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The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 I chose to read The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 because I like to learn and or read about historical events. The Watsons are an african american family during the civil rights movement. I like to learn about the civil rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's speech An example of an historically accurate technology is a house phone. Another example could possibly be mail since they didn't have mobile phones. Another example is the TT AB-700 because…

operational middle management and upper management levels. These different classifications will have varying responsibilities and requirements. Generally the higher you go, the more stress and responsibility is placed on the worker. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 applies to both men and women and prohibits using different wage scales for a men and women performing a job that is essentially the identical to what the opposite gender is being asked to do. When you are working in upper management…

May 1, 1970, in the afternoon, students were gathered around the Victory Bell and students, some were history students and they were organizing a protest, which they say that they had been murdered when the troops were sent somewhere without a declaration by the congress. More than 2 hours, President Nixon made his announcement and more than 200 people were gathered to hear African-American speak. At night, students were gathered around at the Kent in an area with the number of bars known as…

The bombing of 1963 Throughout the years our country has fought for civil rights and have gone through many faults on our journey to become the "melting pot country." In the 60's the civil rights movement was big and at its prime, so at the time there was people who supported it and people who didn't. On September 15, 1963, there was a bombing at a church in Birmingham, Alabama. This church which is 16th Street Baptist Church was predominately black populated, so it was a target for the Ku…

1963 – 1973 A Decade of Disillusion The era that I chose to write about was from 1963 to 1973. I felt that this was the decisively time period in America history. The 60’s were ushered in riding on the coattails of the 1950’s and was felt would carry on the hopes and dreams of the post-WWII economic growth which America was enjoying . The 1950’s ideas of bliss in suburbia with dinner promptly at 6 and of a mother doing housework in pearls were about to be shattered by the events of the…

The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) marked a forceful legislative response to the American public’s outcry for a rethinking of how to treat those suffering from mental illnesses. Championed by President John F. Kennedy as part of his “New Frontier” program that aimed to mitigate the effects of poverty and injustice in this country, the CMHA envisioned a large-scale transfer of mentally ill patients from psychiatric institutions to community mental health centers. The CMHA is also…

It was the Fall of 1963, Birmingham Alabama. At the park with my soul sisters Dennise, Carole, and Cynthia, I never expected it would be our last time playing together. Today is the day when all kayos broke. Besides today wasn't a good day, the leaves are falling, soul sisters and I are playing tag at the park. '' Tianee is it.'' Denise said. ''You finally caught someone?'' I said. ''Shut up you bed wetter!!'' Denise said. I went by the rusted merry-go round and counted. After, I was done…

Valeria Ramos HIST 1302 103 December 5, 2016 Equal Pay Act of 1963 The sixties was dominated by historical events that shaped present-day society. These events included the Civil Rights movement, the assassination of John F. Kennedy which resulted in the presidency to be assigned to Lyndon B. Johnson, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis and lastly the Moon landing. The feminine mystique 16th street baptist church, four little black girls were at church when a bomb exploded killing…

Gracie Rine-Cole March 16th 2071 4th hour Mrs. Barbor The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 Comparative Essay For the Watsons Go to Birmingham, it is my belief that the novel is much better than the movie. Kenny, at the beginning, was naive, and believed the world was, well, maybe not perfect but close enough. Nearing the end though, something changed. For a brief time, he seemed almost depressed. He would stay behind the couch all the time, ignoring his family and believing in magical creatures…

Emerald Nau AF AM 110 Dr. Colapierto Civil Rights Roundtable 1963 The round table discussion consisted of James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Joseph Minklelwitz, and Sidney Portier. The topics of discussion were civil rights and the March on Washington. All the men had something in common; all were entertainers in some kind of aspect, and all came to Washington for the March on Washington. As stated in the video, some of these men were long term fights, and others…