The struggle for equality for Americans of African descent continues despite the significant advances made during the 1950's and 1960's. The question arises as to whether the struggle for Civil Rights has actually benefited the descendants of the many who sacrificed jobs, properties, reputations, and even their lives. Has the American civil rights movement become irrelevant? Since this nation's birth, i.e., European discovery of the new world, Blacks, with exception to the native American …
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…self-esteem among those who participated in the movement. Blacks nowadays have got equal rights and laws. They are not seperated from white people anymore. The situation today is much better than it had been to that time. There are even relationships between black and white people, who love each other and do not think about culture, religion or skin, but prejudices against black people and racism still exist and unfortunately will exist in the future.