On December 1st‚ 1955‚ the civil rights movement in Montgomery‚ Alabama began. Rosa Parks became the first African American female civil rights activist when she was arrested for refusing to give up her set to a to a white person on the bus (Theoharis‚ 2013). In the 1950’s‚ African Americans were experiencing prejudice‚ through the acts of racism. Bordens & Horowitz (2002) defines racism as a negative evaluation that is based on the color of their skin. As a young woman growing up‚ Rosa experienced
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Magic Johnson is a former NBA player and a succesful business owner. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 12 years‚ until he retired in 1991 due to his HIV diagnosis. Johnson spent the rest of his adult life to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and continues to do so today. Here are 10 little known facts about the professional basketball legend! Number Ten: He’s in a Red Hot Chili Peppers Song The iconic funk rock California band are long-time Lakers fans and dedicated a song to Johnson. The song
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Lyndon Baines Johnson moved quickly to establish himself in the office of the Presidency. Despite his conservative voting record in the Senate‚ Johnson soon reacquainted himself with his liberal roots. LBJ sponsored the largest reform agenda since Roosevelt’s New Deal. The aftershock of Kennedy’s assassination provided a climate for Johnson to complete the unfinished work of JFK’s New Frontier. He had eleven months before the election of 1964 to prove to American voters that he deserved a chance
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such case‚ reviewed by the United States ’ supreme court in 1988‚ was Texas v Johnson. The case involved Johnson ’s conviction of desecrating a venerated object (a Texas Statute) by burning a U.S. flag (Texas V Johnson(1989)). The importance of this case rests not only in the legality of flag burning‚ but also in the definition of speech. This was the primary concern of the supreme court when reviewing Texas v Johnson. Does the first amendment only pertain to spoken and written words‚ or can it be
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The beginning of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference can be accredited to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Black ministers had an unique position in society that allowed them more freedom. While most black citizens had to fear being fired or kicked out of their residences for speaking out about racial injustice‚ churches however were all owned and managed by blacks. Therefore‚ with a lack of control being held over them‚ black ministers made up 2/3’s of the directors on the board of the Southern
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disorderly conduct. 1955 The Montgomery Bus Boycott April 23th 1956 The Montgomery bus company decides to implement a policy of desegregation after the U. S. Supreme Court dismisses the appeal of a federal appeals court ruling outlawing bus segregation in South Carolina. March 19th 1956 King is found guilty of violating the boycott conspiracy law and is sentenced to a $500 fine. February 13th 1956 A grand jury investigation is ordered by the Montgomery circuit judge to see whether the
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Texas v. Johnson (1989) In 1984‚ following a protest march through the streets of Dallas‚ Texas against the policies of the Reagan Administration‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was handed an American flag. Outside the Dallas City Hall‚ Johnson through the flag onto the ground‚ poured kerosene on it‚ and set fire to it. Many protesters around Johnson began a chant of‚ "America‚ the red‚ white‚ and blue‚ we spit on you!" While many protesters agreed with what Johnson had done‚ there were several others who
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Parks had refused to give up her seat to a white person‚ on the public bus. She was arrested and fined. E.D. Nixon had used Parks’ arrest as a symbol to start the boycott. Four days after Mrs. Parks’ arrest‚ the day of her trial‚ December 5th‚ the Montgomery Bus Boycott had started. This boycott is known today as a Civil Rights Movement. . The boycott had lasted 381 days after Mrs. Parks’
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Johnson Vietnam War New president Lyndon B. Johnson inherited a difficult situation in Vietnam‚ as the South Vietnamese government was in shambles and the Viet Cong was making large gains in rural areas of the South. Although Johnson billed himself as a tough anti-Communist‚ he pledged to honor Kennedy’s limited troop commitments in Vietnam. The ensuing political instability in South Vietnam persuaded Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to further increase U.S. military and
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Brilliant‚ hidden‚ and mathematician are three words that describe Katherine Johnson. Many people believe that Katherine Johnson was just a smart woman at NASA‚ but she was so much more. As a well known mathematician for NASA‚ Katherine Johnson showed Americans that African American women are just as useful as white women. She left a lasting legacy as an extremely intelligent hidden figure. Katherine Johnson’s childhood was one of many contributing factors that helped her get to where she is
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