activists in Philadelphia‚ Mississippi‚ gained national attention‚ along with numerous other acts of violence and terrorism. Finally‚ the unprovoked attack on March 7‚ 1965‚ by state troopers on peaceful marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma‚ Alabama‚ en route to the state capitol in Montgomery‚ persuaded the President and Congress to overcome Southern legislators’ resistance to effective voting rights legislation. President Johnson issued a call for a strong voting rights law and hearings
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The Civil Rights Movement was fed by the lack of African American’s equal suffrage. They fought for their rights through many people‚ activists and citizens. The roles by major activists‚ such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Malcolm X‚ are taught to every student in school‚ but the roles of the common citizens‚ who made large strides towards equality in their communities‚ are often left out. In the novel‚ The Secret Life of Bees and the article A Dream Undone‚ there are examples of everyday
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Kelsey Williams Period 3 Gym 15 October 2012 Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret Hamm‚ otherwise known as Mia Hamm‚ was born in Selma‚ Alabama on March 17th‚ 1972. Mia Hamm’s brother recalls that she was extremely athletic even back then and that she would often compete with the other boys on the block in childhood games‚ often winning them. But earlier on‚ Mia Hamm had some problems with her legs‚ she was born with a partial clubfoot. This meant that she had to wear casts on her feet to correct
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Looking to escape the legal segregation of the South and the limited economic opportunities of rural southern communities‚ African Americans flocked to the North in what is known as the Second Great Migration. From 1940 to 1970‚ a quarter of all African Americans living in the United States left the south and moved to northern cities.[1] In general‚ lacking the necessary skills or education‚ and faced with the ramifications of systematic racism many African Americans arriving in northern cities found
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When someone does something in a way that’s never been done before‚ they are either blessed or a cursed depending on the precedents they set because whether those precedents have helped or hindered future generations helps determine whether the person in question can be considered blessed or cursed. History has proved this assertion as there have been several reputed figures in history that have created their own path when there were no other ones available. For instance‚ Mahatma Gandhi and George
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The Civil Rights Movement or 1960s Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968‚ particularly in the South. The leadership was African-American‚ and much of the political and financial support
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Racial and ethnic discrimination have had a long history in the United States‚ beginning with the importation of African slaves in the seventeenth century. The U.S. Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment may have ended slavery‚ but they did not end racial discrimination. In fact‚ the U.S. legal system embraced for over 70 years a system of state-sponsored racial Segregation in schools‚ transportation‚ and public accommodations. In addition‚ blacks and other minorities were denied the vote. Ethnic
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Media Analysis: The Simpsons SOC 100 July 21‚ 2014 Sandra Hightower Abstract This paper takes a look at a satirical animated family of the television show‚ The Simpsons from the symbolic interactionist perspective and how society is harmed by social inequality bias. There are two distinct social inequalities in the episode‚ “Luca$” that deal with skinny verses obese and outlaw verses law. The skinny characters of Marge‚ Lisa‚ Maggie and the outlaw
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important because she is a very humble and caring person. She stands up for what she believes in and changes many lives . She doesn’t get caught up in the fame. All she cares about is her love for the game. Mia Hamm was born on March 17‚ 1972‚ in Selma Alabama. Her parents are Stephanie and Bill Hamm. Mia has 4 siblings. She has 3 sisters named Caroline‚ Tiffany‚ and Lovdy and 1 brother named Garrett. “In 1997‚ Garrett died of a rare blood disease at the age of 28.” (Axelrod-Contrada). Her real
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Throughout the 1960’s racism had kept America separated between whites and blacks. Separation caused by people being judged by a solitary feature of their body‚ their skin color. Martin Luther King was against such discrimination‚ he was determined to help all African Americans men and women achieve their equality through his philosophies and non-violent movements. He believed “ that nonviolent protests is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society” (
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