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    What was the contribution of Martin Luther King to US affairs? 1) Introduction: 1. Before 1945‚ the Negro community was regarded as socially inferior within the United States. 2. While slavery had been abolished in 1863 under President Lincoln‚ segregation was commonplace‚ especially in the southern sates. 3. The Jim Crow laws were in place to maintain this segregation and in 1896‚ the Supreme Court ruled these laws constitutional. 4. However‚ the growing discontentment among the Negro community

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    By: Brooke McClain Mcclain 1 The Summary Rosa Parks‚ born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama on February 4‚ 1913 in was raised in an era during which segregation was normal and black suppression was a way of life. She lived with relatives in Montgomery‚ where she finished high school in 1933 and continued her education at Alabama State College. She married her husband‚ Raymond Parks‚ a barber‚ in 1932. She worked as a clerk‚ an insurance salesperson‚ and a tailor ’s assistant at a department store. She was

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    Eyes on The Prize: Awakening 1954-56 This video series has been directly recommended by the Chief Examiner of HIS2P. Therefore‚ it is important to make detailed notes and to be ready to note the relevant answers down while watching the clip. The video provides a great overview for the early years of the Civil Rights Movement‚ taking you from the Brown verdict of 1954 to the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ starting in 1956. Name 5 ways that blacks were discriminated against in the 1950s: * *

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    The Tuskegee experiments are one of many times in science where ethics‚ morals‚ and simple fair treatment of human beings were completely neglected. The worst part of the “Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments” is that they were under the advisement of The United States Government. The Public Health Service began these experiments‚ which did not end until many years later. These experiments conducted on black men who suffered from syphilis. The PHS was interested to see what would happen to a man with syphilis

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    analyzes the article written by Allan M. Brandt. | | The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study or Public Health Service Syphilis Study) was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in poor‚ rural black men who thought they were receiving free health care from the U.S. government. Allan M. Brandt suggests‚ the Tuskegee study must be

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    of science. The ghastly medical expirements that took place between 1932 and 1972 was merely an observation of the different stages of syphilis. The men in these experiments for the most part were illiterate and from one of the poorest parts of Alabama. The men were also never told the disease they were suffering from the U.S Public Health Service told them they were being tested for “bad blood.” They were only watching the disease devour these unknowing men alive. If syphilis is untreated in such

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    The Tuskegee experiment was a mind blowing experiment conducted by the Public Health Service (PHS) which lasted forty-years. It took place between 1932 and 1972 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. This experiment affected many African-American males who were basically used as human “guinea pigs” in order to follow the movement of Syphilis. According to Harry Reasoner‚ “they used human beings as laboratory animals in a long and inefficient study of how long it takes syphilis to kill someone.” (Harry Reasoner).

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    George Washington Carver was a world-famous chemist who overcame great obstacles. He made many important agricultural discoveries and inventions. His research on peanuts‚ sweet potatoes‚ and other products helped poor southern farmers vary their crops and improve their diets. He himself being raised as a slave‚ and conquering such tasks‚ raised his name as one for many others alike to look up to. George Washington Carver was born on a farm near Diamond‚ Missouri‚ in Newton County about 1865. Moses

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    the United States‚ that will never fade or be forgotten. Rosa Parks was born as‚ Rosa Louise McCauley‚ on February 4th 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama. Her father‚ James McCauley was a carpenter‚ and her mother‚ Leona McCauley was a teacher. She grew up with her younger brother‚ Sylvester Parks. At age two Rosa moved to her grandparents farm in Pine Level Alabama‚ with her mother‚ and brother. Rosa’s father was no longer present in her life. Her entire childhood was spent living on that farm. During

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    and only wanted equality. And Rosa Parks was a very gutsy and stubborn person who was also passionate for equality. These people were very important on the Blacks victory of equality. Vernon Johns was born on April 22‚ 1892 and lived in Montgomery Alabama. Vernon Johns was a harsh speaker at a black church called Dexter Baptist Church. He preached of many things. He wanted equal rights for black people so badly. He called for a sermon one day at the church and it was to talk about how a police man

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