Charles Hurt: Political Zealots Attempt to Destroy Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement 20 Jul 2021 Modern-day ISIS in America is not just hellbent on obliterating the history of our Founding. They are also determined to destroy our more recent history — both our darkest struggles and our most brilliant shining moments. They seek to replace 1776 with “1619” — to keep slavery alive. And they want to erase the stunning successes born out of the painful Civil Rights Movement. President Biden recently claimed that Republican efforts to secure Americans’ voting rights were “the worst challenge to our democracy since the Civil War.” Tell that to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jackie Robinson, or 14-year-old Emmett Till.