Because they do support equality and civil rights, and, even more, they still exist because a lot of people dislike how much the democrat propaganda has successfully vilified republicans in your mind, which has been lambasted by a liberal media, which, in turn distracts voters like you from more important issues of global politics and economics (which is usually a lot more boring and less fun to talk about than fake ideas about some "evil" political party that is appreciated by 50% of Americans and yet somehow is dedicated to restricting civil rights. To believe such nonsense without a lot of help from propaganda would be ludicrous.). Try to think a little out of the box, listen to more sources than movie starlets, and maybe you'll get a little bit of practical perspective, kid.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.