Part C #5

During the years of 1960 through 1970 many movements or groups of people working together to move their ideas forward transformed American society. Two of the most altering were The Civil Rights Movement and The Antiwar Movement. These two movements transformed American people by showing what can be done with will and determination
The Civil Rights Movement was movement to receive civil rights for all people regardless of race. In the United States before 1964 blacks and whites were separated by color, and didn’t get equal treatment. Many people would protest on the streets to get civil rights for all Americans. One popular type of protest was ‘sit-ins’ blacks would sit-in at lunch counters that were meant for whites, as a silent protest for their rights. When congress passed The Civil Rights Act in 1964, not all the segregation problems were solved, racism still existed between blacks and whites. The act, however, did transform American society for the better, it outlawed segregation in schools and public places, also it made Jim Crow Laws illegal for anyone to follow making social status of blacks and white equal.
The Antiwar Movement which protested The Vietnam War transformed American Society by proving that the use of free speech can get any point across. Protesters from many college campuses protested, and demanded that soldiers be withdrawn from Vietnam. The protest caused support for Presidents Nixon and Johnson to decrease, which helped their cause by urging government officials to pull the troops out of Vietnam. The Antiwar Movement, however, was violent, many college students were shot when the protest got out of hand.Even with the continuing violence protesters stayed strong still fighting for what they believed in. American society was transformed by the Antiwar Movement, it showed Americans that if they fought for the causes they believed in they could do anything.
Both The Civil Rights Movement and The Antiwar Movement transformed American Society in the 1960’s 1970’s. The movements showed Americans what people were capable of through protests, and that they didn’t have to be wealthy or have a lot of power they just had to be determined, and know what they wanted to accomplish. The two acts both succeeded in achieving their goals. The Civil Rights Movement gave blacks the same rights as whites, and destroyed the Jim Crow Laws, and The Antiwar Movement succeeded in getting the troops out of Vietnam. During the 1960’s and 1970’s America was transformed for the better thanks to the brave people who fought for what they believed in.