Elizabeth Montgomery

On June 27th, 1925 Andrew J. Foster was born in Ensley, Alabama to parents Veline and Wiley Foster. In 1936 when Andrew was 11 years of age he and his sibling Edward contracted Spinal Meningitis and became deaf. Foster attended the Alabama School for the Colored Deaf in Talladega. In order to continue with his education, he moved to Michigan, there at age 17, Foster went as far as the eighth grade at the Michigan School for the Deaf. In 1950. He received a diploma from the Detroit Institute of…

of land, they will need to protest both the NED and their products. Instead of relying on their products and services, they must turn to smaller, local businesses to meet consumer needs. Similar to the African American communities’ boycott of the Montgomery transportation system, the boycott of NED products and services will ideally cause a lack economic growth for the company. When the North Energy Direct Company realizes that the pipeline process is hindering their economic growth, they will…

Andrew Young was an important Civil Rights leader. He grew up with a middle class family, in New Orleans. He went through school and graduated with a bachelor’s degree, then went on to earn some higher degrees. He won some great awards and was recognized for many great things. He made a great impact on Georgia and the Civil Rights movement, he continues to make an impact on Georgia to this very day. Andrew Jackson Young Jr. was born on March 12, 1932, he grew up in a middle class family. His…

Negro Elks Society when he was fourteen. In 1956 he got arrested when he was going thirty mph in a twenty-five mph zone when he was twenty-seven. For his nonviolent protest Martin Luther King, Jr was a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. He was also named president called the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Also Martin Luther King, Jr’s house was set on fire, torn apart by tear gas, beatings, and there were violent reactions when it got destroyed. In…

Topic- Bronco Transportation Focus- The focus of this project is to inform the manager of Bronco Transportation of the issues I have found in the Bronco Transportation system. I found three main issues in the Bronco Transportation system such as overcrowding buses, non use of seat belts, and many illnesses that come with riding public buses. The reason I choose to do this project on public transportation here at at Western Michigan University is because the dangers of this topic should be…

Disobedience is a natural human reaction to oppression. Even in the earliest years, disobedience has impacted lives, and a natural response to perceived inequality. It challenges established norms and facilitates our evolving environment and society. And through disobedience, systems of inequality are defeated and vast societal progress is made, stressing its value as a vital human trait. The biggest steps in social progress have been accomplished through disobedience. Whether it had been done…

There was many people in the civil rights movement of 1964, but one particular person did the most and that person was Martin Luther King Jr. I will talk about his early life like when he was a kid. His Education like when he was in high school and college. His awards and recognition, and his main impact on the movement. First, his early life. He was born in atlanta on January 15, 1929. He lived at 501 Auburn Avenue. His maternal grandfather A.D. Williams was a pastor at Ebenezer from 1894…

Congressman Lewis’ versus Rev. Jones’ views towards desegregation Colored. White. Hatred. Differences. Prejudice. All of these words are apart of a time period in history that is full of segregation: Jim Crow laws. Coloreds were denied liberties granted to all Americans in the Bill of Rights. Such hatred among the white population erupted through violence towards the coloreds. Many beatings were inflicted upon coloreds for no reason at all. However, coloreds fought back not with violence, but…

Martin Luther King Jr (MLK). He was also previously known as, Michael King Jr. MLK was also known for a lot of things four of his main things where the "I Have A Dream" speech, Montgomery bus boycott, march on Washington, and winning the Nobel peace prize. The first thing major thing Dr. Martin did was the Montgomery bus boycott. He was inspired by Rosa Parks because, one day she was asked to get up so a white man could sit where she was and she didn’t move. She got arrested and he was…

As defined by Black’s Law Dictionary a boycott is a conspiracy formed and intended directly or indirectly to prevent the carrying on of any lawful business, or to Injure the business of any one by wrongfully preventing those who would be customers from buying anything from or employing the representatives of said business, by threats, intimidation or other forcible means. In layman’s terms a boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization,…