How do I respond to this statement? America in 1968 saw both great positive traction in the civil rights movements, but also contended with many negative push-back and challenges. The passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which "prohibited states and local governments from passing laws that discriminated against voters on the basis of race" (Openstax, 2014), was a significant victory for the civil rights movement and a healthy step towards progressive sentiment and the fight for racial equality. On the other, darker, end of the spectrum, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968 revealed how vehemently some were opposed to social progress. King's murder sparked widespread riots and unrest, demonstrating the deep hostility from those who felt threatened by the growing push for racial justice and social change. The civil rights movement in the U.S. paralleled decolonization efforts in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, where former colonies were fighting for some semblance of independence and racial equality. The global protests of 1968, such as those in Paris, Mexico City, and Prague, were fueled by a widespread discontent with established power structures an deteriorating material conditions felt by the common man. The changes in American society during 1968 were deeply intertwined with a global shift toward greater social and political change, and like their fellows abroad faced scrutiny and brutal retaliation by those in support of the previously existing power structures and dynamics..
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America in 1968 saw both great positive traction in the civil rights movements, but also contended with many negative push-back and challenges. The passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which "prohibited states and local governments from passing laws that discriminated against voters on the basis of race" (Openstax, 2014), was a significant victory for the civil rights movement and a healthy step towards progressive sentiment and the fight for racial equality. On the other, darker, end of the spectrum, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968 revealed how vehemently some were opposed to social progress. King's murder sparked widespread riots and unrest, demonstrating the deep hostility from those who felt threatened by the growing push for racial justice and social change. The civil rights movement in the U.S. paralleled decolonization efforts in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, where former colonies were fighting for some semblance of independence and racial equality. The global protests of 1968, such as those in Paris, Mexico City, and Prague, were fueled by a widespread discontent with established power structures an deteriorating material conditions felt by the common man. The changes in American society during 1968 were deeply intertwined with a global shift toward greater social and political change, and like their fellows abroad faced scrutiny and brutal retaliation by those in support of the previously existing power structures and dynamics..
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