Over time the Bill of Rights was amended to meet the needs of an evolving nation. These include the 13th Amendment which outlawed slavery‚ the 14th Amendment guaranteed equal protection for African Americans‚the 15th Amendment which gave African Americans the right to vote‚ and the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote. The Civil Rights Movement was a defining moment in history because it denounced the unequal treatment of humans based on race. During the 1950’s‚ the United States operated
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can be contrasted. 1955-1968 was the time period of The Civil Rights Movement. During this movement the African American community protested to become equal with the whites. Although‚Working hard to gain political and economic rights the “Jim Crow Laws” continued to separate the races in restaurants‚ schools‚ theaters‚ parks‚ and other public places in many states in the South. There were many leaders that took it upon themselves to lead the black people in a positive way such as Dr. Martin Luther
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In Obama’s “Speech On race” he goes over how race has a had a role in his life ‚ his families and his campaign‚ and America today.. President Obama briefly informs about his grandparents ethnicity and how they have played a role in his life. In addition he talks about the constitution and believed it was “stained by this idea of original sin of slavery. But most importantly Obama talks about how American has been shaped by racist ideologies and what can be done towards making changes. President
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Two of the main conflicts that arose in the 1930’s were segregation and racism. People would go to extremes to ensure certain groups of people‚ especially African Americans‚ had no rights. If they were allowed any rights‚ they had certain laws‚ Jim Crow laws‚ that made
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In the late 1800’s‚ the evolving United States did not have that great of living conditions‚ especially for a Native American‚ immigrant‚ or African-American. Forced from their rightful lands‚ Native Americans were brutally marched to reservations. The new immigrants suffered a tremendous deal of persecution and a poor quality of life living in the packed cities. Even though African Americans had been constitutionally declared citizens and equals‚ the South was still segregated and blacks couldn’t
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Texas vs. Hernandez 1954 Freedman’s Bureau Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955 Black Codes Civil Rights Act of 1964 Jim Crow Laws Votings Rights Act of 1965 Black Panther Party COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PHILOSOPHIES OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS? BE SURE TO GIVE A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF EACH
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Up until the 1970’s segregation played an important role in the south. Though most people knew it was wrong people still lived their everyday lives as if nothing went on. However‚ there were some people who were against the discrimination of African-Americans and started movements to take a stand and fight for desegregation. One of the most historic movements during the Civil Rights Era that led to the desegregation of buses and other public transportation was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Even with
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BARRIERS FACED BY PROMINENT LEADER. Leaders face multiple barriers in their quest to serve their people. In some regards‚ these barriers are brought upon by individuals or institutions that want to propagate certain oppressive or dehumanizing policies. Several leaders in history faced barriers of different magnitudes in their quest to fulfill their leadership responsibilities (De‚ and Brown‚ 50). While not all of the barriers were of the same magnitude‚ they were handled differently by different
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property. In spite of the facts that the constitution stated all men are equal‚ white leader ordered new laws to fortify the "Jim Crow" arrangement of racial isolation and segregation. In its Plessy v. Ferguson‚ the supreme court ruled that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional disregarding proof that the offices for blacks were sub-par compared to those expected for whites. Jim crow laws also imposed restrictions that left blacks unqualified to vote‚ for example the literacy test.
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of disadvantages in the early 1950’s.They ranged from having to use different restrooms that white people all the way up to fearing for their lives in case the Ku Klux Klan showed up. Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws‚ named after a black character in a program in that year. This rule forbids a lot of things to Negroes and blacks like white and black people swimming together or playing cards together. It forbids trivial things like black people going into restaurants
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