Why Did The Civil Rights Movement Such A Struggle?

There were many factors as to why the Civil Rights Movement was such a struggle. There was a substantial amount of fear, fear of the whites and violence, fear of missing out on a better life, in African American population. There economic dependence issues, and the cultural norm of racism, which had to be fought against. The Civil Rights Movement was so difficult because, different generations were fighting with one another to change the way society functioned. There was considerable violence, and many deaths before the prevail of the Civil Rights Movement. The generational gap between those brought into a cultural norm of slavery, and those that were brought in post slavery and during the “separate but equal” time, is very obvious in the early years of Essie Mae. In the beginning when she is outside playing with the white children of the neighborhood, they do not recognize any differences between each other, however, it is brought to
They had also accepted the fact that white Americans enjoyed a better life and had more privileges than they did. African Americans would never have those luxuries, because that is the way that society decided their life would be. In other words they have dealt with the lifestyle of feeling and being treated as inferior human beings. The motto that many African American families followed was to keep quiet when racial discrimination events took place and to prevent their children or at least urge them to stay away from encouraging a better society with equal opportunities and solidarity to all people regardless of their skin color. We see this kind of attitude, particularly with Elmira Moody, Anne’s mother, throughout the entire book. Mama is content living her life with the overwhelming shadow of whites and strive to keep her opinions to herself, she encourages Anne to do the same,