way he took his stand against racism and tried to defeat it. One of the many ways he took a stand against racism was he walked with many civil rights activists and many people who just wanted to stand up for what they believe‚ During the march from Selma‚ Alabama to the Capitol‚ Montgomery‚ Alabama civil rights activist walked 54 miles to show millions of people they were not going to let anything stand in their way to get segregation abolished. Another stand King made was the Birmingham Campaign in
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not be more than three people at a time in a public gathering. This made it so big groups of people could not meet. This is when the campaign started and by 1965 in the month of February there had been over three thousand arrests due to the marches. Selma is a good example of the method of white control. In Albany and Danville the legalistic method worked. In these SCLC campaigns legal means were also used. This article showed two different aspects of control of the civil rights protest. The first
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In our present-day era‚ everyone has a phone‚ computer‚ TV‚ etc. and we use the media for everything‚ we can stay up-to-date with the conflicts that occur around the nation and world. But how was the media helpful in the past? Examples are provided by the essays‚ "In Defense of the Media" and "How the Media Helped Win World War II". If it hadn’t been for media‚ our history would be different and not for the better. Initially‚ I agree with the argument in the essay "In Defense of the Media". It
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mentioning most of the main aspects of the civil rights movement and how effective peaceful protest was. Representation 3E is not complete since it only mentions the march on Selma and has cut most of the civil right movement which is not mentioned. No mention of the voting rights act which was a direct result of the Selma march. This source does not explain the split in civil rights movement and that many condemned the march including the SNCC which left “a string of embittered cities” and tensions
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assassination was unjust for him being a Civil Rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. won a Nobel Piece in 1964 for his leadership and changing America (Nobel Prize 1). In the movie Selma I gathered that Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader for African Americans. When the peaceful protestors walked across the bridge in Selma‚ Alabama a group of white activist started to throw gas bombs‚ spray people with water hoses‚ and attacked them with dogs. When he won his
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about the Montgomery‚ Alabama bus boycott‚ and how thousands of black people protested against segregated seating on Montgomery buses. Another movie I watched is “Bridge to Ballot.” in this movie students risked their lives and joined together in Selma‚ Alabama to make a difference. Also‚ there are two poems‚ one is called “I hear America Singing‚” it’s about a white man talking about
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rights legislation ever in this country. This act only allowed mostly the whites to vote. It would not let the blacks vote. One event that outraged many Americans occurred on March 7‚ 1965‚ when peaceful participants in a voting rights march from Selma‚ Alabama‚ to the state capitol in Montgomery were met by Alabama state troopers who attacked them with nightsticks‚ tear gas and whips after they refused to turn back. Lastly‚ we have the Brown v. Board of Education.This was a case for the United
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catching a nap or a movie at the theater. (Cooke Interview). It was said that once after working on a patient Cooke dozed off driving his buggy home leaving his horses‚ Larry and Selma‚ to lead the way home. Dr. Cooke woke to a flooded river that had knocked the bridge he normally crossed to get home. He realized that Larry and Selma had saved his life (Hill 16). In April of 1917‚ Dr. Cooke was one of the first Texans to volunteer to assist the RAMC during World War I as part of the medical corps. Cooke
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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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This event is so memorable that it was recently made into a movie. I had the pleasure of seeing and I must say that all the reviews that the critics gave were correct. The movie “Selma” not only captured the hardships and obstacles that African Americans had to face in the south-it also captured the determination and perseverance that they had. The movie had certain spellbinding moments that truly captured the essence of the struggles
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