Martin Luther King Jr. contributed to the Civil Rights act because he spoke about what was going on. They had the march on washington and that was brought on purpose to bring people there and show a lot of things and blacks and whites were not equal at that time. They had bunch of stuff going on and some people wanted segregation to end because it wasn’t bringing any good to anyone. People were getting treated differently and a lot of bad things were happening. MLK just wanted it to all stop‚ he
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Natural Rights and Utilitarianism 1) Locke’s concept of the social contract is to protect people’s rights. According to Locke the contract is between the people and these branches of government that they set up. The reason government arises the social contract between people‚ is because that people want to live longer and better. The legitimacy of the government comes from the fact we consent to set up that authority and protect our natural rights. For example‚ if we designate a group
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within the span of a month to get Birmingham desegregated‚ it is easy to see why the Birmingham Campaign is considered one of the most influential campaigns of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement‚ however‚ this is not the only reason for such. A little over a year after the end of the campaign‚ in July 2nd of 1964‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964- the prohibition of discrimination based on age‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or national origin- was signed into law by the 35th President of the United States‚ Lyondon
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Hello President Obama‚ The rights that are presented to the American citizens are created to protect and defend individual rights‚ while some rights are non-negotiable‚ there are many that are not absolute‚ for safety purposes. In order to protect citizens and ensure of their safety‚ certain changes must be made to ensure safety to the American citizens. The Constitution was created to protect and limit certain ideas and rights created by and given to Americans to ensure that the communities
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Modern Extended responses b) Evaluate the significance of one of the following in the civil rights movement 2. The bus boycott The events and outcomes of the bus boycott are significant in assistance to the civil rights movement. It was the introduction of direct action and non violence‚ the beginning of Martin Luther’s campaign in the movement and the achievements. The boycott began on the 1st December 1955 with Rosa Parks in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ with Rosa Parks. She refused to give up her
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prejudice with political‚ civil‚ and economic rights and Shirley Chisholm took the act to stand up for the unspoken women with her “Equal Rights for Women” speech in the House of Representatives. Shirley Chisholm was a trademark in the late 1960’s and is still known to this day for her bravery and compassion towards gaining rights for women. In the United States Congress‚ Chisholm was the first black woman elected. The text states‚ "As much a feminist as an advocate of civil rights‚ Chisholm claims that
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she left behind such a big impact on the lives of colored people. If Mrs. Parks hadn’t stood up against segregation‚ then who knows where we would be right now regarding civil rights. My partner and I conducted our research by watching videos‚ and reading articles on the internet about Rosa and how she stood up for black equality. The civil rights movement was started when Rosa decided not to give up her seat to a white passenger on December 1‚ 1955. Because of her actions she was soon arrested
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“Bull” Connor out of office‚ risked their lives‚ resulted in Kennedy’s passing of the Civil Rights Act‚ and went down in history as heroes. Cause There were few causes for the Children’s March. The main cause was segregation. Birmingham earned its title as the “Most Segregated City in America”‚ thanks to Commissioner of Public Safety‚ “Bull” Connor‚ who was an avid supporter of the Ku Klux Klan. Although the Civil Rights Movement had begun with the bus boycott in 1955‚ it still had a long way to go. Restaurants
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It limited various devices‚ such as literacy test‚ that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by African Americans.” (Voting Rights) After the Civil War the 15th Amendment was signing 1870 stating that no man would be denied their right to vote based upon the color of their skin. In the 1960’s in the South non-violent voting right activist were subjected to being mistreated and abused. Legislation found ways to restrict African Americans from voting like poll tax‚ legation test
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Equal Right? “All seats provide equal viewing of the universe.” -Museum Guide‚ Hayden Planetarium. Empathy is being able to understand someone’s feelings‚ ideas‚ and opinions (putting yourself in their place). People have been trying to fighting for civil rights for many years. Even though the Civil Rights Act was passed back in 1964‚ totill this day‚ people are fighting to enforce those rights. We all have our motives for wanting equal rights. All these groups that have fought for civil rights
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