Exploring the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in America

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Third Essay: Civil Rights The United States of America has a long history of white supremacy. Ever since time immemorial, white supremacy grounded on masculinity dominated the American nation in all forms of governance. The minority that included people of color and women of all types remained as inferior characters deserving nothing more than strict control from the dominating white male figures. Unfortunately, such a perception limited these inferior categorized citizens' contributions to society most especially regarding democracy. It is all about the manipulation of these minorities and the selfishness of the whites that took the United States a long time to extend civil rights to people of color and women. While paying close attention to the South where slavery remained a strong backbone of the State's economic growth, offering such slaves a chance to air their voices through civil rights would mean a downfall of the whites that relied on such people for cheap labor among other manipulation. On the other hand, men viewed women as inferior and only entitled to family chores thus extending civil rights to such a c