Jim Lovell

Plessy v. Ferguson The Plessy V. Ferguson was a case between Homer Plessy and Judge John H. Ferguson and the law. This case had to do with Homer refusing to follow the orders of what is said to be the law. But the law was the one who was violating two amendments made to give rights to African-American and blacks. This also had a big impact on "Separate but Equal". This brought the attention of the Supreme Court of how much segregation is happening to blacks. It also shows us that this is…

volunteered in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II where served with a segregated battalion, in Great Britain and France. He fought in the Battle of Normandy in June 1944. But a racial segregation in the military only assisted to his awareness that Jim Crow laws crippled the African-American society and mobilizing people was crucial for building a movement against segregation. During his years in segregated college he attended the interracial seminars organized by the National…

4 Little Girls Directed and produced in 1997 by Spike Lee, 4 Little Girls is a heartrending American historical documentary film that examines the murder of four black-American girls on September 15 1963 bombing that took place in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. This movie gained a lot of popularity and was even nominated for an Academy Award in the "Best Documentary" category. The events of the bombing also inspired a song released in 1964 called "Birmingham…

Jim Crow Laws negatively impacted the United States as they unfairly treated certain groups of people, created tension between individuals and races, and condoned racism that affected the lives of many. In this paper, I will explore what Jim Crow Laws were, how they originated, and their effects on the people living during this time period. Jim Crow Laws were created in the south around 1877 and acted as harsh anti-black regulations. A Jim Crow Law came to mean any state law passed in the South…

The film I reviewed for my rhetorical analysis was the documentary Thirteenth (13th). This documentary uses many methods to show the viewer how the oppression of African Americans has evolved overtime since slavery. Thirteenth was directed by Ava Duvermay, who is a well-known director that produced other renowned films such as Selma. The documentary was produced by Ava DuVermay, Howard Barish, and Spencer Averick. This film does a great job of using notable speakers, pictures and facts to…

Freedom Rides were essential for making sure that states were complying with the desegregation of buses. In 1961 freedom rides were organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to see if the Supreme Court’s declaration that the segregation of transportation facilities was unconstitutional actually desegregated the bus system. The SNCC was involved in the rides as well. CORE, CNCC and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed a coordinating committee to organize the…

After the civil war was over, the North and the South started to execute a plan called the reconstruction. The goal of this was to reconcile the North and South, and to give freedmen (ex-slaves) rights and education. Everything was going really well, and the 13th and 15th amendments to the constitution were ratified, abolishing slavery and giving black men the right to vote. However, the reconstruction started to fall apart in the early 1870’s, and died in 1877. But what killed it, southern…

religion, or gender. Segregation should not be forced because of someone's race or ethnicity. Government should not create laws that prevent anyone from using public places because of their race. The majority of American states enforced the “Jim…

The civil rights movement emerged in the late 1950’s through the 1960’s. This non violent movement was a great change in the history of America through two men who had a great influence, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Both individuals had different outlooks on the idea of civil rights, but both wanted society to better serve the African American community. In Martin Luther King, Jr's “I have a Dream” speech, King gave many African Americans hope by demonstrating the real promises of…

“They hoped to liberate themselves from economic dependence, and to escape the segregation and violence that exemplified life in the Jim Crow South” (pg. 396). Like the past migration of slaves, political oppression was another reason to flee North. The South made African Americans feel not welcomed, not as if it were different in the North, but, blacks didn’t have to deal with “white”…