Brian Neal Professor Belen English Composition 1 November 14‚ 2010 The 1970s Compared to the 1960s The advancement of civil rights and “government for the people” in the twentieth century has been most prominent during the 60’s and 70’s. When you hear about how the women and minorities fought for their right to change the United States into a better nation from one decade to the next‚ it is amazing. During these two decades‚ Americans fought hard to break down the barriers of civil rights
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Bees and the article A Dream Undone‚ there are examples of everyday citizens who worked towards equal voting rights‚ which effectively progressed the country to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ signed by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6‚ 1965‚ was created with the intention
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laws that would provide "the kind of equality of treatment which we would want for ourselves." Kennedy later sent the bill to congress on June 19‚ 1963. In November of 1963‚ John F. Kennedy ’s death made many Civil Right Activists despair. Lyndon Baines Johnson supported the act and decided to use the power he had in Congress to pass it.
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The 1960s was a time of optimism and rebellion‚ but not for everyone. I interviewed my Grandparents Roberta (Copeland) Bradley and James Bradley‚ in order to see the 60s from both a man’s and a woman’s perspective. Before conducting the interview‚ I didn’t know much about the 1960s‚ I knew the bold points like civil rights‚ Cuban missile crisis‚ feminine movement and Vietnam. I learned most of my information through reading the chapters of my history book. Reading the textbook helped me know the
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Sports in the 1960’s Professional athletes are celebrities in today’s world. The superstars of their sport get paid millions of dollars every year. They are also role models for many young people that wish to play the same sport. But it wasn’t always that way; however‚ sports have always been affected by the culture of that time. In the 1960’s sports have been affected by war‚ racism‚ and politics. The Vietnam War and political assassinations of the 1960’s were paramount. A shocking event that occurred
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journal articles discussing the "Johnson Doctrine" and the "Nixon Doctrine"‚ one can learn much about the presidency during this particular time of policy. Their decisions and policies as president came during a rough time for the United States. Their doctrines greatly impacted foreign affairs during Vietnam and the Cold War. It’s important to analyze each presidents own doctrine first for their differences‚ and then compare both for their similarities. Lyndon Johnson took office following John F.
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Simmons 1 Gabrielle Simmons Mrs. Fitzgerald Social Studies 8A 4/27/10 Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a well known and an inspiring man to all cultures of the world. King was and still is one of the most influential heroes. King ’s views and believes helped African Americans through the 50 ’s and 60 ’s to the rights and liberties that was their right. King faced many obstacles on his journey‚ things like jail and even assassination attempts. Despite these obstacles‚ he became a
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From FDR’s New Deal to Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society‚ the United States government has attempted to centralize extensive social policies. In the early eighties‚ when recession and inflation were at a high‚ Ronald Reagan took office and pronounced that the federal government needed to take a lesser role in the lives of the American people. As Theda Skocpol comments in her book Boomerang: Clinton’s Health Security Effort and the Turn Against Government in U.S. Politics‚ the Reagan administration
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at Hotel Texas. Then to Dallas‚ Texas for a luncheon speech attended by Dallas Citizens‚ Dallas Assembly and Science Research Center at Trade Mart. Then to Austin for a Fundraising dinner speech at Municipal Auditorium‚ lastly to Johnson City for a weekend break at Lyndon Johnson’s ranch. On Friday‚ November 22‚ 1963‚ at 11:40 Kennedy and Jacqueline‚ Kennedy’s wife‚ and the rest of the presidential entourage arrived in Dallas getting off a plane‚ and preparing for a long car ride to Dallas Business
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 I was not born until after Martin Luther King had died. Born in 1968‚ I didn’t know African Americans were treated as second class citizens. The Civil Rights Movement was ongoing and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was being enforced. Unlike my parents‚ aunts and grandparents‚ when I got older I only heard of the Civil Rights Movement and Act of 1964 in school‚ and did not know that I was reaping the benefits from it until I was old enough to understand. Unlike
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