ALABAMA A State Report by DAVID A SALAZAR WHAT’S IN A NAME The state of Alabama was named after the Alibamu indian tribe. The meaning of the name is “I open (clear) the thicket.” Alabama has three nicknames‚ which are: The Heart of Dixie‚ The Cotton State and the Yellow Hammer State. Alabama is in the geographical center of the Deep South.‚ in the 1950s‚ the State came up with a slogan: “ The Heart of Dixie” to make Alabama stand out. The Cotton State” was given because Alabama is
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accomplished a great deal in the thirteen years he worked for civil rights and equality for all. In 1954 he ws the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery‚ Alabama. He was also a member of the executive committee of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). 1955 saw him as spokesperson for the Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted 381 days. At the end of the boycott the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "racial segregation in transportation was unconstitional."
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Stokely Carmichael:Civil Rights Stokely Carmichael was a Civil Rights Activist that worked along side Fannie Lou Hamer‚ Martin Luther King‚ ect. On June 29‚ 1941‚ in Port of Spain‚ Trinidad and Tobago‚ Stokely Carmichael was born. After his diagnosis of prostate cancer in 1996‚ Benefit concerts were held in Denver‚ New York‚ Atlanta‚ and Washington D.C. to help pay for his medical expenses. The government of Trinidad and Tobago where he was born awarded him a $1‚000 grant a month to help cover
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT NOTE TAKING THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II • Black American soldiers had fought against Fascism during WWII • Increased their desire for freedom‚ especially the south african american. • While resistance took the form of beatings‚ shootings‚ refusal of credit and jobs. • The Committee of Civil Rights was set up by President Truman inn 1947 and a program of reforms was devised. THE 1950s • Black Americans moved to the cities and towns from agricultural. • Children
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| We shall overcome speech | Analysis of We shall overcome by Lyndon B. Johnson | | | 7/14/2011 | In our time we have come to live with moments of great crisis. Our lives have been marked with debate about great issues; issues of war and peace‚ issues of prosperity and depression. But rarely in any time does an issue lay bare the secret heart of America itself. Rarely are we met with a challenge‚ not to our growth or abundance‚ our welfare or our security‚ but rather to the values
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figure head publicly known on a national scale. This came to be evident from 1955 onwards when he represented the Montgomery bus boycott. However prior to this boycott in 1955‚ in 1954 he began to work as a pastor in Montgomery. King had a very likeable personality and rarely missed the opportunity to publicly speak in front of large crowds. He even flagged a marathon from Selma to Montgomery just to address a crowd regarding the civil rights movement and his feelings representative of many others. It
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“There are some things so dear‚ some things so precious‚ some things so eternally true‚ that they are worth dying for. And I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for‚ he isn’t fit to live" [NCC STAFF]. This is a qoute that summarizes the social justice pioneer and hero‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Dr. King lived and died based on what he believed was right‚ just‚ and morally sound. These next few paragraphs will shed some light on one of America’s heros.
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King organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ when Rosa Parks was jailed for sitting in the white section of the bus. He also organized the March on Selma to support sanitation workers that were on strike for unfair treatment. After Dr. King’s epic fight for equality that led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ he continued to strive for greater efforts in ensuring a brighter future for all without separation of race‚ creed‚ or sex. In 1965‚ King protested in Selma‚ Alabama until the
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“If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for‚ he isn’t fit to live” (qtd. by “Martin Luther King Quotes”). 205 feet away‚ James Earl Ray lined up his Remington pump rifle and took meticulous aim. Suddenly‚ he fired multiple times‚ but it took only one bullet to pierce the neck and sever the life of one of the most influential people America has ever seen. On April 4th‚ 1968‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was assassinated. King was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia (Jakoubek 10)
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1954 and from then on started to campaign for civil rights issues. In 1955 he was elected President of the Montgomery Improvement Association which staged a year long boycott by African Americans of Montgomery buses over segregation and inferior treatment of blacks. When the boycott ended on the 21st of December 1956‚ Martin Luther King and the M.I.A. had achieved desegregation of Montgomery buses; the leader had gained great prominence and became primarily a civil rights activist. He was a man
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