The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission started in 1964 after the Civil Rights Act. One year after President Johnson he signed the civil right act into law the EEOC opened their doors. The EEOC protects the employment for everyone.They protect people with: Age Discrimination in Employment Act‚ the Equal Pay Act‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act‚ and the Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act. The EEOC headquarters was established in Washington‚ D.C. It is the Federal Government’s
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lot of accomplishments in her life. She is once of the African Americans who changed history. Most people when they think of Rosa parks they think of how she changed racial segregation. she changed it by not giving her seat up to a white man on a bus. Rosa is most known for the time she would not give up her seat to a white man on the buss. When Rosa was little she had it hard. She had a job as a seamstress but also a activist. A activist is a person who campaigns for some kind of social change
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another bomb was thrown onto his porch‚ luckily‚ both times the bombs did not explode. In 1956‚ King was also arrested on charges of hindering operation of buses without legal cause. In 1958‚ he published a book called "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story". In 1960‚ King moved to Atlanta with his family and becomes the co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church‚ his father’s old church. In 1962‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was convicted of leading a march in Albany. He made a famous speech that is
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used nonviolent acts to fight against segregation. When MLK was part of a boycott he took full responsibility when he was arrested and said he wasn’t going anywhere or going to fight back. Martin was picking up more volunteers for protesting and said that it was hard not to fight back but they still had to lay down their weapons. The time MLK led the bus boycott he was arrested‚ people who had participated in the boycott actually walked down to the sheriff’s office to be arrested and to see if their
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Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Cesar Chavez My friends‚ today we honor a giant among men: today we honor the reverend Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Dr. King was a powerful figure of destiny‚ of courage‚ of sacrifice‚ and of vision. Few people in the long history of this nation can rival his accomplishment‚ his reason‚ or his selfless dedication to the cause of peace and social justice. Today we honor a wise teacher‚ an inspiring leader‚ and a true visionary‚ but to truly honor Dr. King we must
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american history. She gave people inspiration to stand up for what they believe is right. She showed people even though there may be consequences for standing up for yourself and for what is right‚ the outcome may make a difference. Rosa got on the bus as usual after a long day at work. When the section of seats assigned to the whites filled up the line was moved back and she and 3 others were ask to give up their seats to the whites standing in the aisle. The other 3 blacks did as asked but Rosa
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The Man with a Dream. “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” One the most famous speeches in American history‚ given by Martin Luther King Jr. one of the most influential men in history. The assassination of this great figure shook the nation to its roots. He is now remembered today through the national holiday‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Biography) Martin Luther King
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actions of non-violence and Christian gospel ideas. His theory of non-violence grabbed the attention of many people and gave him the opportunity to lead several campaigns and groups throughout the South. King became the primary spokesman of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955‚ the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957‚ the leader of the Birmingham campaign in 1963‚ made one of his most famous speeches during the March on Washington in 1963‚ and led the African-Americans
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Body A. Started the Civil Rights Movement across America. a) December 1‚ 1955 Rosa refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. a. According to Kira Albin‚ she was physically tired from a long day’s work‚ just like any of us would be after a long day (Albin‚ 1996). b. What was different on this day is that she was more tired of how her and her fellow African
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laws. As it says in the article‚"Parks was arrested for her act of civil disobedience and convicted of violating the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the South until 1965. Her arrest and subsequent appeal helped spark a 381-day-long boycott of public buses led by Martin Luther King Jr. and a court case that took Alabama’s discriminatory laws all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court."(Korpe‚ 1). Most of the time there is good that comes
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