If the civil rights movement took place in this era

[Proud liberal 80]

I am wondering how things would have went.

[unblock]

1. that question makes an assumption

but the fight for civil rights is clearly on ongoing struggle.

[GaryCnf]

2. Yep

[Hoyt]

3. I think the white wing would kill a lot more innocent people

nowadays and I doubt if Trump would do anything about it. Not even sure military or law enforcement would protect those discriminated against in many areas, except as individuals.

Fortunately, the Civil Rights Movement was morally right and would prevail now as then. I think right now, conditions are deteriorating, though.

Glad something happened when it did, but it was past due several centuries.

Lot more I'd like to say, but using my tiny phone now.

[Initech]

4. Oh it would be an all out race war right now.

And that's what they're beating the drums for now. Alex Jones and his ilk are frothing at the mouth over this idea.

[Hoyt]

6. It would be ugly. But it was still bad back in the 1950s

when I was growing up. I still remember seeing new reports of people yelling in hatred at little kids going to previously all white schools, lynchings, beating including by police, etc. But, at least no one cut loose on the crowds in Washington with modified automatic weapons and bombs. Churches were bombed, MLK assaisinated, etc., but it would be worse today because haters have the weapons.

[spanone]

5. just watch...it's going in reverse

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. What would you call what is happening now?