1900 African- Americans owned only a small percent of land” (pg. 522). By 1940 only about three percent of blacks had voted. Which really isn’t that much of a vote. There were black’s experiences‚ black’s life in the South‚ “and in most disadvantaged rural southerners‚ black famers suffered the most from the region’s conditions (pg. 522)”. Not much has changed because blacks are still struggling to get respect‚ voting rights‚ and becoming their own. Then it led to African-Americans going to Kanas
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oppressed‚ whether it be based on their gender‚ race‚ sexuality‚ or another aspect. In the past‚ these groups pushed back and tried their best to gain the “freedom” the USA promised them‚ leading to multiple movements for rights. One of the most memorable ones would be the Civil Rights Movement. Another that can be thought of is the Women’s Suffrage Movement. While the people who rallied behind the cause and were leading the movement are thanked for their bravery and sacrifices‚ there are also the people
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the American Revolution led to our independence from Britain. One of these events was the 1765 Stamp Act. Following the taxation of several imported British goods to the colonies‚ including sugar‚ The Stamp Act taxed the colonists on many paper goods‚ including documents‚ newspapers‚ and playing cards. Many colonists were upset with this new development as they were not represented in the British government‚ yet were paying taxes that the parliament and King George III had set. Nine American colonies
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Danielle Clark AP Government Civil Liberties & Civil Rights 1. The clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress. 1. The Free Exercise Clause is the accompanying clause with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ along with requiring
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within the span of a month to get Birmingham desegregated‚ it is easy to see why the Birmingham Campaign is considered one of the most influential campaigns of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement‚ however‚ this is not the only reason for such. A little over a year after the end of the campaign‚ in July 2nd of 1964‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964- the prohibition of discrimination based on age‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or national origin- was signed into law by the 35th President of the United States‚ Lyondon
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Who was the most significant member if the civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King or Malcolm X ? Martin Luther King and Malcolm X where two very different people‚ with very different views . But were both fighting for the same thing‚ civil rights. Martin Luther King was a civil rights activist‚ also a pacifist he strongly disagreed with any use of violence. Malcolm x on the other hand‚ believed in violence and criticised Martin luther king’s beliefs in non-violent protest‚ because he thought
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western world grow up learning about the great pacifist‚ his life‚ and the difficulties he faced. They are taught that he was arguably the ‘greatest American who ever lived’ . His death shook America and those who deeply related to King; he dared Black Americans to hope and act‚ and his impact ran so deep that he is considered to be the Civil Rights
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Parks was an African American civil rights activist known as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” born on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Parks had ancestors that were slaves and was very aware of segregation. She earned the name of the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in December of 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white man as she was told to do by the bus driver. She did this with the intention of a new movement with better rights for all colored people
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by the American colonies who felt they could not be taxed without valid representation in British parliament. This would eventually be the rallying cry for revolution for the colonists. Several decisions made by the British towards the colonies during the period between 1763-1776 led to eventual revolution‚ and the eventual loss of Britain’s North American colonies. During the peace that developed after the French & Indian war‚ England‚ attempting to avoid open conflict with Native American tribes
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Spain Main article: Spain in the American Revolutionary War Spain did not officially recognize the U.S. but became an informal ally when it declared war on Britain on June 21‚ 1779. Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid‚ general of the Spanish forces in New Spain‚ also served as governor of Louisiana. He led an expedition of colonial troops to force the British out of Florida and keep open a vital conduit for supplies.[65] Native Americans Main article: Native Americans in the United States Further information:
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