Ida B. Wells

The 1960s, or simple known, as the 60s were a revolutionary time of history They were a time when people lived free, loved free, burned their draft cards, protested the war and enjoyed meaningful music. Bob Dylan in 1963 wrote the Song the “The Times They Are a Changin.” Bob Dylan was right the times were a changing in the 1960s. Many large events occurred during the 60s, including the hippie movement, civil rights movement, anti-war movement and the space race to name a few. It was during this…

Culture is something that is always changing in the United States. The way life was in the 1940s and the 1950s is very different than the way life is now in 2015. It is fascinating to read about all of these changes as well, but reading about these changes is nowhere near as full filling as hearing about them from someone that was alive to experience all the changes first hand. This is why it was so amazing to hear my grandmother recount her life back to me. Kathy Hulsey Painter sat down with me…

The Price of Vietnam The Vietnam war was a very controversial war, and many debate on whether or not the participation of the United States in the war was necessary. The war lasted a grueling twenty years, 1955 to 1975. However, in the year of 1968 there was much going on at home, from civil rights movements lead my Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to the presidential election of Richard Nixon and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Tension was high in the U.S. With over 2.7 million Americans that…

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Policy Analysis In the paper that follows I will analyze the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program, specifically working to break down the success of the program based on the history and how much the program has changed. This includes the source of financing for the programs and how that impacts its effectiveness; the laws that directly relate to the VISTA program; the achievements of the programs since its inception; the measurements of…

The United States in the early 1900’s was characterized by racism towards African Americans and their plea for equality. Despite the Civil War and 13th Amendment ridding the U.S. of slavery, society still favored whites and many African Americans were discriminated against because racism was still a monumental issue. Many court cases were created regarding African American equality, and not many ended by them gaining it. The Jim Crow Laws impacted the government by providing it the power to…

president. It was assumed that the mob supplied him with the necessities to execute the shot. The CIA was tired of John Kennedy because he wanted to take on the mob without the CIA’s help. So the CIA set up the killing of Kennedy in Dallas. This is a very well-known source that many people reference to. The Wall St. Cheat Sheet has very reliable writers. Megan Foley has wrote many articles on conspiracy and many on the John Kennedy conspiracy. This article will help me explain to the reader that…

election tactic, especially democrats. Republican voters are usually Caucasian, upper class, and in higher positioned occupations; while those voting democratic are typically minorities fighting to stay at or above the poverty line. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was the first politician to use the term War on Poverty during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This was during a time when the national poverty rate was around nineteen percent, adding to President Johnson’s Great…

One of the most influential and historically significant decades in American history occurred during the 1960s when Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson held office. These presidents’ domestic reform goals reflected more similarities than differences. Most of the domestic reform legislation enacted by Johnson originated with the Kennedy administration. Kennedy’s legislative agenda, known as the “New Frontier” included increased federal aid for education, reduced taxes in an effort to…

and Mrs. Adams’s letters, written correspondence fosters close relationships that is protected from public scrutiny. Which is the case for Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, otherwise known as the women who lead the rise for women’s rights activism during the 19th century. Stanton held possessed social and civic intelligence that was influenced by her father’s profession as lawyer. When she was young, Stanton admired…

The House of Representatives voted to pass the bill that became the Fair Housing Act on April 10. The act was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson six days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr (Marks, 2013). The FHA is an example of a federal legislation. It was created to address the barriers to housing and segregation in housing practices. Federal legislation has given…