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    60’s. Key individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King stimulated the ideas that began the Civil Rights Movement and the public protests. Significant protests during the civil Rights Movement include‚ the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ The Birmingham Campaign‚ The March on Washington‚ Selma and the voting Rights Act and the King assassination. These protests demonstrated the desire for change contributed greatly to the success of the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks was a key individual during

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    ~Mrs.Parks~ Mrs. Parks was a wonderful woman. With the research that i’ve done on her I wish I could have met her. she seems like a good friend. Mrs.Parks is a wonderful women in my world. Rosa Parks was a brave and strong women who pushed herself to do what it takes. Mrs. Parks was born on February 4 ‚1913 in tuskegee alabama. She was irish and scottish. She went to a local/rural area school. Mrs.Parks had to quit school because she had to watch after and take care of her grandmother. Mrs.Parks

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    What Is Rosa Parks A Hero

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    Rosa Parks is one of the best in our unit. Why‚ because she never give up she always stand up for hr people. Alos she told her people to remember that she never give up so neither should they. My topic is going to be never give up because my hero did not give up. She did what was right and for her people. What I think makes a hero is when you are brave you are strong save your people stand up for your people.That’ what a true hero would do for her people.Some information about my heros is that she

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    a reason behind that rule. There are instances where the rule is deemed by society as "unfair" or "bias." There are other instances where the rules can be detrimental to the people following them. Let’s take a trip back to the 60’s. Remember Rosa Parks? She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. Remember Ruby Bridges? She‚ a black child‚ was tormented because she attened an Elementary school for white students only. Now these may seem like trivial things‚ but if these two‚ along with many

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    Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    been enforced on buses and therefore there would have been no boycott. The issue of segregation on buses came to head when black women‚ Rosa Parks‚ refused to give up her seat to a white person. This event sparked off the modern direct action civil rights movement‚ which helped change the history of the United States of America. The arrest of Rosa Parks gave what many leading blacks in Montgomery were looking for;

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    in the United States of America. I’m going to tell you just how this time period’s segregation was‚ and just how bad it got. The controversy of segregation was cared for by many people‚ some of the most famous being Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks‚ Ruby Bridges‚ Malcolm X‚ President John F. Kennedy‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ and many others. Though this was a problem around the world‚ it was more of an issue in

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    legalised because of “Jim Crow” Laws. “Jim Crow” Laws held a “separate but equal” policy but really this was not the case‚ the laws led to poverty and employment issues and the African Americans were treated unfairly at any opportunity. Public toilets‚ parks‚ swimming pools‚ restaurants‚ diners‚ even hospitals and schools were segregated. This meant that the hospitals and schools had inexperienced staff and insufficient financial support which majorly disadvantaged the African American people in the community

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    the courage to stand up for the rights we believed in. Oscar Wilde’s claim is completely valid‚ without disobedience and rebellion‚ progress may not have been made. Two key examples of civil disobedience that has progressively changed the world is Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. An example of civil disobedience‚

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    Journeys End

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    Response to Journeys End Workshop One – Scene Entrances & Exits/ Physical Levels In the novel Stanhope has the most physical status‚ not just because of his rank but also because people look up to him. Stanhope may rank the social hierarchy level amongst his fellow comrades but inside he is emotionally distraught‚ he does not show this and somehow stays head strong‚ on the other hand there is Hilbert who is tired and has lost all hope and hates the war and then decides he would like to pull out

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    MLK Jr

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    Martin Luther King Junior- Thoughts and Politics King was a deeply spiritual man. Much‚ if not most‚ of the theory behind his activism emanated from his religious beliefs. Christianity‚ to King‚ is “a spirit of brotherhood made manifest in social ethics.” In essence‚ we are all equal and we all deserve equally. According to King‚ all people are strung together in a network of life–race‚ religion‚ gender‚ etc. simply do not matter. Our societies need to reflect equality for all of us to prosper:

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