“I have a dream…” a wise man once said. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the many who stood up for their rights as a legal citizen in America. He and all the others just wanted fair, equal lives like everyone else. Racism has been going on for a very long time, and it still is happening today. In the source, “Leaders of the Freedom Riders,” an interview between Bernard Keith Jarvis and civil rights advocate James Farmer, the two discuss how Farmer had dealt with racism in his whole life, and…
Susan B Anthony was born February 15,1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Growing up, she was the second oldest of eight children, she was raised in a Quaker household and they also spent most of their time on social causes. In 1826, she attended a Quaker school, however after having to return home due to family issues. Once she returned home, she begins to teach in the mid to late 80’s. What she was recognized for are as follow; journalist civil rights activist, and a woman rights activist, she…
I do not believe that the Vietnam War was successful for the United States. I believe that it was not successful because cost many American lives, unpopular war for public, and did not stop communism from spreading. Our involvement in Vietnam started during Kennedy’s presidency. At the beginning of his presidency, President Kennedy wanted to stop the spread of communism in Vietnam. With this intention, he increased the number of American military advisors in Vietnam. President Kennedy hoped that…
Ernesto Garcia March 29,2018 6th Period Conservative Resurgence Fact Sheet President Nixon during his presidential term during (1964-1974) he was involved in a lot of conflict and some good decision. He started his term against a group call OPEC that denied oil exchange with the U.S. Also made a detente with the Soviet Union and European countries. He made the Vietnamization policy to end the involvement of U.S.in Vietnam and give the chart back to South Vietnam. He visited China it was a…
Civil Rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his “I Have a Dream” speech, argues that African Americans are not given the equal rights that they deserves. He supports this claim by using allusions, metaphors, and anaphoras. King’s purpose is to persuade his audience to take action in order to end the injustice of segregation and to peacefully achieve equality of all colors. He adopts a motivational tone for the whites and blacks who came to the March on Washington and others interested…
The quote by Barbara Jordan “We as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” Is a relevant quote that has gone unnoticed by many. “Texas v. Johnson” by William J. Brennan, “Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “ American Flag Stands for tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen all outline Barbara Jordan's quote. For instance, In “Texas V. Johnson” the seminal document is stating that under the first amendment, you have the right to express yourself even if it is…
John Watson was born in South Carolina in 1878. He went to Furman University when he was 16 years old. He received his PhD in psychology in 1903. When Watson had graduated from John Hopkins University he then realized he wanted to get involved in the behaviorism in psychology. Watson started to look at animals and humans behaviorism. He reflexes what Ivan Pavlov had developed and applied it to the study of behavior. Watson was looking at how humans and animals act different in different…
Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, 37th Vice President of the United States, a United States Representative, and a Majority Leader of the United States Senate. He is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions. He led America during the Vietnam War. These are only a couple accomplishments of his during his life. Johnson supported civil rights for everyone. He dealt with the different opinions on the Vietnam War. He was a president who…
The 1960s for the United States, a decade of controversy, drew this picture in the sense that the events that sequenced took place on the world stage of the political spectrum. Despite the validity to this, domesticity faced conflict as well, with the emergence of rebels known as the hippies. On the face of this movement were riots and protests to argue for the ideas that followed their mindset, but on the other hand, the scene of consuming drugs, and the facet of being relaxed and ignorant of…
the 1840s and 1850s; these years were the most significant in relation to these movements. Women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were prominent figures in these movements. Stanton was an eloquent strategist, orator, philosopher, and publicist of the women’s rights movement. She worked hard to end discrimination against women alongside Susan B. Anthony. As a result, Stanton was the prime mover behind the Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights in 1848. Later on, Stanton…