African American Politica Thought blog1

It was interesting to hear about the differences in opinion of African American civil rights leaders. As in every organization there is a spectrum of thinking. In today’s Republican and Democratic parties there are moderates and ‘extremists’ yet they agree on the basics. The African American political and civil rights leaders all agreed that they wanted a better life for African Americans. They wanted equality and a prosperous life for African Americans, however, it seemed like they all had different ideas of how that could be achieved. Sometimes, they would criticize each other to the point that you have to wonder if they only hurt the cause.
Although the spectrum of differences within an organization is inevitable, one can’t help but wonder what might have happened had they agreed on the methods. However, all of these men made their mark and contributed positively to the movement.