Issues of Equality in other Democracies


 
 
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Issues of Equality in other Democracies

Issues of equality in other democracies: You are probably wondering whether India is the one democratic country in which there is inequality and where the struggle for equality continues to exist.

  • The truth is that in many democratic countries around the world, the issue of equality continues to be the key issue around which communities struggle. Rosa parks were an African-American woman. 
  • Tired from a long day at work she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a work refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on 1 December 1955. Her refusal that day started a huge agitation against the unequal ways in which African-Americans were treated and which came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement.
  • The civil rights act of 1964 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, religion or national origin. It also stated that all schools would be open to Africa-American children and that they would no longer have to attend separate schools specially set up for them.
  • However, despite this, a majority of African-Americans continue to be among the poorest in the country. Most African-American children can only afford to attend government schools that have fewer facilities and poorly qualified teachers as compared to white students who either go to private schools or live in areas where the government schools are as highly rated as private schools.
  • In America, Rosa Park and Martin Luther King started the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Challenge of democracy:  No country can be described as being completely democratic. There are always communities and individuals trying to expand the idea of democracy and push for a greater recognition of equality or existing as well as new issues.

    The Limits and Requirements for Democracy: People must respect the law and reject violence. Groups with different interests and opinions must be willing to sit down with one another and negotiate. Every citizen must respect the rights of fellow citizens, and their dignity as human beings. People can question the decisions of the government, but they should not reject the government’s authority.

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    An African - American refused to to give up her seat in a bus to a white man on 1 december 1955. It lead to civil right movement in USA. Name that african - american persons:

    Right Option : D
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