1963: The Hope That Stemmed From the Fight for Equality
There is a desire in every person's inner being to strive for equality.
The fight for equalization has existed throughout time. Jews, Negroes, women,
and homosexuals are examples of those who have been inspired to fight for equal
rights, for justice, and for freedom. The struggle for black equality was the
event that turned the United States of America upside down. For over two
centuries, Negroes have struggled to work their way up the ladder to ultimate
parity. Methods for obtaining this equality differed over the years. Escaping
slaves, underground railroads, court cases, demonstrations, sit-ins, and marches
all played into the ever-complicating history of this struggle.
The intense hatred of whites for Negroes grew out of the Civil War. One
of the reasons for the war was the issue of slavery. When the Confederates lost
the war, their position in the political world was taken away. Any position
held by......
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