Vietnam War Affected American Culture

The Greeks and Romans had one thing in common and that was war. Wars through the centuries change events and the mindsets of people experiencing them. Many wars occurred through the centuries and have affected the United States in various ways. One particular war that changed the outlook of America would be the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War affected the culture in the United States during 1950 to 1960’s by citizens striving for love and compassion instead of hate and violence throughout every home, bringing millions together to form one massive group trying to cause the change everyone was hoping for.
Events of peace and common interest bring thousands together in times of distress and dismay to form a bond between the community. In 1968 the
John Lewis an African American who fought for civil rights for more than half a century. While John was on his miss for freedom and rights “he helped lead 600 people across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in 1965, his fractured skull from an Alabama state trooper's nightstick served as a reminder that the march wasn't over (Wolf). Even while people fight for rights and values, the process to gain them is slow and difficult. Not everyone is lucky enough to have these rights, but people like John Lewis and others fight everyday so they can have a better future. Much of the African American community were fighting constantly for civil rights throughout the 60’s all across the states. In the past a “system of racial hierarchy not only situated whites at its zenith, but also demonstrated white masculinity as normative” (McDaniel 96) caused the African community to feel that sense of segregation everywhere they went. When a whole race is not being treated the same as everyone else conflict will occur with consequences. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who fought everyday to prove rights were not for special or specific people, but for everyone no matter who they are. “Despite the mental and physical pollution brought upon civilization by war, humanity had a right to peace, [and a] right to abolish exploitation and oppression” (McCoy 106). While many results became of the Vietnam War, the people fought for peace, justice, and freedom in a time of chaos and destruction all around. When someone shows a passion for change and brings others together to make it happen everyone notices and will demonstrate if a difference was made. As foreseen, the fight for rights is what drives the nation together after a catastrophe and rebuilds for a brighter