“Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get their leg up.” This quote is from Bill Gates, the creator of microsoft. Discrimination is not something to joke around with people about. Being discriminated is something people take to heart and will affect them personally. It is difficult for people to sand back up on their feet after being in a position that someone discriminates them. We see discrimination among many different groups, three of them being women, race, and disabilities. There have been many people and movements that have helped the discrimination in each of these groups for the better. Women are being discriminated in many different ways; it is commonly seen within the workforce. They are being
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One of these events being the Women Rights Movement. This lasted from 1848 through 1920. Throughout this time period women continued to fight for the rights they deserved. Finally, in 1920, women gained the right to vote which was a huge accomplishment to the women of America. (Women’s Rights Movement). A group going on around this time was the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). This association formed around 1869 and would often “stir public debate through its reform proposals on a number of social issues…” (National Women’s Suffrage Association). They also helped the women to gain their voting rights in 1920. (National Women’s Suffrage …show more content…
It is definitely a subject that has gotten better as time has gone on, but not something that has gone away. A significant person in history that helped black lives was Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil right movement in the mid 1950s until his assassination in 1968. He is especially famous for his speech “I Have a Dream”. His speech was how he “dreams” of having an equal country. Martin Luther King Jr. accomplished many other tasks along his journey. One of these being the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This took place after Rosa Parks (a black woman) refused to give up her seat on the bus. This boycott was a social protest against racial segregation. King got in a lot of trouble for leading this particular event, yet still remained to fight for what he thought was right. (Vidette Online). This was all because of the discrimination against black men and
One of these events being the Women Rights Movement. This lasted from 1848 through 1920. Throughout this time period women continued to fight for the rights they deserved. Finally, in 1920, women gained the right to vote which was a huge accomplishment to the women of America. (Women’s Rights Movement). A group going on around this time was the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA). This association formed around 1869 and would often “stir public debate through its reform proposals on a number of social issues…” (National Women’s Suffrage Association). They also helped the women to gain their voting rights in 1920. (National Women’s Suffrage …show more content…
It is definitely a subject that has gotten better as time has gone on, but not something that has gone away. A significant person in history that helped black lives was Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil right movement in the mid 1950s until his assassination in 1968. He is especially famous for his speech “I Have a Dream”. His speech was how he “dreams” of having an equal country. Martin Luther King Jr. accomplished many other tasks along his journey. One of these being the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This took place after Rosa Parks (a black woman) refused to give up her seat on the bus. This boycott was a social protest against racial segregation. King got in a lot of trouble for leading this particular event, yet still remained to fight for what he thought was right. (Vidette Online). This was all because of the discrimination against black men and