Civil rights are not a thing of the past. African-Americans are still fighting for their full rights today, even though it seems as though they have almost already won their struggle. There are many other groups of people that are fighting for civil rights today. For instance, gay marriage rights are a big issue right now, as well as immigrant rights and people with disabilities.
Movements start with a simple action by one person, and they spread quickly. For example, according to a chart at nytimes.com, support for gay marraige went from about 30% to about 50% in only 7 years. Also it has been legalized in several sates.
There are many issues that will come up in our future. Personally, I don't think that any society we live in will ever be perfect. However, there is always something to learn from. Realizing a problem and moving to fix it is what people have always done and always will. We want to be better, we want to be happy. Fighting for civil rights is a big part of that. We will always fight for our rights.
Sources:
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/gay-marriage-opponents-now-in-minority/
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/speakouts.aspx?name=what-are-the-civil-rights-issues-of-today&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights
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