Modes Project: Civil and Social rights Movements 1. Narration This all started off with the end of the civil war in 1865 meant the end of slavery but that wasn’t the end of it. As of 1870 all eligible male citizens were allowed to vote but were discouraged through violence and legal stipulations. In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled to maintain racial segregation in private businesses in a case called Plessy vs Ferguson and was applied to schools and was sooner or later applied to all aspects of life
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the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King was a Baptist Minister and a social activist. He was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia at their family home. He was the second child of Martin Luther King‚ Sr. and Alberta Williams King (The King Center‚ About Dr. King). Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott King‚ together they had four children. Dr. King’s goal as an activist was to try and achieve equality for African Americans in a nonviolent way. He was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement
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U.S. History II 3/25/14 Non-Violence Successful Nonviolent civil disobedience was a successful tactic for advancing the civil rights movement. In the South of the United States during the 1950s‚ black people had little legal rights. They were the victims of systematic‚ degrading discrimination and they could do nothing to get recourse. Unfortunately‚ most whites stuck to the traditional ways of segregation and discrimination because they believed that any relaxation of the discriminatory social
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Odysseus was a very effective leader. The first example was when Odysseus devised a quick‚ and cunning plan in the midst of chaos during their imprisonment in Polyphemus’ cave. A leader’s great leadership is the key to success. When Odysseus commanded the men to do as his plan follows‚ they listened‚ which resulted in their success in escaping the cave. Odysseus was an effective leader because he was cunning. Another example was when the crew were travelling in the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis
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Civil Disobedience means to peacefully refuse or comply with specific laws you personally do not agree with‚ and accepting the consequences by not following said laws. Throughout history you see Civil Disobedience from great people such as Martin Luther King Jr‚ Rosa Parks‚ “later in life” Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. Each of these great historic people contributed to Civil Disobedience‚ trying to equalize African Americans in a Caucasian set world. As a whole our instinctive feeling is to divide
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One cause of the Civil Rights Movement is discrimination. Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things‚ especially on the grounds of race‚ age‚ or gender. One example of discrimination is‚ if you go to a store you might or might not get serviced. If you pay for food at a food stand‚ you may or may not get the food you ordered. Also‚ if you go to a store and they don’t like you being in the store‚ they won’t help you. The store employees would
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acts of the Civil Rights Movements‚ the United States has been built on the idea of a free society‚ where all men are created equal‚ and where equal representation is practiced throughout the states. But throughout history‚ the laws of the government have sometimes suppressed specific groups of American citizens‚ causing many to feel betrayed or unworthy in the eyes of our Founding Fathers. That’s why in 1776‚ the Founding Fathers stated in the Declaration of Independence that it’s the right of the people
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experience racism through racial inequality‚ racial profiling‚ and police brutality. The Black Lives Matter Movement in particular brought the attention to police brutality in America. Known to be the new Civil Rights Movement‚ Black Lives Matter was created because of the injustice amongst people of color when it comes to police killings. According to the Guardian‚ blacks killed by police this year were more than twice as likely to be unarmed as were whites. The Guardian also said wrote 32% of African-Americans
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The curriculum made sure to include black history‚ the philosophy of the Civil Rights Movement‚ and leadership development. The Freedom Schools had hoped to draw at least 1‚000 students that first summer‚ and ended up with 3‚000 (“Freedom Schools”). Freedom Schools left a positive legacy. They instilled among African Americans a new awareness and a new self-assurance in political action. As Fannie Lou Hamer later said‚ "Before the 1964 project there were people that wanted change‚ but they hadn’t
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I believe that protecting my rights can become a selfish pursuit‚ however that should not stop anyone. If you see a barrier between you and your rights‚ you have the right to fight back. Without people who have fought to protect their rights‚ our world would look very different. For example‚ Rosa Parks‚ a women’s rights activist in the Civil Rights movement‚ once stated‚ “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” Rosa Park refused to surrender her seat on a bus for a white
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