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Summary Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer is a picture book told entirely in poems. Each poem details a certain part of Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and her mission for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement. Her story is not one that is commonly told when discussing the Civil Rights Movement, but it is a very important one to read. What is quite unique about this particular story, is that it tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of this woman, who was very…

For centuries, African Americans have been seen as inferior to the white man. For example, in Elizabeth B. Browning’s poem she uses the reference, “[f]rom the white man’s house, and the black man’s hut” (Browning XXV 1). African Americans have always been discriminated against and looked down upon as a lower class. Between the Civil Rights Movement and now, racism has evolved immensely in different ways in places such as: schools, churches, and other public places. The United States has moved…

During high school, every student must learn the chilling history about the people who were forced to be slaves, the civil rights movement, and everything in between. The thought that people were killed because of their skin color is truly mind boggling, and thinking about how different things are now, it doesn 't seem like it could ever be as rough as it was in the past. But, throughout the years, things have changed, and African Americans now have the basic human rights that they deserve.…

What is the greatest gift you can give someone? The answer: knowledge. With this, new avenues are explored and ideas are challenged. I mention this because, this is what the YWCA has and continues to do. Their mission is solely dedicated to changing and saving lives they come in contact with. This paper can’t even begin to focus on the amazing work the YWCA does. Below is the just a glimpse of how they help the human spirit to become the best person they can be. It also tells you how you can…

Jonathan Edwards, one of the most influential leaders for the puritan religion, delivered a speech on July 8th, 1741 titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” which informed his audience that God is the only thing holding them up over the pits of Hell. While on the other hand, Martin Luther King Jr, an American civil rights activist and author, writes a letter, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” while held prisoner in Birmingham City Jail addressing eight Clergyman who condemned his protests…

Human curiosity has led to both positive and negative innovations for civilizations around the world. Throughout America’s history, oppressed groups have tried to accomplish certain goals using certain means of innovations and movements. Between Feminism and Civil Rights movements, they each have wondered what could be done to better their lives. Feminism’s roots began in the 1800s from the curiosity of what life would entail in a world where women could divorce their husbands, and where they…

Growing up in the suburbs, I always knew my family was treated differently. It wasn’t just my family; other Pit bulls like me were also treated differently. It has been this way since I was in puppy school. I would be told to move to the back of the room so that the other puppies can sit in the front. Naturally I listened to the teacher who holds the power of authority. This was only a minor problem. At age 18, I moved to the city with my best friend, Michael to pursue our dreams. We became…

Author’s Note In this story you get to experience what life was like for a family of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. When some very important people in today’s world story was back then. Now today we honor those people in our world because, now we have peace and all people have equal rights. In this story it tells us about how life was like in the view of an African American family. On a breezy summer day down in Memphis,Tennessee Katherine, Danny, her father,…

My interpretation of what poetry is most likely the same as what anyone else it is thinking; whatever the poet at the time wants the poem to be. Poetry is open to anything. It can express anger, happiness, hatred, fear, love, passion, joy as well as any other form of expressions known to man. Before this assignment I was not big on poetry outside of when it was required to read in school. I decided on the poem “To Change the World Enough” by Alice Walker, mainly since I was able to understand…

The black panther is one of the most ferocious and intelligent creatures inhabiting the Earth. They are classified as members of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Felidae, genus Panthera, and various species. Their scientific names include Panthera pardus and Panthera onca. The black panther has been so widely popularized that its name is shared by a National Football League team, a Marvel superhero, and countless other entities. Despite its…