Recently in class, we had discussed what needs to be present in order for social issues to be brought into the light in America. Examples of this included Civil Rights for African Americans and Gay Rights. How did these become important issues? What did it take for the victims of these movements to become proactive and fight against the injustice?
My idea on this topic is that the people who fell under the category of African American or Gay had to speak up more in order to create a crusade against the people who victimize them. It has always been said that there is power behind numbers, so when more gay people spoke out, they probably felt more empowered to act against their discrimination. Once blacks were united under the common goal of defeating racism, that's when the proactiveness arose. I think unity of the mistreated people really motivates them to become proactive.
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