Civil rights and liberties

protection of individual rights of its citizen, administers public policy, and secure rules/laws for people to follow. Founded in the preamble of our Constitution, the purpose of our government is to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity." But is this necessarily true? Do we actually have complete control over our individual and political rights? Or is our…

The press plays an important role in society and it always has. Although the media can shed light on the situation, they didn’t always give the entire story. The role of the press in the story of the civil rights movement is a crucial one. The integration of Central High in Little Rock is a major part of said movement. The book ‘A Mighty Long Way’ recounts the story of one of the Little Rock Nine, Carlotta Walls. The role of the media in her story and others is vital. The news coverage of the…

Young Activists Making a Change You do not have to be an old adult to make a change in the world. Dance Marathon exec groups are proving that to be true nationwide! Indiana University started Dance Marathon in 1991, after the loss of Ryan White; a young boy with aids (Ryan White). The lack of knowledge about his condition, inspired his fellow peers to start raising money for the pediatric research program at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Since then, countless college and high…

The case study provided some valuable information about a horrific incident that occurred at the Indiana State Fair on August 13, 2011, during an outside concert. On this day, a group of approximately 12,000 people enthusiastically gathered to watch Sugarland, a country music band, perform on the stage at the Louisiana State Fair. The International State Fair Officials and its management team scheduled the event with hopes to provide fun and entertainment, but the expected fun-filled evening…

On September 18th, 1963, in the midst of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, four innocent children lost their lives. As they entered their church on this Wednesday, they expected nothing but love and prayers, however these plans were tragically interrupted. The KKK, due to the racial tensions of the day, decided to bomb the 16th Street Baptist Church. In response, Martin Luther King Jr., prepared a speech for the children, to recite at their funeral. The purpose of this speech was to…

“Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall addresses the racial tension between white people and black people during the 1960s. The poem provides a glimpse into the discrimination from the perspective of a young daughter and her protective mother that plagued the streets of Birmingham. On September 15, 1963, in a white supremacist act, four member of the Ku Klux Klan planted bombs underneath the African-American Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosions brought down…

let his status of a student detour him from becoming an activist to speak out for the rights of others. He led student protest and other sit ins throughout Atlanta. Julian later developed the Student-Nonviolent Coordinating…

On October 6th, 2016, I had the pleasure of hearing from one of the most unapologetic and influential woman in African American history. She spoke with so much passion and delicacy that the audience stayed engaged. Davis did not only share her story, but also provided this generation with advice and information that will remember for a lifetime. Through being in awe that I was in the same room as Angela Davis, I managed to jot down some notes about her story and additional information about the…

The year was 4444, and white people were finally getting a taste of their own medicine. The government didn’t think equal rights were enough to punish the whites for all the years of slavery. No white was treated equal. All blacks had advantage over almost every white person. Every white person, except for the president John Carter. Some things were still not right though. November, for example still drove people crazy by not being Christmas yet. And it was in that month the JJJ…

Is it ever acceptable to sacrifice the civil rights of many in order to avoid the perilous activity of a few? The stereotypes that place people into categories cause others to develop the idea that it is necessary to group those that share similarities. In classifying the populace into divisions, we describe a group with certain characteristics because of the mistakes an individual has made. There are billions of others in that same category who are worthy of respect and deserve to have…