The 1960s in America were a crucible of change‚ an era that reshaped the nation’s identity amidst the flames of social disruption. Civil Rights activists marched steadfastly against the injustices of segregation‚ while the Vietnam War stirred an upheaval of anti-war sentiment across the country. The Hippie Movement‚ with its vibrant countercultural ethos‚ challenged the established mores‚ advocating for a society rooted in peace and personal freedom. Women nationwide rallied for equality‚ igniting
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figure head publicly known on a national scale. This came to be evident from 1955 onwards when he represented the Montgomery bus boycott. However prior to this boycott in 1955‚ in 1954 he began to work as a pastor in Montgomery. King had a very likeable personality and rarely missed the opportunity to publicly speak in front of large crowds. He even flagged a marathon from Selma to Montgomery just to address a crowd regarding the civil rights movement and his feelings representative of many others. It
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Americans from exercising the right to vote (Edmunds‚ 163). As peaceful demonstrators refused leave and began to pray at the Edmund Pettus Bridge‚ state officers struck the protestors and used tear gas. Violent reactions to peaceful protest like seen in Selma and other events like Little Rock and Birmingham were seen on television all over the country and gained support for the cause. These events and images reached the White House where President Eisenhower‚ President Kennedy‚ and President L. B. Johnson
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Alexander Hamilton was a more influential American than the other choices. That’s not to say that the other options are not influential. However Alexander Hamilton is simply the most influential of the handful. To start off with we have Henry Ford. Technically Ford never invented the assembly line‚ but he was a sponsor who used it to the point where it became important. A car was a luxury for America before Ford came along‚ his company soon started to develop cars the average middle-class American
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one of the most historical days in history‚ the speech “If I had a Dream”‚ by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ followed by an enormously crowd to Washington D.C... However‚ the movement didn’t peak until‚ March of 1965‚ which contained the Selma to Montgomery Marches. M.L.K led the march from Alabama‚ to Montgomery‚ for the registration of African-American voters. They finally achieved their goal‚ along with the awareness of the struggles the
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He was also a man of action. He took leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. In 1963‚ he led the March on Washington and gave his “I Had A Dream” speech. Finally in 1965‚ he led thousand of protesters in a 50 mile walk from Selma to Montgomery‚ Alabama. Yes‚ Dr. King was a man of many talents‚ and he understand the power of one. He once said‚ “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
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be oppressed‚ so they give the public information about what is going on in the US to make the public relize what is going on in the US. Second‚ it also says "Cameras were rolling on a peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery‚ held to protest the denial of African-American citizens’ right to vote. The march ended in police brutality against
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and teachers alike make plans to march from Selma‚ Alabama to Montgomery. Of course‚ though‚ the police tried to stop them from leaving by blockading the bridge‚ by order of the mayor. Many were injured‚ and they were forced to go back. A couple days later they went to march again. Before this‚ the event had reached national television and even went on to the president’s house where the police‚ and the mayor‚ were instructed to instead escort the blacks to Montgomery safely‚ rather than stop them.
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highlighted the brutality of segregationists and garnered sympathy from the broader public. The Birmingham campaign of 1963 is a prime example of how activists used nonviolent direct action to draw national attention to their cause. As Lewis recounts in "March: Book Two‚" the campaign involved a series of peaceful protests and sit-ins aimed at desegregating public facilities in Birmingham‚
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bigger the wave stronger it gets and once the wave gets strong enough it can eventually break the wall. For example‚ the march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama. The people who march would be the wave and the wall would be the reluctance of both the legislative branch as well as the executive branch for not introducing and passing The Voting Rights Act of 1965. When the peaceful march took place the wave was big but not big enough to break the
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