What does john green mean when he says But the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement shows us that the picture of consensus in 10:47 the 1950s is not quite as clear-cut as its proponents would have us believe.

He meant that at that time the consensus on the rights and duties of society was selective and that it did not cover all American citizens.

Explanation:

John Green is reporting that the need and the emergence of the civil rights movement shows that the American concept and consensus on citizenship, rights, duties, civil liberties and respect were at odds with what America preaches. These factors were offered to the population selectively, leaving part of the population deprived of all of them and suffering for not being able to use any political force to help them, because they were considered by the powerful to be inferior and unworthy.

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.  

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