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Thesis: From 1877 to 1980, individuals had a greater impact in attempting to solve the issues facing the nation, especially at solving the problems involved in civil and equal rights for minority groups and domestic issues resulting from international conflicts. Owing to the discrimination and unequal rights African Americans and Women faced, Individual had taken much more powerful and effective actions than the government who were indifferent and banned people’s freedom. African Americans received numerous harsh treatments and punishments. For instance, from 1889 to 1909 in the south, more than seventeen hundred African Americans were killed by lynching. They were accused of assault on a white women which was rarely proved. In addition, …show more content…
Furthermore, Homer Plessy was arrested when he sat in a whites only railroad car because he was only one-eight black. In 1896, the government passed the Jim Crow laws which stated the idea of “separate but equal” based in Plessy v. Ferguson. The government believed that by providing the separated facilities, it would provided “peace and order” to the community. It showed that the government wanted people to understand that they tried to solve the problem to maintain equality by separating. The actions that government made did not actually provide equality for African Americans. It intensified the racial discrimination between whites and blacks. In 1899, the Court legitimated segregated schools, public drinking fountains, toilets, hospitals, and cemeteries. The government’s action did not benefits African Americans, instead it reminded them seen as inferior to whites which led to more unequal rights and treatments. On the other hand, individuals had taken much better actions in attempting to solve the issues. Take a famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King as an example, he had organized numerous protests and marches to gain equality of African Americans. In early 1936, He organized a …show more content…
Later, King made a famous speech named “I Have a Dream” in Washington D.C. The speech agitated more followers to join the protest movements. More significantly, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed which ended segregation in public and employment. In addition, in order to increase African American voters, he led a march in Selma, but he was arrested and attacked by the police again. His courageous actions were seen by the public, so more and more people were on his side. Even President Johnson declared to use national guard to protect them. The successful actions also led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It presented the successful achievements King had by utilizing the nonviolent action. These examples clearly presented that individuals had greater impact in attempting to solve the issues. Moreover, in the past, people believed that men were superior than women, so in many situations women did not have the same rights as man. Take John Dewey as an example, she was an educational reformer and believed that people should get education even when they were very young. It affected women greatly because between 1890 to 1910, the number of women attending colleges increased from 56,000 to 140,000. The statistic demonstrated clearly that the
Thesis: From 1877 to 1980, individuals had a greater impact in attempting to solve the issues facing the nation, especially at solving the problems involved in civil and equal rights for minority groups and domestic issues resulting from international conflicts. Owing to the discrimination and unequal rights African Americans and Women faced, Individual had taken much more powerful and effective actions than the government who were indifferent and banned people’s freedom. African Americans received numerous harsh treatments and punishments. For instance, from 1889 to 1909 in the south, more than seventeen hundred African Americans were killed by lynching. They were accused of assault on a white women which was rarely proved. In addition, …show more content…
Furthermore, Homer Plessy was arrested when he sat in a whites only railroad car because he was only one-eight black. In 1896, the government passed the Jim Crow laws which stated the idea of “separate but equal” based in Plessy v. Ferguson. The government believed that by providing the separated facilities, it would provided “peace and order” to the community. It showed that the government wanted people to understand that they tried to solve the problem to maintain equality by separating. The actions that government made did not actually provide equality for African Americans. It intensified the racial discrimination between whites and blacks. In 1899, the Court legitimated segregated schools, public drinking fountains, toilets, hospitals, and cemeteries. The government’s action did not benefits African Americans, instead it reminded them seen as inferior to whites which led to more unequal rights and treatments. On the other hand, individuals had taken much better actions in attempting to solve the issues. Take a famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King as an example, he had organized numerous protests and marches to gain equality of African Americans. In early 1936, He organized a …show more content…
Later, King made a famous speech named “I Have a Dream” in Washington D.C. The speech agitated more followers to join the protest movements. More significantly, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed which ended segregation in public and employment. In addition, in order to increase African American voters, he led a march in Selma, but he was arrested and attacked by the police again. His courageous actions were seen by the public, so more and more people were on his side. Even President Johnson declared to use national guard to protect them. The successful actions also led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It presented the successful achievements King had by utilizing the nonviolent action. These examples clearly presented that individuals had greater impact in attempting to solve the issues. Moreover, in the past, people believed that men were superior than women, so in many situations women did not have the same rights as man. Take John Dewey as an example, she was an educational reformer and believed that people should get education even when they were very young. It affected women greatly because between 1890 to 1910, the number of women attending colleges increased from 56,000 to 140,000. The statistic demonstrated clearly that the