Group 2 (215)

Group 2's Draft Argument

America’s national story isn't limited to America. It is international in scale and learning about the international perspective is crucial for understanding the complexity of the Civil Right Movement. However, the benefits of a National Story can not be understated as well. The formation of two stories, one national and international, is an important part of the history of the movement as often key civil rights figures and groups looked outside of the US for change and support but continued to affect change inside the US. This movement wasn’t just angled to fight for African American equality within America, but a fight against imperialism, and for basic human rights at home and abroad.

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