The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted by Congress to address the high amount of racial discrimination in voting. It was an evil which had been perpetuated in many different parts of the United States through unremitting defiance of the Constitution. In Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act‚ it contains the coverage formula that helps determine which states and local governments are subject to the pre-clearance under Section 5 of the Act. Section 5 of the Act contains the pre-clearance requirement
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Annihilation The ‘Black Horse’ of 1965 Tragedies Forty-nine years ago‚ on 1st October 1965‚ there has been a historical tragedy in the life of Indonesia’s independence. Everything started from on 1st October 1965‚ at 03.30 am‚ a rebel group which was called PKI did rebellion movement. This group was led by Letnan. Kolonel. Untung. They kidnapped Letnan. General. Ahmad Yani‚ General. D. I. Pandjaitan‚ Mayor. General. Soetoyo‚ Mayor. General. Soeprapto‚ Brigadir. General. S. Parman‚ and Mayor. General
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Dannay Maycock Coursework Question 1(b) In 1935 the Associated Bahamas Car Owners and Taxi Cab Drivers Union was formed to protest against competition from foreigners. Another union called the Labor Association was also formed during this time‚ to protest the labor conditions in the Bahamas especially with regards to minimum wage. However‚ very little was done at the time. It all started in 1958 when the Taxi Cab Union went on strike. This union went on strike because hotel operators had made
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It appears that both riots occurred because of the discrimination against the black communities‚ the Detroit 1967 Riot was because of the unnecessary raids on the black communities‚ more specifically the bar where it all began and the Los Angeles 1992 riot was due to the police officers that were acquitted in the beating of Rodney. Even though the bar was unlicensed‚ the black communities felt that they’ve had enough of the police brutality as well as the racism and discrimination against them. The
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The Worst Riot in U.S. History “The last thing the leaders of Los Angeles expected in the early 1900s was that their city would become the scene of the nation’s deadliest urban race riot since the Civil War” (Cannon 3). On March 3‚ 1991 Rodney King was arrested for driving through stop signs and multiple lights. Rodney King‚ African-American‚ had been arrested once before and the police were convinced he was on the narcotic “PCP”. The entire arrest was filmed and several witnesses claimed
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The Haymarket riot was a situation between police forces and union members and strikers that occurred in the haymarket square in Chicago on May 4th‚1886. A few people died and a few were arrested during the strike. It turned to the riot because someone threw a bomb at the police which of course caused the police to take action against the strikers because it had turned violent. During this time strikes were incredibly common against factories and so on having to do with money or better conditions
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In 1980 at the Penitentiary of New Mexico there was a riot that lasted for 36 hours and killed 33 inmates. In this selection Colvin sheds light onto the fact that there were many factors leading to the riot‚ and that it cannot be looked at as a random act of violence by inmates. Our society is quick to label all inmates as “animals” or to stereotype them all together as being dangerous and without humanity‚ but to do this is to overlook the acts of kindness and bravery that some inmates displayed
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Impact Chicanos have a particular society; they have been through a numerous events‚ mostly bad ones to fight for their rights. The importance of the Zoot Suit Riots lay not only in what the WWII was about—freedom‚ antiracism and segregation‚ but also in how it might be used to gain insight in the youth culture movement‚ which can demonstrate how the government can undertake and prohibit their own lives and identities (Alvarez‚ 2008). Zoot Suits were not simply metaphors for the political agendas
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WRIT101-Pussy Riot Reflection Paper 9/5/12 At first glance‚ Pussy Riot‚ a Russian feminist punk-rock collective‚ looks like an angst-ridden female puppet show‚ that most might find hard to take seriously. Clad in tattered knit masks and brightly colored dresses‚ Pussy Riot has recently caused quite a wave in Russia‚ acting out against the Russian Orthodox Church and the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. Staging improvised performances that later are uploaded as music videos to the internet
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Mayra Alfaro Mrs. Moore Art Appreciation December 5th‚ 2012 My trip at the Newark Museum of Art As I arrived at the Newark Museum of Art‚ I noticed that the outside of the Museum looked like a house‚ which gave me the feeling of it being a very welcoming place. It really was‚ especially the touring guide‚ who was very nice to our group ‚ and who really seemed very passionate about Art. At first‚ the inside of the museum looked very small‚ and that was because the waiting room at the beginning
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