African Americans' rights activists

African Americans in the early 20th century with their Basic Civil Rights. African Americans during the early 20th century went under a lot of discriminatory actions by the whites. Although many were scared to stand on their ground, because of the possibility of secret lynching by the KKK. But many also ignored the fear and fought to make sure the African American, had their unalienable rights; especially Thurgood Marshall, an Associate of the supreme court. With all the restrictions that was held upon the blacks, Thurgood Marshall, stood as an ambassador and an advocate for the African American, fighting for the rights of the Negros in court. Protests were enforced by these Negros, organization such as the National Association for the Advancement…

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1914, in Alabama. She was an African-American Civil Rights activist. During fer lifetime, she received many accolades, including the NAACP's highest award (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Upon her death in 2005, she was the first woman to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda. Rosa's childhood brought her early experiences with racial discrimination. When she was young, she was taught to read by her mother. After going to school,…

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He delivered his famous “I have a Dream” speech, at the Lincoln Memorial on 28 August 1963 in order to call for an end of racism in the United States. In his speech Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to convince the majority white United States government to give African Americans equal rights through the use of biblical and historical allusions, alliterations, and imagery. King…

Would it be possible to say that literacy can liberate someone, just like it did with Douglass and Malcolm? Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were two African American men whom struggled in becoming literate. Frederick Douglass from the “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”narrates how he struggled on learning how to read and write, being an slave and having such limited sources, Douglass tells the reader how his mistress, Mrs. Auld taught him the letters of the…

in the same building, sit in the same area, or even drink from the same water fountain, even though they were considered ‘equal’. Fortunately, there were courageous men who started a civil rights movement, to give every man the rights he deserved, disregarding race or background. There were many men who worked to abolish the segregation and inequality that was prominent in the US. Out of all of them, it’s easy to say that history remembers W.E.B Du Bois as a proponent early civil rights…

Professor Charles E. Cobb Jr., an important Civil Rights activist during the 1960’s and renown journalist, “is very much concerned with how the history of the . . . civil rights movement is portrayed.” History is never as accurate as we believe it to be; it is never as accurate as it should be. History relies upon and creates memories of the past. We depend on middle men such as text books and even teachers to relay information onto us. This can be compared to a game of “telephone”, a game in…

A new breed of potentiating, powerful, and persuasive African American activists evolved in our society. The baton of leadership was passed down to them by men and women who ran in the race of equality, justice, and self-sufficiency for their people. A militant organization leader like the late Huey P. Newton strategy lives in us. His strategy was to defend and protect his own (black people) in the wake of police brutality. The only way his strategy within the black community could be destroyed…

Final Exam: Part 2 16 May 2018 The Origins of America: Social Progression An activist, also known as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., had a dream similar to the rest of the nations that his four children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character; a nation that ensured upward mobility, economic opportunity, and peoples natural rights granted to them. MLK along with the rest of the…

The meaning of the Civil Rights Movement was to establish equality for African Americans, and Blacks in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X were two African American leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. They both instilled respect, pride, and religion into black community. Their leadership was to promise African Americans and Blacks through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments equality and justice. In addition to their leadership, Dr. King and Malcolm X were involved in…

1960s, African American civil rights activism reached unprecedented numbers, which prompted a rise in polarizing reception. The March on Washington and the Montgomery to Selma march were two of the most monumental moments in the black civil rights movement. Ultimately, both marches are initially negatively depicted and are perceived as inherently violent, but after each event takes place they are celebrated for their ability to unite many under a common goal and promote freedom for the…