranshised individuals. Some White-Americans even made hate groups, which included the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and the White Supremacists. The Blacks were lynched, hung, and beaten just because people thought it was okay and because nobody would do anything about it. The black race had little to no rights at this time.
Now: We are a growing nation. According to our General Census, America's population has grown over 10% in the last 20 years. A huge factor to such a growth was, with the North winning the Civil War, the ability to free slaves and provide blacks with their basic human rights. Martin Luther King, a preacher from southern Alabama, fought for African-Americans everywhere, and he proved his point and gained back their equality. Just look at our president. 100 years ago, blacks weren't even allowed to vote. It is true that America has been through some rough patches in history, but in the end we've achieved more and came farther than ever imagined.
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