The Native-American and African-American communities in the united states have undergone countless adversities since before the birth of America. The South held a stronghold on the institution of slavery‚ while American colonists robbed the indigenous people of their land and culture. After the civil war‚ however‚ the conditions of both groups changed dramatically. The residual tribes were driven to reservations and the slaves were freed. In the years immediately succeeding the war‚ blacks‚ due to
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CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF 1964 1 The Civil Rights movement results from the African American Civil Rights movement completely transformed the lives of African Americans and helped to integrate public schools‚ places and help them get their natural rights back. From the earliest of time‚ white people enslaved and frowned upon African Americans. In the southern states‚ African Americans were not allowed to even associate with whites. This is what we call segregation. African Americans were
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innately superior or inferior to another” (2008). Racism can also be defined as bias‚ prejudice‚ discrimination or bigotry. How some people react to and treat others is partly because of fear of the unknown and lack of knowledge. Macionis defines prejudice as “rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people”(2008). And if you break down the word prejudice it is pre and judge. How is it logically possible to judge something without having all the facts about it? Prejudice generally
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T The Fight for Equality and Civil Rights Sherry Johnson HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Prof. Steven Brownson May 4‚ 2012 The Fight for Equality and Civil Rights A long journey that has been fraught with unimaginable struggles and tribulations has taken us to a time of history in the making‚ a time when we as citizens of a great nation‚ bear witness to the first African-American appointed to the position of President of the United States of America. This has been a journey that has
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The Civil Rights Era consists of a series of mini movements that were centered around the idea of equality. Movements during this period included the African American Rights Movement‚ the Women’s Rights Movement‚ the Worker’s Rights Movement‚ and the American Indian Rights Movement. Some consider this multitude of protests to be the final step for the American Dream to be accessible to all. Legally‚ these strides have been made but socially there is still work that has to occur in order to overcome
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African Americans tend to fall under a lower class due to discrimination. African Americans are less likely to own a house‚ less likely to have a consistent job‚ and less likely to have the same pay as Caucasians. According to Shin‚ a personal financier‚ “The median white homeowner’s house is worth $85‚800 compared to $50‚000 for black homeowners. Discriminatory lending also exists today: Mortgages obtained by households of color tend to have higher interest rates” (Shin). African Americans are discriminated
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Since slavery‚ African Americans have gone through a lot to reach their current state. In the early 20th century‚ African Americans faced discrimination‚ isolation‚ and were segregated according to their skin color. It started when Europeans brought the first Africans to America‚ and continued throughout the Civil War. The American government made some changes in policies. A variety of leaders shaped the successful struggle toward black equality in America (Bowles‚ 2011). Ever since slavery
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public facilities to treat both racially separate buildings to be operated and services be kept equal‚ the reality showed otherwise‚ and many African-American facilities became rundown‚ were underfunded and sometimes were limited. Segregation‚ forcefully put two perspectives on American society for both white and black populations. Much of the segregation lead to lower education rates for blacks because many of them who were former slaves were not allowed to receive any literacy of any kind. Even
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equal” mostly worked one way. Separate was honored‚ but equal was not. In the southern United States‚ segregation was legal in many places including restaurants‚ public schools‚ restrooms‚ and public transportation. By practicing legal segregation‚ the non-whites were forced to use second-rate facilities that were separate from the white facilities. Non-white people were treated poorly‚ because they were thought to be lower class citizens. (Pinkett
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history of oppressing the nation’s minorities. The end of the Civil War in 1865 met the end of slavery. However‚ African-Americans were in for a long struggle before they were finally ordered equal rights. After slavery was abolished‚ the Civil Rights movement started‚ pursuing equal treatment for blacks. Civil Rights activist such as Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King all had different methods in eliminating segregation and discrimination. These activist gradually changed
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