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An 8 page analysis of the outcome of the Civil Rights movement. Written in the form of an address to Congressional Committee on Domestic affairs, this paper contends that our approach to civil rights in this country has turned into what is perceived, among non-black minorities in particular, as a point of contention. They point out that while the rights of blacks were adequately addressed by the civil rights movement, their own rights were never sufficiently secured and the measures which were enacted now too often turn into a stumbling block for societal betterment rather than a stepping stone. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPcivRt3.rtf
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I would like to open my presentation by thanking you for allowing me to testify before this joint committee on domestic affairs. As
the Committee is aware, the movement we refer to as civil rights has a lengthy history in our country. The issues we are facing today in regard to civil
rights reach far back into history. These issues affect all Americans but our minorities are even more affected. The lives of our nations women as well as it
black, red and yellow Americans have been irreversibly impacted by the Civil Rights Movement. While the movement has effected many positive changes in our culture, however, there are also
some negatives which need to be addressed. These negativities are perhaps best evidenced by the differing perceptions which exist among minorities regarding the current state of civil rights.
If we look at the atrocities in civil rights which characterized the nation prior to the Civil War we can better appreciate the many
advancements which have been made. Indeed, there were many positive aspects of the reconstruction years, those years immediately following the War when the nation was desperately trying to establish
policies and procedures which would act to protect the rights of the freed slaves, in regard to civil rights. The Freedmens Bureau was charged with protecting the rights of
the Southern Negroes. The Bureau sat up schools and hospitals to tend to their needs, obtained jobs, and looked after other human rights issues. Unfortunately much of the
opportunity which was immediately available to blacks after the War would be gnawed away by persistent whites who still resented black equality. Although the 13th Amendment was ratified in
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