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    31‚ 1919) He was the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. He was also part of the Black Panthers Tank Battalion during WWII‚ but he never got to fight because he didn’t not get off the military bus when the bus driver told him to do soso he was later charged with offenses‚ even with those which weren’t true. He started playing baseball in the Negro Leagues and then moved up to the minor leagues‚ but was mostly segregated from his team. Then in 1947 he was called up to play

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    Gettysburg‚ a small town in Pennsylvania was the site for one of the most deadly battles in the civil war. Gettysburg is like a wagon wheel because the roads connect to it like the spokes on a wagon wheel. This site has been attributed to tons of ghost stories. This battle was very significant. If the confederate had won this battle the whole war would have changed. I am about to tell you is the story of why the battle was so significant. First‚ let’s take into account that the battle of Gettysburg

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    “This is happening to me” (115). Montag is confused of the fact that they are standing in front of his house‚ going to burn it‚ he understands why this is happening to him‚ but he doesn’t understand who told Captain Beatty about the books that Montag had in his possession‚ he thought about Mildred‚ and her friends that he had read the poem to‚ and he was correct. "What a dreadful surprise‚" said Beatty. "For everyone nowadays knows‚ absolutely is certain‚ that nothing will ever happen to me. Others

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    The U.S. Constitution was created to prevent the abuse of police against citizens. The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1791‚ and it protected the individual freedom of the citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was the name given to the first ten amendments in the U.S. Constitution. At first‚ the Bill of Rights only applied to the way that the federal government ran the criminal justice system. In 1868‚ the fourteenth amendment was added and it included all

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    The African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s focused on attaining the most basic rights for African Americans. This Movement focused on the fundamental issues that for White Americans were a basic right. They were freedom‚ respect‚ dignity‚ and economic and social equality. This was a movement of ordinary people who made the difficult decision to stand up for what they believe in. They did this knowing that there would be a price to pay‚ whether it be being jailed‚ assaulted‚ or in

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    As the society developed‚ civil rights policies‚ which are designed to improve the living conditions of minorities‚ were made into laws; however‚ not all civil rights policies were effectively in solving inequalities. The United States had made both successful and failed civil rights approaches. In testifying the outcomes of the past civil rights movements‚ activists could better understand what should

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    Why were the Miranda Rights important? People might think that the Miranda Rights are important. Police officers may think the Miranda Rights are not important. I think the Miranda Rights were important. Miranda was difficult to question‚ they had to question him for two hours. He confessed to the crimes and was sentenced to prison for thirty years. The questions the police officers asked him were strange. Were they the certain Miranda Rights or were they just normal questions that he couldn’t answer

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    the following in the civil rights movement 2. The bus boycott The events and outcomes of the bus boycott are significant in assistance to the civil rights movement. It was the introduction of direct action and non violence‚ the beginning of Martin Luther’s campaign in the movement and the achievements. The boycott began on the 1st December 1955 with Rosa Parks in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ with Rosa Parks. She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on demand. She was arrested and imprisoned

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    Why did L.B.J sign the civil rights act of 1994? From information from documents I believe that principle was the reason. He was for the little people. As many Spanish kids did not know why they were disliked and them at such a young age‚ he thought they deserved a reason to be disliked. He would argue and at any price he would win to show that he believed and would stand behind what he said. Also‚ before he signed the act‚ he was asked why it took so long for him to act on signing these rights and

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    Bill of Rights. A list of all the rights that are given to the people of United States. The Bill of Rights expand from amendment one all the way to amendment ten. They all vary from freedom of speech‚ the right to bear arms‚ the right to a speedy trial‚ etc. All these rights are great and many people have opinions on which of these amendment are the best and most important. I personally think that out of all the amendments‚ from one to ten‚ that the first amendment is one of the best rights that the

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