Argumentative Essay On Civil Rights

As a citizen of the United States you are gifted with civil rights. These rights are what protect your social and political freedoms as well as keep equality up in the mist; although it will never be achieved. Many people organize protest and other means to get the attention of the public; to let them know we are being cheated out of our rights. Some examples of these are the voting rights, women's rights, black rights, and immigration reform acts. The voting rights act is the act which legalized African-American votes. This act allowed men of color to exercise their new right; the right to vote for this nation's government officials (Such as: President, State Representatives, etc...). Before this act came into place the 15th amendment prevented all men of color from voting and having a say in what goes on in their country. This new law was passed by President
For most people they serve after a reminder that it's okay to stand up for what you believe in no matter the outcome. Martin Luther king was a ‘role model in the achievement of civil rights’ he set out with a goal and he was going to do whatever he cold to achieve it no matter what it took. His message had such an impact on people's lives that even after he died people fought for him. The group that he developed lived on his legacy and achieved his goal of equal rights for blacks. Rosa Parks was a women which stood up for herself long before Martin Luther King by not giving up her seat to a white man and moving to the back of the bus. She believed that in was an unnecessary and unfair rule that she didn't need to follow. Though it seems like such a small incident it was a extremely big deal then and i still looked at as one for it to be done during that time. These two people are the ones that started the Black rights movement and still have everything to do with