Reuben
7th May 2002, 17:10
I was just wondering what peoples opinions were regarding the differences between the civil rights movement and the black power movement.. I wont go into detail regarding the different approaches as Im sure most people have some knowledge of them.
In the past I have always felt closer to the civil rights movement between because of the way the black power movement is associated with seperatism which I still deplore (although it is an understandable reaction) . However now I feel differently. I storngly agree with the black power movement in that the civil rights movement relied on convincing white people that black people deserved right s and only then obtaining them.
The black power movement quite rightly argued tha their rights, particularly after so many years of slavery and subjugation, should not be contingent on the femelings of the whi te majority and they weere right
In the past I have always felt closer to the civil rights movement between because of the way the black power movement is associated with seperatism which I still deplore (although it is an understandable reaction) . However now I feel differently. I storngly agree with the black power movement in that the civil rights movement relied on convincing white people that black people deserved right s and only then obtaining them.
The black power movement quite rightly argued tha their rights, particularly after so many years of slavery and subjugation, should not be contingent on the femelings of the whi te majority and they weere right