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    “If not us‚ then who? If not now‚ then when?” This was a perfect quote to describe the feeling of thousands of African Americans During the 1940s and 1960s. In the 1940s after decades of sporadic protests and riots‚ there would be an official organization with an official name‚ the Civil Rights movement. The Civil Rights Movement was a movement that had been in progress for a multitude of years and generations. The fight for equal rights would cause the African American community great torment because

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    the attack on Paris prove that being secure is worth more than being unrestricted because if the are no rules‚ there is no protection. Wouldn’t you rather be safe than sorry. Segregation in schools was a major problem during the Civil Rights Movement. In Brown v. Board of Education‚ the Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The first day of classes at Central High‚ governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas called in the State National Guard to bar the black student’s entry

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    Women In The 1930's

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    hundreds of years women have been through many trails and tribulations to maintain women’s freedom we have today. Expectations have escalated‚ and our standards are much higher then they used to be. The things women have gone through throughout the 1930’s has increased the respect woman and has resulted in equality. Women’s efforts showed that they were dependable‚ meticulous people that could make boundless contributions to society. Women just needed the chance to prove it. Women were expected to

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    The 1920s and 1930s were interesting decades in the United States. WWI had just ended and the society was in the process of changing its eras and beginning a new chapter in its history. The 1920s in the United States is referred to as the Roaring Twenties. The reason for this is because of the "roaring" prosperity during this time period. The businesses and culture were booming in this era. The 1930s in the United States is referred to as the Great Depression. The reason it is called this is because

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    their minds for the rest of their lives. What at the time seemed to be a civil rights advancement has sadly proven ineffective. Because of anemic funding for urban schools‚ and the human inclination to surround oneself with others who are similar‚ segregation still prevails in U.S. education. Two possible solutions to segregated schools are the reinstatement of mandatory busing and the redirection of funding so that public schools in jeopardy are allotted more. By ignoring this problem‚ the United

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    Mental Illnesses in the 1940s During the 1940s not much was understood about mental illnesses. People often thought that those people with mental illnesses were crazy or that there was a supernatural reason why they acted that way. They didn’t really understand that these people are sick and that these people can be treated. There are people know who you will never even notice that they have a mental illness because they are normal civilians like anyone else‚ but in the 1940s others didn’t understand

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    Public Schools Segregation

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    comparison of drinking fountains in two schools. It quickly reminded me of the racist Jim Crow laws from the 1880s-1960s and how racial segregation existed almost everywhere in the United States at that time. However‚ I realize that this cartoon doesn’t portray the concept of racial segregation with a Jim Crow joke‚ but it makes a commentary on social segregation among public schools in the United States today. I slowly realized that all American public schools are not the same due to funding. The

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    Prohibition in the 1920s-1930s Prohibition failed in Canada because of the citizen’s disregard for the new law‚ bootlegging and for the difficulties in keeping this law. First‚ prohibition failed in Canada because of the complete disregard for the law shown by Canadian citizens. Before prohibition was introduced drinking was a common thing especially for men. But after law of prohibition was made official many avid drinkers ignored the law and were coming up with creative ways to still consume

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    Gheorghe Brito Mr. Throne 11th Grade Lit 19 May 18‚ 2013 The Groundbreaking decade of the 1940’s brought the US many new things and interesting and ideas. This was a time of war and brutality. But the 1940’s were not all about war; new concepts were being developed like the invention of the Duct tape‚ the expansion of the movie and music industry and many others. The Advancements of the decade revolutionized the military‚ music‚ and movies industries. The Second World War took

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    The 1930s With the passing of the nineteenth amendment‚ many women‚ and men alike‚ believed that the fight for women’s rights had come to an end. Although‚ even with the granted suffrage‚ most women did not vote‚ and those who did rarely considered women’s issues when casting their ballots. In fact‚ many movements for women’s rights gained little to no support‚ making it impossible for more political impact on women and their day to day lives. Politics was still considered as a concern which

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