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    is right, and that is for everyone to have civil rights. This country is falling apart and we need this bill to be passed by congress but before all that, civil rights, equality: de-segregation and fairness. These topics will be discussed about over this speech about the Civil Rights Bill should be passed by Congress in July 1964. The civil rights are needed for everyone because society need to all be the same; people need to have the right to freedom, the right to education and the right to…

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    on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was an event organized by major labor unions, church groups, youth organizations and civil rights groups. The march included several speeches in front of the Lincoln Memorial with over 200,000 people attending and covered on national television. A large purpose of the march was to help pressure the government into passing Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill. Here, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the keynote speaker where he gave his famous and enduring “I Have a Dream…

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    black people of america. To not be treated any less or any more than the white people. He wants equality not equity. In the giver they are all equal and that is mlk wants for the people. Mlk wants to be equal not sameness but equality. Mlk and the civil rights movement was a true story however doodle and the giver where fiction. Mlk wants his…

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    As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “ If you can’t be the pine on the top of the hill, be a shrub in a valley. But be the best little shrub on the hill.” This means that you should always be the best person you can be your height, size, shape, or race isn’t what really matters. There are many parts to someone so they shouldn’t focus on the exterior but just be the best of whatever they have to offer. Martin Luther King Jr. had four principles that might help you be the best you. The first…

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    Protecting Your Rights? “Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don’t like as well as those we do,” were words once said by Trevor Phillips. These words couldn’t be more true and relate more to the world today. It is so crazy to think that the U.S. has been fighting for civil rights for so many years and though it has come a long way they are still fighting for full equality. In the speech,”A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama, he talks about human rights,…

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    “COME MEET EMMA” In early October 2014, the Drumright Historical Society began discussion on a way to honor our founder, Emma E. Akin. Due to the fact that there are not many persons left in Drumright that remember Ms. Akin or her work, we wanted to first focus on our local community. However, because of the significance of her work, we also hoped to reach out to the state of Oklahoma. Curator, Tammy Posey suggested a special exhibit featuring many of Ms. Akin’s personal belongings and…

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    women in the United States. Women’s rights have evolved stressfully as they still continue to reach the true meaning of justice while maintaining the safety mechanism. War is one of the few exceptions to the proclamation of equality for all. Reasons such as the lack of important qualities, romance, and men’s natural instincts of protection sustain the assurance that women should not be allowed to engage in…

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    Govt-2305 71061 10/02/2017 Civil rights and civil liberties. Civil rights are significant set of rights which are specially made to protect all the individuals from unfair treatment. These rights provide equal opportunity and protection regardless of religion, race, sex, age, class, etc. under these rights people receive equal service including education, employment, security, housing, shelter and many more. These civil rights are originated from federal level. These rights are included and…

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    Civil Rights Civil rights are rights given to everyone under fair use, they protect citizens from discrimination. Anyone and everyone is to be protected despite their details, like their gender, sexuality, race, and looks. An important person, Thomas Jefferson, states that we have the right to pursue whatever makes us happy. People should be able to do things that make them happy, like applying a label to themselves or just being whoever they are. On the other hand, people who are just being…

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    Americans with disabilities act: ADA headwords US labor law that prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability. ADA disabilities, mental & physical medical conditions. protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of…

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