The mood of whites During Civil rights
The general view of White America was mixed during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States.
While there were White Americans who supported racial equality and were actively involved in the civil rights movement, many White Americans were opposed to it.
Some were openly hostile and resistant to the idea of integration and the idea of "mixing" with people of color. In contrast, others were more quietly resistant, feeling that Black people had enough rights already and that they were asking for too much.
Still, others believed that racial segregation was a social norm, an acceptable status quo, and saw no pressing need to change it.
In general, views on civil rights tended to be divided along cultural and ideological lines, with more conservative whites pushing back against the tide of change and those more liberal, progressive, or idealistic supporting the movement.
Despite the resistance and outright opposition of many White Americans, however, the civil rights movement ultimately succeeded in breaking down many of the legal and societal barriers that had long discriminated against Black Americans.
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