While most people celebrated the accomplishment, disenfranchised Americans saw it as a symbol of the divide in America, evidenced by protesters led by Ralph Abernathy outside of Kennedy Space Center the day before Apollo 11 launched.
wˌaɪl mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənt, dˌɪsɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪzd ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz sˈɔː ɪɾ æz ɐ sˈɪmbəl ʌvðə dᵻvˈaɪd ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ pɹətˈɛstɚz lˈɛd baɪ ɹˈælf ˌæbɚnˈæθi aʊtsˈaɪd ʌv kˈɛnədi spˈeɪs sˈɛntɚ ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪlˈɛvən lˈɑːntʃt.