jan 1, 1950 - The Civil Rights Movement

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During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, polarizers on both sides of the political divide used the uprising to promote their own political objectives. Segregationists used the movement to motivate and inspire their core by creating racist speech and resisting integration attempts. They believe that civil rights activists were agitators and radicals who were a threat to societal order and incited violence. Leftist organizations and individuals used the civil rights movement to push for larger political and social reforms. They stood by the fact that the movement's goal was to break down the whole structure built on racial injustice and oppression, not just to remove segregation. They also highlighted other civil rights concerns, such as connecting them to other types of discrimination such as gender, sexual orientation, and economic inequity.

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