Social movements fought for equality and justice from "summary" of The Story of Mankind, Original Edition (Yesterday's Classics) by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
In the course of the past two centuries, there had been a great many social movements. These movements had one common aim: the achievement of equality and justice for all members of the human race. Some of these movements had been successful while others had failed. Some had been just and noble, while others had been misguided and cruel. But all of them had contributed in one way or another to the slow but steady progress of mankind towards a more just and equitable society. The struggle for equality and justice had taken many different forms. Some movements had sought to achieve political equality, by fighting for the right of all individuals to participate in the government of their country. Others had focused on economic equality, by working to ensure that all members of society had access to the same opportunities and resources. Still others had concentrated on social equality, by challenging the prejudices and stereotypes that had long divided human beings into different classes and categories. One of the most important social movements in recent history had been the fight for the abolition of slavery. For centuries, human beings had been bought and sold like commodit...
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