Civil Rights Movement Research Paper

Despite all of the progress made in The United States of America regarding racial issues and inequality, discrimination is still prevalent throughout the states even after the conclusion of the modern Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement. The country is battling numerous social issues and many individuals are torn on how to combat the injustices occurring on a daily basis in America because of the vast amount of opinions. The majority of African Americans and other minority groups believe that the injustice and unfair treatment they face by police or in the courts is due to racial inequality and white supremacy. However, there are other people who believe that the treatment faced by African American and minority groups is based …show more content…
In order to resurrect this organization, one must interview black veterans who have been in combat and who have a drive to fight for Black rights and equality. Once a group of men and women is found who appear to be a perfect fit for the Defenders because of their desire to protect their people, then the group will meet together, along with their trustworthy fellow veterans who they have befriended, in order to discuss tactics and ways to build the organization from the ground up. Although the need for the organization is still prevailing, there are critical changes in the organizations ways that must be made in order to function properly in today’s society, which has transformed immensely from the 1960’s. In order to sustain the organization after it has been resurrected one must thoroughly create rules, strategies, and guidelines on the group's jobs and to do that it is important to look at the original Defenders tactics first. The Defenders primary activities included defeating the Klan by showing their defiance towards them, stripping police of their power by stepping into situations involving discriminated groups that the police would overlook, providing protection for individuals, investigating cases in order for justice to be served, and preventing crimes from happening. Upon looking at …show more content…
By creating specific guidelines that must be followed to be a member, one can be positive in the group’s efficacy to work towards their one goal of decreasing police brutality and injustice. Members of the Defenders must solely work at investigating and recording instances of injustice and other individual’s advocacy on the matter, as well as preventing instances where cops may have to get involved. Focusing on the one prioritization of the police issues in America will allow the group to achieve more success in stopping racial discrimination and would stop them from getting involved in another issues that they are not as well equipped for. One big factor that will keep the members from trying to involve themselves in other issues would be a strong leader like William Smith. Smith was highly respected and strict and, “... he maintained his organization as an autonomous entity, free to set its own policy,” (Nelson, 177). Smith made sure that the organization did not get involved with other communities and situations that were not necessary to their cause because it would weaken their strength, so he, “... constructed a small, cohesive organization that had a short chain of command and was tightly controlled,” which is a characteristic the modern

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