Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery‚ Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law requiring segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks received many accolades during her lifetime‚ including the NAACP’s highest award. Civil Rights Pioneer Famed civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4‚ 1913
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Prison system is unfair‚ and two of the most important aspects to understand about it are Drug sentencing Disparities and The war on drugs. One important aspect of the U.S. prison system is Drug sentencing Disparities. In “Criminal justice fact sheet (NAACP) the author states about 14 million whites and 2.6 million african americans report using an illicit drug 5 times as many whites are using drugs as african americans‚ yet african americans are sent to prison for drug offence at 10 times the rate of
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and William Marshall. He has one brother‚ William Marshall. Marshall studied at Frederick Douglass High School and was one of the top achievers in his class. Marshall grew up where Blacks weren’t getting the justice they deserved‚ so he joined the NAACP. Thurgood Marshall has not only gave blacks a right to education by ending racial segregation in public schools and was the first Black Supreme Court justice‚ he’s the most intelligent of civil rights movement
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INTRODUCTION In front of 3000 people at the Riverside Church in New York City on April 4‚ 1967‚ Martin Luther King acknowledged to the audience that the message he was about to share would be perceived as a form of treason. Yet‚ King told the crowd that he needed to speak up because “a time comes when silence is betrayal.” On that night‚ those 3000 attendees witnessed the nation’s foremost civil rights leader publicly denounce the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. King critiqued the
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Linda was African American and the school 4 blocks from her home was for whites only. Segregation was enforced at this time in Kansas Linda’s dad Oliver Brown went to the NAACP for help with segregation in the public schools the case was heard in the U.S District Court for the district of Kansas from June 25-26 1951. The NAACP stood by the Brown family in court and argued many different facts against segregation in schools. On May 17‚ 1954 chief justice Earl Warren read the unanimous decision in
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Emmett Till was a young boy who got lynched in Mississippi while visiting his relatives. His murder was a pivotal moment in history because of the impact it had in the United States. His death shocked the country and became important in history because it brought forth new supporters for anti segregation‚ The laws were also a big factor in making the murder of emmett till a historical moment because people still believed in the separate but equal laws. Most of the people around Emmett till were very
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The word ‘catalyst’ usually refers to something that speed’s up a reaction‚ or speeds up change. World War two was one of the most important events the world has ever seen‚ America was involved in this. At the time of World War two people who weren’t white Americans living there were always treated with disrespect. I think that World War two did act as a catalyst for change with regard to race relations and civil rights in the United States because people who weren’t white Americans served their
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President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20500 Dear President Barack Obama‚ I‚ Malcolm Little‚ am writing to you on behalf of the community of people of color. There are many pressing issues in the United States of America concerning inequality for minorities. I would like to specifically address issues concerning African Americans and Pan-Africanism‚ the current War on Drugs‚ and also educational empowerment. Before I tackle the matters above‚ I would first
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right to access schools that were near their homes‚ and that students like Linda Brown were unfairly burdened with having to attend schools for people of their own race‚ which were often difficult to attend and far away (4). Gaining momentum‚ the NAACP rallied together a group of plaintiffs and filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education of Topeka in federal district court (5). However important‚ the black community did not yet feel vindicated in just filing the report‚ as the Supreme Court had
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bus system. Black Americans had successfully taken a great first stride towards freedom. Soon after the boycott on busses ended‚ the NAACP chose King to be their leader. King was well known for his talent to arouse black southerners and motivating them to participatein marches. He helped gain publicity and sympathy of mainstream Americans. Together‚ King and the NAACP worked quietly but focrefully to reveal the mistreatment of the African American
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