Civil Rights Diary Joseph Forman January 22‚ 2013 HIS/145 Stephen Kmiec It is the eleventh day of August nineteen sixty five. This evening I heard news of a white officer arresting a boy‚ his brother‚ and their mother("Watts Riots"‚ n.d.). My neighbors say that the arrest are unjustified. There are several people in the neighborhood talking about starting a riot. As a store owner in the area I know that if these riots begin I will suffer a substantial loss. People will begin
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storeowner during the Watts Riots in LA in the 1960s. I witnessed the destruction of my neighborhood. I witnessed the pain and despair that overwhelmed so many people because they were a part of a state that did not care to fix the issues that their urban cities were facing every day. Countless of individuals were filled with so much anger and loss of hope for a better future. In the 1960s‚ Los Angeles had very few neighborhoods that African Americans were “allowed” to live in. Watts progressively
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Civil Rights Diary of An African American Supporter and Political organizer For Robert Kennedy HIS/145 9/4/2014 Ryan Brooks Civil Rights Diary of An African American Supporter and Political organizer for Robert Kennedy February 8‚ 1968 I woke up this morning feeling like a liberated woman. Yes that’s right‚ A “Woman!” Today is my 18th Birthday!! I went out into the kitchen hoping my mother had made me a birthday breakfast as she usually did every year‚ only to find that she was watching
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Civil Rights Moments Diary Antonette Brown HIS/145 March 21st‚2012 Amy Champ February 21‚ 1965 Dear Diary‚ This afternoon I went to the Audubon Ballroom to hear the great Malcolm X speak. When I got to the ballroom things was different there was protesters or police. Any other time Malcolm X meeting in the heart of Harlem had police everywhere. As usual I was with my boyfriend who followed every step of Malcolm‚ he believed that things needed to change and Malcolm
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The Watts Riot It is August 17 1965 and‚ we just went through the worst week of our lives things are finally starting to calm down. As we are going into town to see what is left‚ and to access the damages‚ we try to understand how this got so out of control. In the course of seven days‚ 34 lives were lost and‚ more than 1‚032 were injured‚ the police had arrested 3‚438 people and‚ there are over $40 million in property damages (Watts Riots 2013). This all started from what should have been a routine
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and the consequence of the Los Angeles riots that erupted in the wake of the acquittal of the white officers who were caught on videotape beating him. However‚ the police using excessive force against unarmed black men leading to civil unrest has been repeated many times in the United States. The historic Watts Riots‚ a result of police harassment and brutality‚ took place almost three decades prior to the beating of Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots of 1992 (Marable‚ 90). On August 9th of
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Dear journal: Today‚ May 4th 1961‚ we are leaving Washington D.C. in protest of or civil rights to desegregate bus rides. We are heading out to New Orleans where our protest is just the beginning of what we are striving for in order to bring equality to the human race. Not only do I feel nervous and scared‚ I feel proud for I am standing up to what I believe is right and so one day my children will be able to have a white friend and not be judged by the color of their skin. I feel scared for if
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The Internet Paper Mrs. Elizabeth Labby The Internet Paper Even though the way individuals think will become something of the past‚ search engines will be human brains for the future. Consumed by many different types of computers and different places where information is gathered on the internet; the way of thinking for any individual will not exist in the future if society continues to head in the same direction. From the 1960’s many scientific and military personnel wanted to create a way
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into other aspects of life. The LGBTQ spectrum is ever changing adding new identities all the time‚ however they are not always readily accepted by all. Gender and sexual fluidity being among the ones that have had to face their battles to have basic rights
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Social Movements and Trends University of Phoenix The American Experience Since 1945 - HIS/145 October 6‚ 2012 Richard Pinder Social Movements and Trends Women have always fought for the right of equality and control of their bodies. Many instances occurred throughout history that supported a woman’s fight for equal representation and fair legislation‚ especially for those who were impoverished. This paper will discuss three articles from 1968 to 1977 that outline women’s battles against
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