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    School Segregation Body Paragraphs Twenty years after Brown v. Board Judge Arthur W. Garrity decided on court ordered integration for Boston’s public schools. Judge Garrity took black children from Roxbury and bused them to a white school in South Boston. He did this is response to the plaintiffs in the case Morgan v. Hennigan. This was a lawsuit in which 15 parents and their 43 children stated "city defendants have intentionally brought about and maintained racial segregation in the Boston public

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    The 1930s proved to be a difficult time for America by reason of the stock market crash‚ resulting in the Great Depression. During this strenuous time‚ people looked to something‚ anything‚ to lift their spirits. They needed a reminder that everything might end up all right after the arduous problem at hand. During the hardships of the 1930s‚ sporting events such as baseball‚ the olympics‚ and boxing improved the morale of the people.  Baseball played an influential role in giving people hope throughout

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    Segregation In The 1960's

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    to them by the Constitution those freedoms were attained in a segregated manner. Examples of such cases of segregation can be seen in the social freedoms of education and public services‚ where black only and white only schools exist and public places were segregated by entering different doors‚ drinking from different fountains‚ and segregated seating on public transportation. Segregation did not create equality in freedom rather it created a chasm in social equality‚ where “white” freedom was more

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    communities. Prejudice and segregation towards the Hispanic Americans is becoming very apparent in regards to education. Today‚ Hispanic American students are experiencing higher rates of segregation in school systems than are any other group of students. A recent report of the Harvard Project on School Desegregation to the National School Boards Association describes the changing patterns of segregation and poverty since 1968. The study found that segregation by race is strongly

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    Nazi Germany in the 1930s

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    Dylen Propes Park Hill South High School Ms. Alicia Walker Jews faced several problems that made life very difficult and strenuous during the mid-1930s. People who were Jewish were often persecuted and treated as the worst class of people when it comes to social hierarchy. Throughout this time‚ there were many things happening to Germany that were of and related to government‚ which destroyed the ability for a Jewish citizen to have a positive life. There were several hardships and problems

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    Women In The 1930's

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    were forced to accept severe cuts in pay. Despite the economic difficulties of the period‚ some outstanding businesswomen achieved great commercial success. In the 1930s‚ despite the fact that women were a big part of the society‚ they were not treated equally in the workplace compared to their male counterparts. The women in the 1930’s were not treated well and did not have very much power over the men. Women

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    Inclusion and Segregation Inclusion refers to the act or practice of including students with disabilities in regular school classes (Merriam-Webster‚ 2015). Segregation however‚ refers to the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group‚ e.g. the segregation of gifted children into accelerated classes (Merriam Webster‚ 2015). Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are capable learners. Without the accompaniment of other disabilities

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    Fashion in the 1930’s

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    [pic][pic] 1930’s Fashion (: Mrs.Curley English IP April 4‚ 2012 Gill 2 Fashion in the 1930’s Have you ever wondered how fashion was back then in the 1930’s? If you ask me‚ I thought it was amazingly beautiful. They were so creative‚ unique and old-fashion‚ that’s what is called real fashion . That’s just my opinion. I’m interested in the different designs they have on the clothing‚ how they are cut‚ and what they wear with what type of other clothing on. “The

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    ‘sit in’ all across America. * Blacks and Whites begin to get arrested but they continue with the moral of ‘non-violent demonstrations’ * White merchants begin to protest back saying that the protests where ‘bad for business’. * 1961 Lunch segregation is almost gone. * White merchants forced into integration‚ as due to the protests they lose business. | | Plessy vs Ferguson | It happened on June 7‚ 1982 on a whites only car party of a train. | The people involved were Plessy‚ the state

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    Film Industry in 1930s

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    Tarit Tatiyarat ENGL102 10.00am-10.50am Barbara Kline Marketing in 1930s and 2013 Seattle‚ the crowded city that was full of theaters and super stars. Many people came across the world just to see and buy the films. It is the place where the film was distributed through out the state. Numerous questions were popped up into my mind about what Seattle was like about almost 100 years ago. Walking around the neighborhood‚ I was impressed by the mysterious building. I was really curious about

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