The modern civil rights movement

Juan Williams says immigration is the great civil rights issue of the day. Erin Aubry Kaplan says we shouldn't define the struggle for equal rights as any single group's cause.

Erin Aubry Kaplan says the debate about black absentee fathers focuses too much on individuals and not enough on communities. Juan Williams says the problem is so dire that it deserves more than just a few campaign speeches.

Erin Aubry Kaplan says that although Obama's candidacy is historic, whether it will result in meaningful progress remains to be seen. Juan Williams says it isn’t fair to put the weight of civil rights history on Obama’s shoulders.

Juan Williams says modern civil rights leaders do not fit the traditional mold. Erin Aubry Kaplan says many well-known figures claim to be leaders of black America but lack the movement to back them up.