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    very inspirational civil rights activist once said‚ “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free ... so other people would be also free.” This civil rights activist is sometimes recognized as the "Mother of the U.S. civil rights movement" (Encyclopædia Britannica) . Her name was Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is the most influential women in the last century. Parks was a seamstress‚ secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People‚ a teacher

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    Assess the impact Malcolm X had on the Civil Rights Movement Malcolm X‚ a civil rights activist‚ had a significant impact on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Malcolm X challenged conservative Americans by the Civil Rights Movement exposing discriminatory practices which led to significant changes in what the legal system declared unlawful. Although Malcolm X had a different approach to Martin Luther and produced different results‚ their end aim was the same. His impact socially

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    Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement‚whom the United States Congress called the “first lady of the civil rights and the mother of freedom Movement. Rosa Parks was born February 4‚1913 and died October 24‚2005. On December 1 1995 after a long day of work at a Montgomery department store where she had worked at as a seamstress Rosa Parks board the Cleveland Avenue bus for home She took a seat in the first several rows that were only for “colored passengers”

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    Modern Extended responses b) Evaluate the significance of one of the following in the civil rights movement 2. The bus boycott The events and outcomes of the bus boycott are significant in assistance to the civil rights movement. It was the introduction of direct action and non violence‚ the beginning of Martin Luther’s campaign in the movement and the achievements. The boycott began on the 1st December 1955 with Rosa Parks in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ with Rosa Parks. She refused to give up her

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    The homosexual movement began to drastically increase in the early 1980s. With this came a strong back lash from those that felt homosexual equality would ruin America. Jerry Falwell‚ a white‚ male‚ conservative‚ and Christian‚ was one of the leaders of this backlash. This article significantly shows the two very different beliefs in America‚ and the intensity with which people believed in their side. There were protests and pushes for equality for from new liberals‚ and a push for equality only

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    segregation‚ then who knows where we would be right now regarding civil rights.     My partner and I conducted our research by watching videos‚ and reading articles on the internet about Rosa and how she stood up for black equality. The civil rights movement was started when Rosa decided not to give up her seat to a white passenger on December 1‚ 1955. Because of her actions she was soon arrested and fined. After this happened a bus boycott began‚ leading to integrated buses which struck up violence

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    struggles the demonstrators in the Birmingham Campaign went through within the span of a month to get Birmingham desegregated‚ it is easy to see why the Birmingham Campaign is considered one of the most influential campaigns of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement‚ however‚ this is not the only reason for such. A little over a year after the end of the campaign‚ in July 2nd of 1964‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1964- the prohibition of discrimination based on age‚ gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or national origin- was

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    The Progressive Era The Progressive Era illustrated a reform movement during a period of economic growth. The effectiveness of the movement included the destruction of the major corporations in America‚ transportation development from the 1860 through the 1900s‚ and urbanization. The Progressive Era successfully passed reform movements and the 17th Amendment but limited the rights of women and children. Theodore Roosevelt developed many progressive policies. The 1907 Washington Post political

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    HOPE QUARRY The Quarry Harehope Quarry has a rich history as a working limestone quarry but since it closed wildlife has returned and the rocks are now enjoyed by a new group of people. The Harehope Quarry Project has worked to restore areas of the quarry giving it a new function and providing facilities for visitors. History of the Quarry Limestone has been quarried at Harehope for more than 900 years. Quarrying on a small-scale has taken place here since the 12th century. However

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    Children’s March. The main cause was segregation. Birmingham earned its title as the “Most Segregated City in America”‚ thanks to Commissioner of Public Safety‚ “Bull” Connor‚ who was an avid supporter of the Ku Klux Klan. Although the Civil Rights Movement had begun with the bus boycott in 1955‚ it still had a long way to go. Restaurants and stores

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