How Do We Prevent The Civil Rights Movement?

During the Civil Rights Era, many black power movements strived to prevent the New Jim Crow from happening. The black man was being oppressed during segregation and treated like animals. The white supremacy only seen these men and women as slaves, people who should not be apart of the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X drove men and women to fight for his or her rights. However, that was not enough to stop the white supremacy from oppressing African Americans. The Civil Rights movement did put an end to public segregation. It did not put not put an end to the laws being being made by the government which is dominated by the white race. In the book, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander discussed how the Civil Rights and black
African Americans did not have equal rights. Great African American leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King had different views on how to stand up to their oppressors. According to the Malcolm X Documentary, Malcolm X believes that Dr. King did not fight for equality or full rights of citizenship. Malcolm stated that Dr. King wanted us to forgive and forget about what the white man was doing to the black community for 400 years. Being able to sit next to a man that still hated you will not fix the problem. He feels that most Blacks do not follow the way of Dr. King, they hate what is happening to them, they want pay back… even the interviewer did not write about Dr. King's goals. Everyone have their own view on how to fight for their rights. This made me wonder what would today look if Malcolm X was still alive because he did not want the black community to forgive. He wanted us to fight back and let the “white man” know that we are humans and we have rights. Black Panthers protected the community because the police did not protect the black communities from crime. The cops just targeted black men who were seen as a threat. The black panthers were neighborhood watch and provided food and shelter. The Black Panthers were seen as a threat because they were, carried guns and did not respect the actions of the police (pigs). They were chant "off the pigs" because they feel cops should not live if they are going
The stereotypical Black man is someone who wears baggy clothes, sag their pants, wear flashy jewelry and carry guns. This is what we see in the rap media and this is what people look up too. Its like one bad apple spoils the whole bunch. It only takes one negative feedback from the black community that will judge everyone as a whole. Black men are being discriminated before they even commit a crime or just walking down the street. The only thing being viewed is the skin color. The government arrest so many young Black men and never give them a second chance once they get out of prison. Michelle Alexander stated “Once you’re a felon, the old forms of discrimination- employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote… denial of food stamps…suddenly legal” (2). This is the New Jim Crow, taking away the rights of young Black men. The government just wants the black community to say down. After incarceration, the government should help these men find a job and make something out of their lives, instead of sending them back to jail. These men are walking around in the free world with limited rights, so they are still not fully free. The New Jim Crow Era is taking away the rights of young black men and pressuring them to commit more crimes. They are basically slaves to the free world because they are not given