Chapter 5 Review Questions 1. Civil Rights are the government-protected rights of individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by governments or individuals. The concept of equality got introduced into the constitution. The 14th Amendment‚ one of three Civil war Amendments ratified from 1865 to 1870‚ introduced the notion of equality into the constitution by specifying that a state could not deny “any person within jurisdiction equal protection of the laws.” It is evident in the recent
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Americans together and encouraged them to keep fighting for what they believed in. Music was used as their major way of protest‚ they sang “on picket lines; during sit-ins; at mass meetings[]; on buses by Freedom Riders; by the marchers from Selma to Montgomery‚ Alabama; and in the jails of Albany‚ Georgia‚ and Hinds County‚ Mississippi” (Spener “Union” 71). The singing was a way of communication and celebration‚ it told others what a group of protesters had accomplished‚ therefore encouraging another
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book that shows exactly from first encounter interviews what went on during the civil rights movement. It has many important interviews that come from the people’s actual point of view of the history of events. Everything that went on during the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955‚ some of the actual people that participated in the sit-ins‚ what went on during the Freedom rides and‚ the campaigns on the school and university integrations Some of the people associated with movement and give an eye witness
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Gandhi. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957‚ serving as its first president. With the SCLC‚ he led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany‚ Georgia‚ and helped organize the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham‚ Alabama.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential person. He made a change in history that impacts the world today between different races. He is very important on the way how society acts now. King was born on January 15th‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta Georgia. He started out as a minister‚ but is known for being a civil rights activist. He is known for ending segregation and discrimination of African-American citizens in racial areas. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in a religious family‚ with a pastor
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A Walk in My Shoes Shantrese Molette PSY 202 Adult Development and Life Assessment Prof. Linda Beckham February 27‚ 2012 Outline I. Where are you from? a. Maplesville‚ AL b. Selma‚ AL II. What was your family like? a. Parents abusive relationship b. Brother and I c. Large extended family III. What are your greatest achievements? a. Military Service b. Parenthood c. Continuing Education IV. What are
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campaign (1963)‚ Kennedy said he was sickened by the images of violence and the soviet media used 1/5 of their time to broadcast on it. Other campaigns that where peaceful and effective which were set up or supported by king include The Selma campaign‚ Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ the march on Washington‚ the Birmingham campaign‚ king supported freedom rides. Some campaigns failed through peaceful protest such as the Albany movement as Laurie Pritchett stopped media attention by treating the protestors
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The people of the Civil Rights Movement are the people that I admire most. I admire them for their courage‚ their tenacity‚ patience‚ peacefulness and their relentless quest for equal treatment. From these individuals I learned that one person can make a difference‚ one person can start a revolution and make a change. From their leadership I have learned that you must stand up (or sit down) for what you believe to be right. At the forefront of this movement was Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. What I
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century. His efforts to unite the oppressed and the free brought him many awards‚ including the Nobel Peace Prize. King’s vehicles of protest were the sit-ins‚ boycotts and marches. “We Shall Overcome” was his rallying cry and the cities of Selma and Montgomery‚ the battlegrounds where he fought for our rights. He showed a nation of 22‚000‚000 Blacks‚ why they could no longer remain buried under the shackles of oppression. As the Civil Rights Revolution’s‚ foremost leader‚ he often wondered why
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Civil Rights (The Truman‚ Eisenhower‚ Kennedy‚ and Johnson Years) Civil Right in the Truman Era • Post-war prosperity‚ Cold War rhetoric led to increasing assertiveness of African-Americans • Truman began to address civil rights issues‚ shortly after the war o 1946 - appoints commission to propose civil rights legislation o 1948 - Proposes civil rights legislations Called for permanent Federal civil rights commission Called for a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee to end
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