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February4,2016
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The2ndCivilRightsMovement
DoyouthinkthatweareinthemiddleofasecondCivilRightsmovement?Civilrightsisthe
rightofcitizensforfreedomequality.Backinthemid1950sthrough1968Dr.KingledtheCivilRights
movementandwantedtoendsegregation.Everyoneknowsaboutthebignamesinthefirstcivilright
movementlikeMartinLutherKingandRosaParksbutnowweneedtoknownameslikeKwameRose
andAlSharptonbecauseweneednewfacesoftheblacksociety.WeareinasecondCivilRights
movementbecausewehaveleadersandactivistthatwantjusticeandstrongrightsforthemselves,the
youngpeopleinourcitiesprotestedfortheyoungblackmalesthatwerekilledbywhitepoliceofficers,
andwehavepolicebrutalityissueswiththepoliceofficersmisusingtheirrightskillinginnocentblack
males.
First,wehaveleadersandactivistineverycitythatwantjusticeandstrongrightsfor
themselvesandotherblackpeople.AccordingtoTheDailyDotBarbaraArnwinesaidfromthe
beginningofthissituationinBaltimoretherehasbeenarifeofinjustice.Thisevidenceconnectstothe
thesisbecauseBarbaraArnwineistalkingabouthowFreddieGraygotalackofjusticebutBarbara
wantsthemostjusticeforFreddieGray.Activistwillalwayswantthemostjusticefortheblackpeople
whoneedsthejustice.Sowehavesomegreatactivistandleadersthatwantthemostjustfor
AfricanAmericans.
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Additionally,theyoungpeopleinourcitiesprotestedfortheyoungblackmalesthatwere
killedbywhitepoliceofficers.AccordingtoMtvNewsaactivistJohnnettaElzie,alongwithhigh
schoolers,collegeagedstudentsand20somethingsbegancleanupeffortsinWestBaltimore.This
connectstothethesisbecausetheyoungpeopleofBaltimorehelpscleanupthecityandhelpsome
peopleinthatarea.Thisishowyoungpeopleinfluencethefacttobeabetterpersoninlife.Theyoung
peoplealsoprotestfortheirrightsandtherightsofotherblackpeople.
Thirdly,wehavepolicebrutalityissueswiththepoliceofficerskillinginnocentblackmales.
AccordingtoThinkProcessitsays,DuringthefirstweekofSeptember,
policekilledmorecivilians
thanthetotalnumberofpoliceofficerskilledsofarthisyear.Thisconnectstothethesisbecausepolice
arekillinginnocentblackmalesmorethanevernow.Thensomepoliceofficersdontevenbegetting
punishedforthecrimestheydid.Soweasblackcitizensandleadersandactivistwewanttotakeitinto
ourownhands.
Lastly,weareinasecondCivilRightsmovementbecausewehaveleadersandactivistthat
wantstrongrightsforthemselvesandjusticeforothers,youngpeopleinourcitieswantedjusticeforthe
youngblackmalesthatwerekilledbywhitepoliceofficers,andwehavepolicebrutalityissueswiththe
policeofficersendangeringthewelfareofinnocentblackpeople.Wehaveleaderandactivistlike
KwameRoseandAlSharptonwhowanttoexpandthejusticeforinnocentblackpeoplelikethe
young,theoldandtheelderly.Wealsowantjusticeforblackcitizenseveniftherearenotfamilythat
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someonewhoisthesameskincolorasyouifitcanhappentothemitcanmostlikelyhappentoyou.
ThepoliceofficerscommitcrimeslikethedeathofMikeBrown,TamirRice,FreddieGrayandEric
Garnerbutsomeofficersdontgetpunishedforandthatswhyweasblackcitizenstakeitintoourown
hands.FreddieGrayandalltheotherblackmaleswhowerekilledbypoliceofficersIhopeyouget
justice.
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