Civil Rights Diary: Assassination of Malcolm X Shatari Wilburn HIS/145 April 6‚ 2015 Justin Horton February 21‚ 1965 Today we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest influential African Americans the world has ever known. On February 21‚ 1965‚ Malcolm X was assassinated after delivering a speech to the Organisation (the spelling used by the group) of African-American Unity at Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom in New York City at the age of 39 at 3:10 p.m. While in the midst of giving his
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Human Rights for Individuals with Mental Health Disabilities Abstract This article discussed key human rights points that are not essentially practiced throughout the world. Lawrence Gostin states that liberty‚ dignity‚ equality‚ and entitlement are those points which the World Health Organization are working on further for others to accept as human rights norms for individuals with mental health disabilities. The review will provide examples of the violation of human rights some persons with
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The introduction of the Civil Rights Movement originated with the Brown v Board of Education of Topeka‚ Kansas in 1954. This monumental case was taken to court by well known‚ distinguished lawyer Thurgood Marshall who worked closely with National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) after an incident was reported of a African American elementary school aged student‚ Linda Brown‚ was denied admission to an all-white elementary school (Tompkins). At the time‚ Kansas’ state legislation
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talk about the civil rights movement‚ the first thing that comes to mind is the famous speech "I have a dream" by Martin Luther King. His dream in short was to have equality among human beings. For the past thirty years‚ this country has been revolutionizing humanitarianism because there is greater concern for human welfare than one hundred years ago. The revolution began during the 1960 ’s‚ and during that era this country was drastically involved in changing the civil rights of minority groups.
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The women’s rights movement had all but disappeared after the adoption of the 19th Amendment in 1920. However‚ in the post-World War II period‚ women increasingly realized that they continued to face obstacles in achieving equality in American society. Throughout the history of the nation‚ women in the United States have always suffered from discrimination and were inferior to men. Women quickly realized that change was needed and they had to do something about it. After World War II‚ women were
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The civil rights movement had been one of the largest‚ ongoing battles in America over equality of black civilians. Not everything had changed with the 1964 civil rights act and there is still inequality today. In 1960 there were still several problems such as the police force. The police forces were still racist and black citizens were not given the same amount of care as the white citizens were given. Also a number of the police force was members of the KKK‚ which means that towns and states were
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irony‚ and occasionally blasphemy to showcase the current state of their culture. The Civil Rights Movement was also occurring during this time and the social injustice is reflected in the music. Also‚ the feminist movement and sexual revolution challenge gender mores and also raised awareness about the inequalities that women face every day‚ including in the work place. As a result of the feminist movement‚ more women began to participate in symphonies and other public music organizations. Rock and
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died October 24‚ 2005‚ She will always be remembered. United States Congress called Rosa the “first lady of civil rights”.Rosa was an excellent leader. She was a very important leader for both men and women. What inspired her was that she knew she could make a change no matter who told her she couldn’t. Rosa Parks was an important leader and left a legacy because she stood up for her rights‚ she believed she could make a change‚ and she helped Martin Luther King create this plan for equality. The
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Various events have shaped the course of history to date‚ advocating for civil rights‚ freedom‚ and equality. Most of them were led by groups such as the civil rights movement while others were impacted by single individuals. Even though I wasn’t alive during that time‚ an event that I would want to witness is the ‘I have a dream speech’ delivered by Martin Luther King. If I was asked to choose an event that I would like to witness‚ I would choose the speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on
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Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renounced and influential voices of our time. She played a big part in the global Renaissance and is a poet‚ memoirist‚ novelist‚ educator‚ dramatist‚ producer‚ actress‚ historian‚ filmmaker‚ and civil rights activist. Dr. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ on April 4th‚ 1928. Her parents divorced when she was three years old and she and her brother‚ Bailey were sent to live with her grandmother‚ Annie Henderson for most of her
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