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    the federal government to intervene in the civil rights movement? What were the major pieces of legislation enacted‚ and how did they dismantle legalized segregation? “The Jim Crow regime was a major characteristic of American society in 1950s and had been so for over seven decades. Following slavery‚ it had become the new form of white domination‚ which insured that blacks would remain oppressed well into the twentieth century.” (Morris) Civil rights and segregation were the two main issues during

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    Racial segregation and relations in the recent 20th century were major social issues in the United States. Not only was the country dealing with an innumerable amount of foreign complications‚ America was also at the dawn of a history-altering social movement. Instances arguing the proposition of equal rights amongst citizens and the desegregation of public transportation and educational institutions were debated‚ whereas the southern states preferred to remain “separate but equal.” The ideology

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    The Civil Right Movement was a period of time from the mid 1860s and to the late 1960s where people fought for equal rights for African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement was inspired by many people such as Mahatma Gandhi‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Martin Luther King just to name a few. The Civil Rights Movement was a series of non-violent protests and boycotting for African Americans to show that they deserve equal rights as any other American. The Civil Rights Movement all started December 5th ‚

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    to get the equality they knew they deserved. Movements‚ rebellions‚ and revolutions resulted‚ all in an attempt to gain back these rights. Would these actions taken have any effect on the future? Today‚ racism is still evident in society‚ but it is not the same as

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    Although they occurred on opposite ends of the earth‚ both the USA civil rights movement and the aboriginal movement were very closely connected. The American civil rights movement‚ one of the most notable‚ was a major inspiration for the aboriginal people of Australia being treated in a similar fashion to that of the African Americans. The USA civil rights movement used many methods to advocate for equal rights among the different races of the U.S. One of the notable being that of the freedom riders

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    who founded this movement? - Criag Kielburger is the founder of Free the Children‚ the world’s leading youth driven charity. When and where was it founded? - He started the organization in 1995‚ when he was only 12 years of age in Canada. Why was it initiated? - On his way to school‚ a newspaper headline caught his attention “battled Child Labor‚ Boy‚ 12‚ Murdered”. No one knew that this short‚ but powerful headline would catch the eye of a 12 year old‚ one April Morning. Is it a

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    feet of determined people.” During the civil rights movement‚ African Americans were determined to gain equal rights and would not quit until that goal was reached. Many Southern states still enforced a brutal legal system known as Jim Crows laws that pushed African Americans into a second class status. African Americans intense dedication was necessary to achieve equal opportunity in housing‚ education‚ employment‚ the access to public facilities‚ and the right to vote. Events such as the Brown v.

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    Discrimination was a thing. And it was everywhere. African Americans were sick of it‚ and many Men‚ Women‚ and even Children rose to fight back‚ to make a change. To stop racism‚ Discrimination and Segregation. There were many causes of the Civil Rights Movement. And one of them is Violence. Bloody Sunday. A very violent day. Six hundred marchers assembled in Selma on Sunday‚ March 7‚ and‚ led by John Lewis and other SNCC and SCLC activists‚

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    Following the end of slavery and reconstruction‚ African Americans struggled to obtain civil rights. “Separate but equal” segregation was legalized with the court case Plessy v. Ferguson‚ and everything from schools to bathrooms was segregated. The difference in discrimination between the United States and Europe was noticed by Black soldiers serving abroad in World War II‚ leading to the Double V campaign for Civil Rights and the desegregation of the military. Segregation was eventually ended in schools

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    How far was peaceful protest responsible for the successes of the civil rights movement in the years 1955 - 1964? Peaceful protest in the years 1955 to 1964 helped the civil rights movement little by little through the use of forcing the government to implement legal change. The laws that were passed mostly ended segregation in public places such as the law passed in 1956 that banned segregation of busses. This law was a result of the Browder vs. Gayle case that revolved around Aurelia Browder who

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