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    Date INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR What civil right laws may prohibit Marwan ’s conduct with his fellow co-worker? Do those laws apply to his conduct toward the park guest? Explain both answers A civil right is a right of any individual to receiving the equal treatment and be free from any unfair discriminations. The civil rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal against the all discriminations. Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination that violets the civil rights act of 1964‚ which stated that‚ any

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    Civil Rights Movement Throughout the 1900’s‚ African Americans faced many unfair challenges like discrimination and racism. Colored citizens did not have the same political and social freedom as white citizens. Although there is still racism today towards African Americans‚ the Civil Rights Movement won more legal rights for black citizens and they were given the same rights as White Americans This helped create a less racist society. The civil rights movement was a very well-known movement that

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    Civil disobedience. What is civil disobedience? Civil disobedience is‚ “the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy‚ characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting‚ picketing‚ and nonpayment of taxes.” When certain laws are put in place by the government that may or may not be in favor of the people‚ the people by law have their own right to not obey them. Marches‚ rallies‚ boycotts‚ etc. are

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    The hippie movement began after JFK’s assassination‚ the hippies were people against the war and limitations they just wanted peace ‚Harmony and happiness. They happened to use drugs ex:LSD‚heroin‚ they had sexual orgies‚were promiscuous and had their own kind music‚ they were constantly arrested for their peaceful protests. It because of them drugs of almost all sorts are banned ‚as well as discrimination against people based on Ethnicity etc. The Civil Rights Movement ‚was because blacks

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    Society During the Civil Rights Movement America during the 1960s was on the verge of change for the equal rights of the colored community. Even after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 the former slaves and colored community continued to be discriminated against and unfairly treated for nearly one hundred years. This was soon to change with the Civil Rights Movement bringing America the change it drastically needed. Kathryn Stockett plays into several themes of the Civil Rights Era in order to use

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    The attainment of Civil Rights by African-Americans was a result of inspiration and ideological guidance provided by African-American leaders but was mostly due to the planned legal actions carried out by organizations. Even though the leaders helped the publicity of the events‚ most of the work was done through local leaders who aided the advancement of Civil Rights. During the Civil Rights movement‚ the majority of African Americans were victims of discrimination‚ and so they looked up to someone

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    Segregation was a big topic during the civil rights movement. Schools‚ bathrooms‚ buses‚ and more were with color separations. The children weren’t allowed to be friends with just anyone they saw. Whites had to be with whites and colored with colored. Additionally‚ throughout time marches were held during the civil rights movements. These marches contained while children and colored children protesting with the tactics of a non-violent protest to provoke Birmingham civic and business leaders to agree

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    mainly on the transitioning of voting rights for blacks. To better understand the civil rights movement‚ it is very important to take in all accounts that played vital roles in it. The sources written in the text really focused on the problems that blacks were facing and the different groups that emerged to help them throughout their continuing struggle. Although groups of people were working towards a solution‚ there will always be a continuous fight for civil rights due to the diversity of our nation

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    Women in the Civil War Leading up to the Civil War women’s lives were much different than they were during the Civil War. While the men worked away from home in factories‚ offices or shops‚ women were expected to stay at home. Their household was their pride and joy‚ it was their private place. Women wanted to provide a clean and comforting home for their husband and children. This was their job and they devoted all of their time to accomplishing this (history.com). Women’s Roles However‚ during

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    TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE ‘THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT’ (USA) African-Americans faced many inequalities in America which made many conduct the black civil rights movement to achieve justice and equality. Racial segregation was a system the white Americans put in place to keep African Americans to a lower social status‚ denying them equal access to public facilities‚ and keeping them separate from whites. During the era of slavery‚ most African

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