Civil Rights Act of 1866

created equal and their rights have to be protected under the Constitution. However, African Americans seem not to be one of them because they have suffered discrimination and segregation for a long period. In order to change the situation, African Americans created the Civil Rights movement that gained people’s attention. The Voting Rights Act was one of significant Act in the Civil Rights movement because it changed AAs’ lives and get rid of inequal problems. The Voting Rights Act was a…

Malcolm X’s article “A Homemade Education” discusses his journey through prison and how the experience helped him meet his expectations of himself and of the African American community. He explains his life in prison as a time in which he transitioned himself from uneducated to educated by the use of literature and writing. Sandra Cisnero’s “Only Daughter” reviews the expectations that her father had for her life and how this was something that she always wanted to fulfill and his approval was…

what they thought was right. Gender equality was one of the major issues then, and to a certain extent, is still an issue today. Men and women have always been looked at as if they are not equals. All over the world, it is believed that, besides the physical features, women and men possess fundamentally different roles in society. Understanding this helps you to understand the male/female difference in regard to the position within the family, types of work, and legal rights. Let us take a look…

suffrage, the civil rights movement, gay rights as well as freedoms like free speech and freedom from violence and oppression and are just a few of the rights that have been granted by the government. These rights and freedoms do come at a cost, however.…

democracy, one can expect economic freedoms to pursue profits and better themselves through the free market, where as in authoritarian regimes, there is usually an absence or restriction of a free market. Also, democracies are fundamentally built on civil and political freedoms which authoritarian regimes, by contrast, restrict or abolish completely. Following the Democratic Peace Theory, one would also conclude that democracies are far more peaceful, and in turn less stressful to inhabit…

was formed, the founding fathers sought to create a nation in which its citizens’ rights were fully and rightfully protected under the law. Thus, the Constitution was written to ensure that these rights were noted and well established for the people, by the people. The First Amendment to the US Constitution states in part: “Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress…

“unalienable rights” are essential human rights that should not be denied to anyone, and a government is established to protect those rights. The Declarations of Independence was written in seventeen-seventy six with the trust to the government that they would honor this agreement. It is now the year two thousand fourteen and the government has failed to deliver their mutual agreement with the people. The lack of natural rights has been an ongoing issue since the start of this country with the…

the right of certain basic freedoms on the road to advancement has led to problems in that time frame and could potentially do so for both near and long term future endeavors. Du Bois does not solely blame the position of African Americans in society on Washington’s philosophy, however, it is quite possible that…

Information “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people . . . to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” the First Amendment of the Constitution states. The First Amendment protects everyone, but specifically mentions “the press.” The Supreme Court generally merges freedom of speech with freedom of press grants the same rights to all. Due to this, the Court has allowed press access to criminal trials since trials…

call profiling, by judging someone and their abilities or their characteristics without getting to know them. Profiling is a problem, it violates the civil rights of all citizens to have political and social freedom along with equality, but some people in America are ignoring this right, that many have fought for in the Civil War of 1865 ( “Civil Rights” ). The one that believes profiling isn’t an issue of the present time or that people get what they deserve do not see a reason for it to be…