Rosa Parks was a brave‚courageous‚and smart. She was born February 4‚ 1913‚ she was known for the Montgomery bus boycott. Even though blacks were discriminated Park’s didn’t believe in it‚ she was going to fight for what she believed in. Rosa Parks was a woman of her word. She had no children. Her mom’s name was Leona Edwards. Her dad’s name was James McCauley her dad was a carpenter.When Parks’s was a girl in school she had to walk to school. She became a symbol of struggle and freedom
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Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He was a Baptist Minister and mostly known for being a social activist. King became more involved with the acts of direct action‚ more specifically non-violence‚ after the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery‚ Alabama. The protest led to removal of bus segregation and only showed how powerful and effective something of that caliber could be. He went on to orangize the
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Joseph Sypula HIST 3104 October 13‚ 2015 Midterm Section I 1. g 2. u 3. e 4. k 5. m 6. h 7. t 8. d 9. z 10. i 11. x 12. f 13. a 14. r 15. p 16. z 17. w 18. n 19. j 20. v Section II 1. The Truman Doctrine‚ The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act‚ Keynesian Economics‚ and the Marshall Plan were all intended to either boost the economy at home or help foreign economies abroad. The Truman Doctrine was aimed to stop the Soviets during the Cold War. This effort provided political‚ economic‚ and military assistance
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had many accomplishments and contributions in American history. For example‚ he was a supporter for nonviolent protest in the Memphis sanitation worker strike and he provided leadership in the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955. His contributions are also his famous “I Have a Dream” speech and he provided leadership to African-American civil rights movement. He has a doctoral degree. In 1964‚ he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his dynamic leadership
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Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama to proud parents Leona and James McCauley a teacher and carpenter respectively. After her parents’ separation‚ she went to live with her grandparents and attended a local school for African American children. Segregation was very prevalent during this time. Whites and Blacks had different churches‚ schools‚ stores‚ elevators and even drinking fountains. Places often had signs saying "For Colored Only" or "For Whites Only". The
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in public places such as the law passed in 1956 that banned segregation of busses. This law was a result of the Browder vs. Gayle case that revolved around Aurelia Browder who refused to give up her seat to a white person‚ this stemmed from the Montgomery Bus Boycott of the previous year. She was backed up by the NACCP and the case went all the way to the Supreme Court who ruled in her favour and thus making segregation on all bus services illegal. Peaceful protest also helped to gain the support
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Dexter‚ he was the co-pastor with his father for eight years until his untimely death. II. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was a prominent figure of the modern era. A. He gave lectures that stirred and sparked concern for every generation. 1. His marches brought significant changes to the American life through his courage and devotion. 2. His leadership inspired everyone in the nation and around the world. B. Dr. King had a concept of “somebodiness‚” symbolizing celebration of self
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Nathan Bedford Forrest is memorialized as one of the greatest cavalrymen of the American Civil War‚ and arguably one of the most controversial. He was born in Tennessee in 1812 to a broken family. Forrest worked as a cotton planter and slave trader‚ in which he largely profited. In the early years of the war he pledged his allegiance to the Confederate States‚ and enlisted as a Private in the army. Soon Forrest rose to Lieutenant General‚ despite having no prior military training. Forrest served
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part of the NAACP‚ which stands for the National Association for the Advancement of colored people. They fought for the rights of African americans. In 1955‚ he was recruited to serve as spokesman for the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ which was a campaign by the African-American population of Montgomery‚ Alabama to force the integration of the city’s bus lines “( N.p.‚ n.d. Web. King center‚2018)” This first started off when a girl didn’t want to give up her seat to a white male and got arrested and the
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facilities for blacks and whites (Sidlow & Henschen‚ 101). The court then sentenced blacks to more than half a century of social inequality. Along with this certain act‚ came many more prominent movements that shaped the world today. The Selma to Montgomery March‚ for example‚ was a movement that both MLK Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership (SCLC) helped organized after the renowned Rosa Parks refused to move to the “colored section”. After being arrested and fined‚ many African Americans
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