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    people is a part of American history During this time inequality was an issue for colored people.” Despite the Civil Rights gains of 1960s‚ racial discrimination and repression remain a factor in American life to this day.” (Stonaker‚ Shepard “Segregation”). The segregation depicts how colored people were separated from white people because of their differences. The Civil Rights movement consisted of peaceful and violent acts of protest‚ boycotts‚ and the implementation of Jim Crow Laws. Segregation

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    Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s was one of the most significant events for the equality of all people. By the 1960s‚ African Americans had dealt with white supremacy in social situations and government policies. Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily in southern and border states. This made schools‚ types of transportation‚ and restrooms separated by race. The system was in use between 1877 and the mid 1960s. Rights were violated

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    facing the United States. Although the 1960s Civil Rights movement denormalized racist behavior and discrimination against African-Americans and other minorities‚ racism never truly disappeared. Thus‚ the Black Lives Matter movement surged as a response to the “extrajudicial killings of Black people by police and vigilantes” and serves “to re(build) the Black liberation movement.” Despite BLM’s good intentions to heal race relations in the country‚ the movement is met with criticism and questioned

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    04 Response Exercise Number Two African American Women Writers Question Number One The Civil Rights Movement: The Civil Rights Movement is the most significant and eventful era in America and in African American history. The movement refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights in Southern states. The movement opened new economic‚ social and political opportunities to blacks. It had a strong effect

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    English 1302.044 March 3‚ 2000 Militant and Violent Acts of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Nationalism The rights of African-Americans have been violated since they were brought over to America as slaves in the late 1600’s to the land of the free. Great political gains for African-Americans were made in the 1960’s such as the right to vote without paying. Still‚ many African Americans were dissatisfied with their economic situation‚ so they reacted with violence in the form of riots. Other

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    From 1955-1964 the civil rights movement organised a series of campaigns addressing transport‚ education and the segregation of public places. The civil rights movement rarely called themselves that but simply called themselves ‘the movement’ because it indicated that the goals of the movement were much bigger than civil rights’. Martin Luther King wanted not just the death of legal segregation; he wanted the birth of a ‘beloved community’ in which black and white people were an integral part of

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    African-American Civil Rights Movement Throughout the 1960’s‚ the widespread movement for African American civil rights had transformed in terms of its goals and strategies. The campaign had intensified in this decade‚ characterized by greater demands and more aggressive efforts. Although the support of the Civil Rights movement was relatively constant‚ the goals of the movement became more high-reaching and specific‚ and its strategies became less compromising. African Americans’ struggle for

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    Women organizers in the Civil Rights movement (1950’s-1960’s) Women have always been regarded as key parental figure in raising and developing children in the society. During the period of 1950 to 1970‚ many parts of the world were marred with civil rights movement. The movements were characterized with protests and civil resistance complaining about discrimination economic and political self sufficiency. Women took up the initiative to participate in these movements. This situation later

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    The Feminist Movement & The Civil Rights Movement Lauren Greene SYG2000 Tuesday/Thursday 5:00 pm December 9‚ 2012 Social Movements Impact Western Culture For centuries‚ large groups of individuals have come together to oppose prevailing ideas‚ challenge conformity and promote great change in beliefs‚ government policy and overall social reform. Whether it is an instinctual component of human existence or a way of survival as learned from previous generations‚ social reform

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    Atlanta Police Chief in the civil rights campaign of the 1960’s. Chief Jenkins sustained serenity in protests at Atlanta which launch counters and gave police fortification to freedom riders that pass through the city. The freedom riders pass through the headquarters of civil rights organizations and segregationist rudiments. He guaranteed the safety during the times of racial and social instability. Laurie Pritchett was a police Chief of Albany‚ Georgia. When the Albany Movement began in 1961‚ SNCC and

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