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    Mahalia Bergeron Judgments All Around We‚ as humans‚ often make negative judgments when anger and our insecurities are triggered in a situation. A judgment is an opinion formed after some deliberation or consideration of someone or something. In Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston‚ the judgments made by the characters in the story are frequently based on their anger and insecurities. Many examples of judgment are spread throughout the book. In the early fifties through

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    grades‚ and entered Morehouse College in Atlanta at age 15‚ in 1944. (biography.com) On December 1st‚ 1955‚ Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in a Montgomery bus and got arrested. People were so outraged that they started a bus boycott four days later. The boycott lasted 381 days. You got to admit‚ that did take guts to start a bus boycott and when the busses was the way you got around. On Good Friday‚ 12 April‚ King was

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    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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    Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that goes all the way back to the 1950’s‚ he started his civil rights work by getting involved and working on the executive committee of the NAACP Montgomery Branch in the 1950’s.He was a part of numerous events during the Civil Rights era such as leadership in the many boycotts‚ marches and the rallies in 1960’s. In 1957‚ the NAACP made a decision to honor Dr. King with their most notable and prominent medal known as the Spingarn Medal. Seven years later he

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    lives‚ of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” In December of 1955 Rosa Parks decided that she had had it with the way that herself and other African Americans were being treated so she took a stand. She wouldn’t give up her seat on the bus to a white man. These actions later got her arrested but they also helped her make a huge change. Her life‚ works and deeds played a big role in changing society’s perspective of African American culture then‚ and even today. Rosa merely stood up for

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    which it failed. The Civil Rights movement to some was set up by Rosa Parks as she made her brave sit in on that bus in Alabama that day after coming from work. Using her networking skills from the NAACP she contacted Dr. King and began the Montgomery bus boycott. This was an imperative part of the movement because it financially affected the public transportation in Montgomery and ultimately led to African-Americans uniting for transportation reason to keep it going. Another figure essential

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    occurred to ensure African American rights. It started in the 1800s but plummeted during the 1950s and 1960s. The civil rights movement was one of the largest movements in the 20th century. There were many boycotts‚ sit-ins‚ and lawsuits that greatly impacted the movement‚ such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ which ended segregation on public transportation‚ the Greensboro sit-ins‚ which ended segregation in a local diner in North Carolina‚ and the Brown versus Board of Education‚ which ended segregation

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    Dr.King's Life

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    Go beyond the dream to discover the man. A SPECIAL PRESENTATION H i s t o r y.c o m DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What do you think Dr. King means when he says that time can be used destructively or constructively? Why did he believe that the Civil rights movement was an example of using time constructively? 2. How do you interpret the phrase “human progress never rolls on the wheels of inevitability”? Can you think of an example to support your answer? 3. Why do you think Dr. King decided to

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    The fight for equality and justice has been credited to various men and women that have sacrificed many aspects of their life. Most traditional societies see changes to the status quo as a threat and often oppose them. When sacrificial actions are made for justice and equality‚ society is more susceptible to change. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and the events that took place during the civil rights movement‚ demonstrate the sacrifice of one’s well-being in order to advocate for what is just

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    They were black men who had a dream‚ but never lived to see it fulfilled. One was a man who spoke out to all humanity‚ but the world was not yet ready for his peaceful words. "I have a dream‚ a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed... that all men are created equal." (Martin Luther King) The other‚ a man who spoke of a violent revolution‚ which would bring about radical change for the black race. "Anything you can think of that you want to change right

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    Johnson. In 1963‚ the Civil Rights Act was first written‚ before President Kennedy’s assassination. Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the civil rights movement had lasted for centuries long. There had been countless riots‚ protests‚ fights‚ acts‚ boycotts‚ laws and many more actions to stop the racism and separate-but-equal concept. The civil rights movement can be described as a mass mobilization across socio-economic‚ gender‚ religious and racial lines to affect the development of policy and legislation

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