Addison Montgomery

Why did the Civil Rights movement take hold in the 1960's and not earlier? I believe that the civil rights movement took place when it did because the African Americans finally got fed up with it and had enough courage to do something about it. Fear and lack of leadership may have had a huge role to play in why this action took so long to materialize. I think that the wars that African Americans fought in had a big part of them finally rising up and saying that enough is enough. If they…

When we first started as a nation our biggest concern was how to we do things for the people. How do we organize an entire nation and not have them fear one single person. A dictator. But along the way as a nation we failed to see that idea fall through. As a nation we allowed a infinite amount of people of color to fear the lighter tones that walked freely on the lands of southern America. No matter the amount of peaceful ways people had took action it seemed the only to gain attention was…

illegal for public schools. This lead to the doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson. On August 28, 1955 a fourteen-year-old boy named Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered in Money, Mississippi. The same year on December 1st, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to vacate her seat in the white section of the bus. This event would lead toward the bus boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr.. On the 9th of September, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Civil…

January 15, 1929, in atlanta Georgia. King was a civil-rights activist and a Baptist minister. Martin luther king jr. was an influential leader an powerful speaker who was known for his teachings and leadership. He led nonviolent protest such as the Montgomery bus boycott, voting rights march and the Washington march for jobs and freedom. King joined the civil rights movement to fight for a set of principles in which he believed for example non-violence. King refused to engage in violent actions…

On June 27th, 1925 Andrew J. Foster was born in Ensley, Alabama to parents Veline and Wiley Foster. In 1936 when Andrew was 11 years of age he and his sibling Edward contracted Spinal Meningitis and became deaf. Foster attended the Alabama School for the Colored Deaf in Talladega. In order to continue with his education, he moved to Michigan, there at age 17, Foster went as far as the eighth grade at the Michigan School for the Deaf. In 1950. He received a diploma from the Detroit Institute of…

of land, they will need to protest both the NED and their products. Instead of relying on their products and services, they must turn to smaller, local businesses to meet consumer needs. Similar to the African American communities’ boycott of the Montgomery transportation system, the boycott of NED products and services will ideally cause a lack economic growth for the company. When the North Energy Direct Company realizes that the pipeline process is hindering their economic growth, they will…

Andrew Young was an important Civil Rights leader. He grew up with a middle class family, in New Orleans. He went through school and graduated with a bachelor’s degree, then went on to earn some higher degrees. He won some great awards and was recognized for many great things. He made a great impact on Georgia and the Civil Rights movement, he continues to make an impact on Georgia to this very day. Andrew Jackson Young Jr. was born on March 12, 1932, he grew up in a middle class family. His…

Negro Elks Society when he was fourteen. In 1956 he got arrested when he was going thirty mph in a twenty-five mph zone when he was twenty-seven. For his nonviolent protest Martin Luther King, Jr was a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. He was also named president called the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Also Martin Luther King, Jr’s house was set on fire, torn apart by tear gas, beatings, and there were violent reactions when it got destroyed. In…

Topic- Bronco Transportation Focus- The focus of this project is to inform the manager of Bronco Transportation of the issues I have found in the Bronco Transportation system. I found three main issues in the Bronco Transportation system such as overcrowding buses, non use of seat belts, and many illnesses that come with riding public buses. The reason I choose to do this project on public transportation here at at Western Michigan University is because the dangers of this topic should be…

Disobedience is a natural human reaction to oppression. Even in the earliest years, disobedience has impacted lives, and a natural response to perceived inequality. It challenges established norms and facilitates our evolving environment and society. And through disobedience, systems of inequality are defeated and vast societal progress is made, stressing its value as a vital human trait. The biggest steps in social progress have been accomplished through disobedience. Whether it had been done…