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Affirmative Action – Discriminatory Political Correctness The heat was sweltering August 28, 1963 and a mass of demonstrators had gathered to protest the racial inequality and discrimination in these United States. Imploringly, a woman called upon a reverend to deliver his dream. The reverend proclaimed with great authority that he had dreamed “…one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and…

“Get rid of segregation! Get rid of segregation!” The sound of people protesting can be persuasive and lead to change. Protesting is a way people use their freedom of speech to stand up for or against things they’re passionate about. Peaceful protesting has proven to be successful throughout history. One memorable person who used this method often was Martin Luther King J.r. Luther was a huge leader during the Civil Rights Movement who guided many well-known protests, sit-ins, and marches that…

The book Thank You for Arguing, what Aristotle Lincoln and Homer Simpson can teach us about the art of persuasion, written by Jay Heinrichs, is a book that takes a look at the use of rhetoric in everyday life. Heinrichs is an incredibly smart man, and his views on the world are very inspiring. In this book, he gives us an incredible look into how to argue efficiently and effectively. Heinrich divides his book into five sections while using ethos as his main strategy, I connected to chapter 5 the…

Running Header: MARCUS GARVEY 1 Marcus Garvey Madi Rivera Clovis North High School MARCUS GARVEY 2 Abtsract This research paper explains the many motivations, preparations, and accomplishments of Marcus Garvey and his social movements. It explains how being raised in a part of Jamaica where it was strictly segregated then moving to the United States where African Americans could not even do what they pleased helped to prepared him for the struggles he would soon face as a social activist. It…

divided the world through varies of political views in wars, protests and murders in 1968. For example, Kurlansky mention and explained the Cold War, Vietnam War, African American rights movements/ protests, murders and assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy and the riots at the National Convention in Chicago. These are only some of the events in 1968 that did indeed Rocked the World. Kurlansky, define 1968 as the year that Rocked the World, in a matter of emphasizing to the…

In this song, Bada$$ discusses the issue of mass incarceration amongst black communities and the want to initiate change. He raps; “Can't change the world unless we change ourselves” refer to the responsibility of everyone to change their ways to be more aware of the issues occurring around them in order to bring change to the world. Likewise, he raps, “I feel my ancestors unrested inside of me. It's like they want me to shoot my chance in changing society” referring to the responsibility her…

In this essay, I will be analyzing an interview between Dr. Brown and Reverenced Jesse Lee Peterson. The topic of discussion in this interview is that racism does not exist in America. Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson is a Black Christian leader and is very active in media outlets giving his views of certain matters. In this interview, he gives his opinion about how while he believes that social injustice does exist, but it isn’t skin color or socio-economic status that create them, but they are…

At the 2016 BET Awards, Jesse Williams, mostly notable known for his role on the critically acclaimed TV show Grey’s Anatomy, received the Humanitarian award. This prestigious award is given to social activists who utilize their platform as a means to shed light on the societal inequities that plague our country. During his acceptance speech, Williams addressed several pressing social issues including racism and police brutality. He also addressed the heavy criticism that movements that campaign…

The era of civil rights in the 1960s to 1970s was a time of silent protests, sit-ins and change. Included with change, however, comes the want to stop the new developing culture. This battle between advancement and stagnation created many points of history, including the civil rights movements. Both articles present the effect of civil rights movements on colleges during the 1970s as well as its influence on college campuses and the surrounding communities. In the article, “Student Radicalism…

“I have a dream…” These four words spark in the brain of readers one of the greatest speeches in history that addressed the vicious segregation and racism that plagued the country from 1880’s. This segregation was induced by the introduction of Jim Crow laws and supported with literacy laws that managed to exist without direct violation of the 15th amendment, abolishing African American’s right to vote. But why… how did this speech go down in history as one of the most powerful, and become…