Counting Crows

Martin Luther king was a very influential person during the battle for equal rights. He was an American Baptist minister born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. King delivered his famous speech, “I Have a Dream”, during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Many people then did as people do with LGBT; Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transsexual gatherings and protests today and completely ignored the March and the persecution endured by the African American community. That was however until King…

Schools in America's southern states were segregated in the late 19th century following the passing of laws directed against blacks, these laws were known as the Jim crow laws. Segregation meant that Black students were sent to different schools than white students. This was unfair because although the schools were meant to be ‘equal’ the black schools received less public funding than white schools, therefore they did not receive the same standard of facilities, For example the white schools…

WHO ACHIEVED MORE FOR BLACK AMERICANS, MARTIN LUTHER KING OR MALCOLM X? Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are the two most well-known, influential activists in the civil rights movement. Although they both fought for the same cause, during the same time, they had very different approaches towards the ways in which the civil rights’ movement was to succeed. They also held different principles and views about what an ideal, racially equal world would look like. Martin Luther King opted for the…

Maya Angelou’s poem, “Harlem Hopscotch,” portrays the feelings of oppression and injustice experienced by the African American population through a game of hopscotch, as they are forced to succumb to the white supremacist societal structure in America. She utilizes devices, such as imagery and sound, to portray the emotions of people of color after the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The speaker, who articulates on behalf of African Americans as a whole, maintains the innocence of a child playing a…

Mississippi routinely offering Democrats more than 95 percent of the vote, even to losing presidential candidates. The timing of the demise of the Southern Democrat is not coincidental. It reflects a complete cycle of generational replacement in the post-Jim Crow era. Old loyalties to the Democratic Party have died along with the generation of white Southerners who came of age during the era of the Solid South, before Brown v. Board of Education, before the Civil Rights…

What comes to mind when you hear the name, Dorothy Dandridge? Many think of her arguably best film, 1954's Carmen Jones, while others remember the sultry but unconventional femme fatale. Today, Dandridge is hailed as a pioneer for African-American women in film. In fact, Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress. However, her legacy remained unacknowledged by the mainstream entertainment industry until 1999, when Halle Berry…

segregation was a mindset as well as a way of life. For this reason many were opposed to desegregation. They strictly followed Jim Crow laws that enforced as well as encouraged racial segregation. Jim Crow laws date back to 1877. These laws promoted the idea of “separate but equal”, which was a major argument for Whites that were against desegregation (White Only: Jim Crow in America -…

Civil disobedience has always been an option in the United States. People have the right to protest, request change, and challenge the government. Historically, protests only give positive results when the cause is one that will forever change the world. Peaceful resistance is not acceptable when the outcome will negatively impact the country at-large, or when the protestors get violent. Peaceful protesting is not always the answer. Laws are thoroughly thought out, planned, and executed by…

Every small thing would be a problem. Water fountains, bathrooms, clubs, and bars just to name a few. As things grew worse discrimination became more evident through many different ways such as hate crimes, rape and even in some cases murder. The Jim Crow laws were passed by southern states to create a type of racial order between the people of the South. By 1914 the laws effectively created two separate societies; one black and one white. Blacks could…

Causes and Effects of the Civil Rights Movement By: Introduction The civil rights movement is a great thing it was when all african american people and white people became equal and they cained rights. Two thing violence towards african american people and segregation between black and white stating that white and black where different white people were better this is not true but they were taught this as a babys. This lead to the blacks and whites becoming equal and living in harmony. Violence…