On 1955‚ Dec 1st‚ Rosa Parks‚ a garment maker‚ aged 42 and born on Feb 4th‚ 1913‚ boarded a bus in Alabama behind the last row of the “white” section. Three stops later‚ the “white” section became full and therefore the driver ordered Rosa Parks and three other black passengers to move back. All the black passengers aside from Rosa Parks moved. Rosa Parks moved over to the window seat. The driver threatened Rosa Parks that he would bring in the police. The law had aforementioned that any black person
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because of prejudging‚ it doesn’t give anyone the chance to show true colors‚ what motivates them and just what they care about. It makes it even worst when someone doesn’t speak up for what’s right. Fear is a strong emotion that many can’t control. Fear is powerful enough to take over what one knows is right. For instance‚ with the Holocaust people were afraid to speak up to the Nazis or Hitler because of the fear of death. When it comes down to life or death that’s a hard decision to pick‚ especially
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Discrimination was a thing. And it was everywhere. African Americans were sick of it‚ and many Men‚ Women‚ and even Children rose to fight back‚ to make a change. To stop racism‚ Discrimination and Segregation. There were many causes of the Civil Rights Movement. And one of them is Violence. Bloody Sunday. A very violent day. Six hundred marchers assembled in Selma on Sunday‚ March 7‚ and‚ led by John Lewis and other SNCC and SCLC activists‚
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you are even killed and standing up for what you believe in. That is how life felt for minority groups‚ especially African Americans‚ who lived in the south during the civil rights era. Segregation was a major thing; schools‚ public facilities and more were all segregated. Civil rights activists contributed to ending the Civil Rights era. Freedom rides were burned up and riders were treated badly. Segregation was a major thing; schools public facilities and more were all segregated. There were “whites
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who founded this movement? - Criag Kielburger is the founder of Free the Children‚ the world’s leading youth driven charity. When and where was it founded? - He started the organization in 1995‚ when he was only 12 years of age in Canada. Why was it initiated? - On his way to school‚ a newspaper headline caught his attention “battled Child Labor‚ Boy‚ 12‚ Murdered”. No one knew that this short‚ but powerful headline would catch the eye of a 12 year old‚ one April Morning. Is it a
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James Meredith was a big civil rights activist. He integrated an all-white college and led a march. He also participated in politics. Later on his different views made other civil rights activists upset. He will always be known as a controversial hero who stood up for the rights of African Americans. James Meredith was born on June 25‚ 1933 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. He was the seventh of thirteen children. He lived on the farm with all of his siblings and his parents. The farm he lived on was isolated
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in 1963 changed the political temperament of the nation. The new President‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ utilizing a blend of the national state of mind and his own political shrewdness pushed Kennedy’s motivation; most notably‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What’s more‚ the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had an immediate effect on the government‚ states‚ and neighborhoods. A result of the Voting Act‚ occurred on August 6‚ 1965‚ when approximately one-quarter of a million new African American voters were registered
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compromise with the South African government about Indian suffrage. This was accomplished by what Gandhi and what other Hinduist followers consider satyagraha; or civil disobedience.” I switched the small‚ tattered‚ black and white TV off. I was amazed how one leader could bring down a strong government with a big military force‚ just with civil disobedience. Ever since I was born‚ we were controlled over British colonial rule. My parents were forced to work as peasants‚ because all the high-paying jobs
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segregate relations between whites and blacks‚ the Civil Rights Movement was sparked. Many courageous and angered activists partook in acts of civil disobedience to help their voices be heard‚ like Rosa Parks not giving up her seat on a bus to a white man‚ or Martin Luther King Jr. speaking of his opinion on racism in his “I Have a Dream” speech. Similarly
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The Civil Rights Movement was by far‚ the most significant reform movement in history. What is the meaning of citizenship? Citizenship is the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties‚ obligations‚ and functions of a citizen. But African Americans were on a “second” level of society. Segregation‚ on a social level is the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group‚ and had become deeply
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