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    artifact relates to a major event in U.S. history. The event that this artifact best relates to was the Second Great Awakening. This happened around the years 1730s and 1740s . One reason this event occurred was because: Religious reasons. Tell me what happened during this event. People participated in this event through three main ways: In antebellum America‚ a religious revival called the Second Great Awakening resulted in thousands of conversions to evangelical religions. Itinerant preachers

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    Throughout the Civil Rights Movement there was conflict on how to go about getting the point across of having equal rights. Between the peaceful beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and the sometimes violent beliefs of both Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panther Party. Martin Luther King Jr. peacefully‚ but effectively made progress in getting equal rights for African Americans. However for Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panther Party that was not enough. They needed more than just a few laws that

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    with Civil liberties and Civil Rights (or given when they become a citizen) They are very important and are a fundamental part of the constitution. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights are both almost the same except civil liberties protect individuals from the government and civil rights are rights every US citizen has.. Civil rights are rights that are given to US citizens they are rights to political and social freedom and equality. They include the first ten amendments of the bill of rights these

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    Civil Rights or Civil Liberties Civil liberties are more important than civil rights for these reasons. First‚ our lives are better when the government doesn’t interfere. Second‚ civil liberties protects us from our government from causing us harm and last civil liberties makes civil rights possible. Our lives are better when the government doesn’t interfere because government shouldn’t get in the way of people’s daily lives‚ day after day. Let people be. We shouldn’t have to live with the mentally

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    The civil rights movement was a difficult time for America. During this time tons of African Americans fought back against the whites to be treated as equals. Throughout their long struggle the attitudes of those in the south towards these African Americans were extremely negative. They also projected an enormous amount of racism on the blacks. The major events in this movement that helped move forward the equality in the country was the passing of the 15th amendment‚ the act of the brown vs board

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    idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious‚ rude‚ belligerent‚ and brutal.” ― Benjamin Spock In the year 2015‚ 400 plus years after slavery‚ America still struggles with the thought of racism amongst African Americans. To name a few‚ African Americans 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

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    Veterans Women African Americans What did they gain in World War II? The government passed the GI Bill‚ providing help to veterans with education and home purchases. Women in WWII gained experience in the work field‚ with careers in manufacturing war materials‚ running businesses‚ and other careers traditionally held for men. Many African Americans gained the confidence to assert their rights as U.S. citizens‚ and fight back against segregation. What challenges did they face at the end of the war

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    THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT NOTE TAKING THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II • Black American soldiers had fought against Fascism during WWII • Increased their desire for freedom‚ especially the south african american. • While resistance took the form of beatings‚ shootings‚ refusal of credit and jobs. • The Committee of Civil Rights was set up by President Truman inn 1947 and a program of reforms was devised. THE 1950s • Black Americans moved to the cities and towns from agricultural. • Children

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    During Reconstruction What Impact Did The Black Church Have On Black Communities? By Caryn Norwood History 41 Sec 3445 30 November 2012 Professor Wanda Powell What Impact Did The Black Church Have On Black Communities? Historically‚ the black church is the most valuable institution that made a major impact of the growth and development of the black community during Reconstruction. According to Hines‚ the religious revival known as the Great Awakening that occurred

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    Mussolini and many of his colleagues were elected to parliament in May of 1921 with the support of Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti. By November‚ they were formally established as a political party known as the Partito Nazionale Fascista. In August of 1922‚ Mussolini took advantage of a strike when his men‚ known as the blackshirts‚ broke the strike. In October of 1922‚ he declared that the government’s weakness required intervention as he ordered his violent blackshirt squads to gather in four areas

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