Comments on: Civil Rights Did Not Start With Martin Luther King http://blog.youthrights.org/2006/01/26/civil-rights-did-not-start-with-martin-luther-king/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: KPalicz http://blog.youthrights.org/2006/01/26/civil-rights-did-not-start-with-martin-luther-king/#comment-42 KPalicz Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:28:17 +0000 http://blog.youthrights.org/2006/01/26/civil-rights-did-not-start-with-martin-luther-king/#comment-42 A lot was accomplished actually. A lot of consciousness raising. Lawsuits were filed. There was even a march on washington in the '40s. Roosevelt actually recognized civil rights as an issue. Not one he did a tremendous amount of work with, but he at least recognized it. I doubt any of his predecessors did. And I doubt Bush or Clinton recognize youth rights as an issue. Yes there was an explosion of activity in the '60s, but that explosion wouldn't have been possible if not for the decades of thankless work that preceeded it. Like with YR, in all honesty, not a lot is being done right now. Not compared to civil rights in the '60s. But compared to the late 1800's and early 1900's we are right on track. A lot was accomplished actually. A lot of consciousness raising. Lawsuits were filed. There was even a march on washington in the ’40s. Roosevelt actually recognized civil rights as an issue. Not one he did a tremendous amount of work with, but he at least recognized it. I doubt any of his predecessors did. And I doubt Bush or Clinton recognize youth rights as an issue.

Yes there was an explosion of activity in the ’60s, but that explosion wouldn’t have been possible if not for the decades of thankless work that preceeded it.

Like with YR, in all honesty, not a lot is being done right now. Not compared to civil rights in the ’60s. But compared to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s we are right on track.

]]> By: SDavidson http://blog.youthrights.org/2006/01/26/civil-rights-did-not-start-with-martin-luther-king/#comment-40 SDavidson Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:40:12 +0000 http://blog.youthrights.org/2006/01/26/civil-rights-did-not-start-with-martin-luther-king/#comment-40 You're right to some extent. But what was really acomplished between reconstruction and 1950? Montgomery was huge. In the late 50's the movement grew like a parabola. I'm still convinved we'll have our own Montgomery one of these days. Maybe in Berkeley, or in DC next year. You’re right to some extent. But what was really acomplished between reconstruction and 1950? Montgomery was huge. In the late 50’s the movement grew like a parabola.

I’m still convinved we’ll have our own Montgomery one of these days. Maybe in Berkeley, or in DC next year.

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