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Michael Luther King, Jr., on January 15, 1929, Michael changed his name to Martin. Martin Luther went to school in Georgia where he completed high school at fifteen years old. He got a B.A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse School, a college for African Americans of Atlanta from which both his dad and granddad had graduated. He was chosen president of a predominantly white senior class at Crozer Philosophical Theological school in Pennsylvania. In 1951, Martin was granted the B.D. Martin Luther…

Plessy vs. Ferguson case in 1896: It was a landmark case which approved racial segregation in public facilities. The case was so important because the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” facilities could satisfy the 14th amendment. Based on the case, racial segregation was legal as long as the facilities separation were equal for blacks and whites. Although the segregation between blacks and white already existed in restaurants, schools, and public places, in Plessy vs Ferguson,…

as Senior Leaders in Traditionally White Community Colleges. George Washington University In this study, Debra Bright shared her work on the urgency of capturing the unique experiences, challenges, strategies, and triumphs of Black Women (African-American) who held senior level administrative positions (.i.e. dean, vice president, provost, or special assistant to the president) in five predominately White male community colleges. Prior to the author’s research, the history records reflected…

During the 1960’s, America was at a point in time where Political and Racial unrest continued throughout the country. America was divided over the voting rights of African Americans who had been set free over a century ago when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. However, even after being freed, these Americans have yet to gain the right to vote. President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time desired to change America by encouraging Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. He…

college because ‘he had his own mind.’ He wanted to become ‘an adventurer or a traveler,’ so that he could be a great American novelist in the tradition of Jack London and Thomas Wolfe’’ (Charters x). In 1951, Jack Kerouac began…

In history, when we think of a Revolution, we think of a rapid change. The American Revolution, which affected many people from 1775 to about 1783, was a rebellion by the thirteen colonies against British Rule leading to the independence of the United States. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense, written in 1775-1776, inspired the thirteen colonies to withdraw from British authority. Later on, the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, helped encouraged Paine’s pamphlet even…

Emancipation Proclamation the Negro still wasn’t free. He felt One hundred years later the life of the Negro was stilled crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. He also felt the Negro was still anguished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. That was the reason Dr.King assembled in Washington D.C that day, he was fed up with the inequality in America. Dr. King believed it’s time for the dreams of his ideal society to be…

and doing whatever sewing work she could discover as an afterthought." Aside from the battles Rosa Parks persevered through, Chapter 5 likewise portrays the voyages Miss Rosa Parks went, and what encounters she experienced by meeting other African Americans that were influenced by the Civil Rights Movement. In March, Parks came back to Highlander to talk at workshop. She depicted the sensational change the blacklist had conveyed to the…

Research Paper #2 American politics, a wide array of differing opinions, making the very mention of its name controversial at best, and relationship-ruining at worst. In this day and age, with such a wash of information, it can be difficult to distinguish truth from fiction in regards to each parties’ views and points of interest. Each has stances that are intrinsic to them, and all of them have their flaws. This paper will discuss the most prominent of the parties, their candidates, and the…

issues, these songs were primarily written about war and injustice. They were given a proper place in our history and were remembered as lyrical, musical achievements of their time. This excluded many injustices, including the war against African-Americans. In the 1970’s, was when the music of a generation expressed these indignities, and changed the world. This essay will outline the direct effect, the cause known as Hip-Hop had upon not only the United States government, but people around the…