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    struggles were highlighted during the civil rights movement. There were significant factors that contributed to the growing momentum of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s‚ which highlighted the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which required equal access to public places and outlawed discrimination in employment‚ was a major victory of the black freedom struggle‚ but the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was its crowning achievement

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    DBQ BThe Civil Rights Movement             Name______________________________ History 8 2003   Question: The Civil Rights movement aimed to convince white Americans to support the cause of equal rights for African Americans by abolishing segregation and guaranteeing the right to vote.  What themes did the champions of civil rights use in their appeal and why were they successful?   Document 1   Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka‚ Kansas (1954): We come then to the question presented; Does segregation

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    Rights Movement practiced similar methods as the Civil Rights Movement to gain recognition‚ which included sit ins‚ protesting injustice by marching on the streets‚ and bringing many cases to the courtroom. In the early 1800’s‚ a number of people with disabilities were placed in institutions where they dealt with poor living conditions. Since then‚ we began to see some progress including the classification of Mental Disorders‚ Education for the Mentally Disabled and Deaf‚ Institution for the insane

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    one of the most dominating themes of that period was the Civil Rights Movement. The quest for civil rights had been started long ago‚ when the black man was freed from the bonds of slavery. Over a hundred years later‚ the problem of blacks being treated as second-class citizens still persisted. What could be done to correct the present situation? Some‚ both blacks and whites‚ believed that non-violence was the only means to achieve civil rights‚ as Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. preached. Others like

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    The women’s movement of the 1960s and 1970s are both similar and different to the black civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. There are many similarities between the two movements. Both women’s movement and black civil rights movement developed groups that fought for what they believed. The women’s movement developed the National Organization of Women‚ also known as NOW. The African Americans developed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee‚ also know as SNCC. They both fought for

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    take to advocating for the freedom of slaves‚ because their treatment was inhuman‚ and that they too deserved the same rights as a white American. Slavery was easily implemented as means to an end; but putting a stop to it was

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    In 1863 the new birth of freedom or what we thought of as freedom came about. It was around this time that the Civil war had broke out because of the uncompromising differences between the states that were free and those that still had slaves‚ over whether or not the government should prohibit slavery. Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation which instituted a level of freedom for those who were enslaved. Although that seemed like an amazing and progessive part in America‚ what it actually meant

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    rising to hills in the north Climate: Principally desert— hot & humid in the south; cool & dry in the north 5/30/2008 Somali History 1991 Collapse of 1880s Colonial rule and occupation 1960 Independence Day Central Gov’t and civil war 1969 1900 5/30/2008 October 2004 Revolutionary Central Gov’t New Somali President elected in Nairobi People Nationality: Somali Population*: 9.5 million (The UN Human Development Report for 2004 ) Population annual growth

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    is often controversial and some change matters more than others. One example of social movement would be the industrial revolution‚ which was a radical change for everyone. It increased productivity/profits and brought fear among people of outsourcing. The civil rights movement is a social movement. It aimed for change for a group of individuals but changed society. Fair trade is a social movement‚ which aims to help producers in poorer countries

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    During the Civil Rights Movement people had many beliefs. African Americans were being discriminated against‚ they were judged‚ beat‚ and were not aloud to do things other people could just because of their skin color. I believe everyone should be treated the same no matter what race‚ religion‚ and beliefs. African Americans were shut down for standing up to the hate forced upon them. There are alot of people that have split opinions in this subject. The driving force of discrimination is hate‚ it

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