The Role Of Social Injustices In The Era Of The 1960s

The era of 1960 marked tremendous occurrences that shaped the world either for the good or worse. During this period, many social injustices in various countries were experienced in different countries where some leaders were detained, assassinated or socially insulted. In was in this era where most African countries gained their independence through struggle and, as a result, massive killings were witnessed .scrambling and partitioning of Africa and some other parts of the entire world was seen where colonies were governed by the western dominant countries. The era saw the rise and fall of dictatorship form of governance. Consequently, opposition groups together with human and civil rights activists were witnessed in various countries. Being
For instance, the assassination of JF Kennedy stirred mixed reactions not only to the USA but also to the rest of the world. To aggravate matters, J. F Kennedy was assassinated while still the president of America, a person who is believed to be the most powerful in the whole world. It is believed that the death of JF Kennedy, RF. Kennedy and Martin Luther King were organized by the government insiders since very significant intelligence reports were withheld by the CIA from the FBI agency. All this four assassinations were linked to drug trafficking, and it is fascinating to note how fast the culprits were identified. Such horrific grave events caused tension not only in America but also to other parts of the world, USA being the most powerful countries. In some countries like Kenya, young uprising leaders like Tom Mboya were assassinated in presumably similar circumstances. Such historical injustices make the 1960s era to be referred to as the ‘dark error’. The era’s legacy brought America resentment and liberation, empowerment and polarization and hence permanently shaped the country’s political and cultural values. By the end of the decade, the American Community and consensus lay in complete tatters (Sabato,
Many African countries gained their independence through immense struggles against colonial leadership that infringed on the rights of the Africans. The freedom of speech, movement, and access to the natural resources was withdrawn. For instance South Africa, the most powerful and affluent country in Africa, had such struggles against the French, British and the Dutch people. To combat and revolt against such injustices, liberations movements were initiated by Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela, a freedom fighter, formed the Africa National Congress (ANC) that formed the basis for fighting against the apartheid. The native South African people were never allowed to access better schools, medical facilities, and this aggravated the anger towards opposition. It is during the 1960s era that struggles for liberation were further ignited that saw the revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela train military techniques in Egypt and Mozambique that ultimately prepared him to rally the natives to oppose the punitive racial and inhumane treatment of the colonialists. During early 1960s, thousands of people were killed due to the rebellion towards the human injustices .nelson Mandela was later detained in the year 1964 at the Robben Islands for 27 years. The struggle continued despite his absence in the public limelight. He engineered networks with the people while in jail which bore results