Civil rights is a topic across all exam boards. This article also provides insights into the role and powers of the president and the Supreme Court.
Few issues in American politics have the potential to divide and inflame passions as race. As a nation scarred by the legacy of slavery and segregation, the USA has constantly had to recalibrate how it manages issues of race. From the 1960s until recent years, one could tentatively speak of progress, with civil rights legislation and a growing national profile for Americans of colour, culminating perhaps in the election as president of Barack Obama in 2008. In 2020, the murder of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer brought added awareness and tension to ongoing issues of racial justice, giving rise to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. More recently, the re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 brought a backlash to progress in race rights, aspects of which were also seen during Trump’s previous term.
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