The Battle for Humanity is Not Lost!!!

In this speech, W.E.B Duboise, clarifies all avenues of question in regards to the civil rights movement's purpose and its origin. In this very powerful speech he evokes a very prideful spark in me as well as others. His unyielding view on a better life for his people as well as all Americans is almost vivid through his choice of words. His approach to the movement can be closely compared to that of the great Martin Luther King Jr. Their shared strategy of a nonviolent but very stern and persistent effort proved to be very strategic in the progress of the civil rights movement.

This speech was written for the ears of all Americans. Your race, gender or economic status wasn't an issue. It was written with the hope that its listening audience could feel what he and his race felt. This was an attempt to let America Know that conditions were not okay, he also spoke of amendments 14 and 15. The 14TH which covers various rights given to all that are considered citizen's. Whether born here or granted naturalization these rights are yours. The 15Th which states that know government is able deny any citizen their rights to voting regardless to race, color or previous standings ( slavery).

At this particular point in time these amendments were no upheld to all. The equality between blacks and whites was not even in question, "it simply didn't exist"!. Later on this was to be proved by the enhancement of an already extremely unfair segregation in 1940. There would be no turn around until 1954 in the historical when in the case of "brown v.s. the board of education" which abolished segregation. An African American living in this time would most certainly have felt inferior in terms of his/her rights and the chance at success that a white individual was given.

During this time Id say it was definitely hard to keep pride, but those who did held on it through faith in the civil rights movement and its leaders, actually taking part in the movement, or simply just faith in god with hope that he would make a way. For some African Americans this would prove to be to much. In reaction they blasphemed the movement claiming it would only make the already unjust conditions worst. Most of those who did go against the movement were confused although they wanted a change they for some reason did think this was the way to go about it. A small percentage of others agreed with the way they were being treated claiming that this was better than slavery and should be quietly accepted and would frequently speak against the movement and its followers.

To me this speech meant many things and pride for all was certainly one of them. I don't think this speech was meant in any way to set African American apart from other races but to unite us in the attempt to say that conditions were unacceptable and unnecessary.

I personally feel that if compared to the struggle of any other race and culture it would prove far worst. But that's just my prospective.