How Did The Cold War Influence The Civil Rights Movement

The Cold War influenced and encouraged many civil rights movements. It also shows started the fight for freedom against communism. Kennedy said that it is a necessary struggle in which we must come out on top of our enemies. He judges communism in his inaugural speech, and focused on being the main topic in his speech that something needs to be done. All men have god given natural rights, it is not the state that decides whether its people can have their freedoms, he said. The countries that are struggling shall not trade their colonial rule just for another ruthless tyranny, they should have self-determination and their own freedom he points out. He asks for the American people's full support and effort in fighting this conflict, "ask not
Students at Berkeley were upset at the fact that their freedom of speech was limited right here at home as they could not express their political views. The Cold War aims fueled the civil rights movement for African-Americans as well because their freedom was limited. If all men have natural rights, then they should enjoy them, pointed out by Malcolm X, even if it meant by ways of violence according to him. It shows that some parts of the movement are becoming impatient. The Port Huron Statement expresses disapproval and disagreement of how the U.S. were dealing with issues, as it criticizes many events that are going on: The Southern struggle, the peaceful approach in the Cold War, and the reality of the free world seemed to be a myth. It calls for the reversal of national policies by the new left, "which must consist of younger people", by starting controversies throughout the country. They call for peace and love based on logic and reason, "We would replace power rooted in possession, privilege, or circumstance by power and uniqueness rooted in love, reflectiveness, reason, and