Throughout history there have been many movements aimed at bringing about social reform and none of them have been more successful than the civil rights movement which focuses on attaining equality for people of all races and differences in culture. From the time of slavery in America people have fought at attaining equal rights for all and have pursued the equal treatment for all different kinds of people.

Growing up, one of my favorite movies was “Remember the Titans,” which portrays the struggle to create a society with less social tension between people of different races. It is the story of a school football team in the south, which must combine both white and African American players. At first, there was a lot of tension between the players on the team. They would only stick to the people of the same race and wouldn’t even communicate with those who were not like them. However, as the story progresses you can truly see the determination of the players to create a team where there was no such concept as racial tension. The players started to come together as one and started to create an environment of love and acceptance of people of different races. By the end of the movie these players not only changed their school but eventually changed their community as well.

I believe that, even though we may not know it, there is still a lot of racial discrimination that exists in our society today. Even if someone makes a little joke regarding a person of a different race or mentions a stereotypical remark  he can be considered to be discriminating towards people who are different from himself. Even the type of neighborhoods that we live in portray a sense of racial segregation that was around during the 1960s. Today, many people live in communities which consist of people who are similar to themselves. Since these people share similar customs to themselves they feel comfortable being around them and therefore cling to one another. I believe that there would be less racial discrimination in the world if we lived in mixed communities where we can share our cultures with others, and learn a little about them as well. By doing this we can learn to appreciate people of different cultures for who they truly are.