We are in a great time in American history, no doubt about it. For years, our culture was making incredible progress as far as racial equality was going.
United States as a country comes from a background in which wealthy landowners once held African slaves as laborers, and thought that dark history has been very hard to overcome, incredible progress has certainly been made.
The Aftermath of the Civil Rights Era in the United States
The Civil Rights movement exploded in the 1960s after people of color became intensely frustrated with their lack of progress in American society. The movement caught fire as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led people to take part in peaceful protests against the authorities. These protests were a wakeup call to the conscience of America, and there has been some movement in the culture since that time, especially as far as giving people of color equal access to education and job opportunities.
A Time for Greater Education
There is a great wealth of literature about racial issues available in libraries, colleges, and online, and those who take the time to read cannot help but be moved by what is possible and what needs to be done. The US has the capacity for greatness and leadership as far as racial equality goes and we are in an era that keeps that movement going.
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