March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor during WWII, President Roosevelt feared for national security and the large population of Japanese-American citizens living on or near the coast. He ordered all citizens and resident aliens to be moved inland. Fred Korematsu was arrested on May 30, 1942, in San Leandro, California for being on public streets and not complying with the government’s orders for individuals of Japanese background of any kind to evacuate the coast and move inland to detention…

A Washington D.C., organization called Rights Working Group (RWG) exists to protect the civil liberties and human rights of Americans. In March 2013 article, RWG communications manager Keith Rushing discusses racial profiling, which involves being skeptical and suspicious of people based on their race, ethnicity, religion…

From 1525 till 1866, about 12.5 million slaves were shipped to the New World, only 10.7 million survived. During the Transatlantic Trading, many major continents were involved. Money, cargo, sugar, and dominantly slaves were traded. This global phenomenon changed the face of the western world forever. More specifically the introduction of slaves changed the face of America as it was just beginning to develop, economically and socially. Thanks to the huge influx of slaves toward the beginning of…

A prime example of Arnold seeking more power and recognition for his work was when he rode up to George Washington and sought permission to lead an invasion into Canada. After running into conflicts with who was in charge in his last trip to Canada he wanted to get direct authorization of who was in charge. Arnold was in constant need of recognition for his…

never got the chance to prove loyalty. These camps may be two totally different things, but there are some similarities. Both camps were guarded and fenced in with barbed wire. The people put into these camps had everything taken away, they had no freedom. Both camps had racial prejudices against certain groups of people, mainly these camps were a government…

“Once in the workforce, they become loyal to their employers which are why most the silent generation work for the same employer for their whole career” (Johnson, n.d.). they didn’t believe in changing jobs to develop their careers like the younger generations. the silent generation is also much more submissive when it comes to authority. The silent generation was trained to respect and admire authority. The silent generation usually works well in a group…

Edward, age 26, and insisted we move to North America in hopes for “A better, brighter future.” We began in Boston. We moved here in early 1773. We owned a small farm, and Thomas did odd work in the beginning. It wasn’t until later that he told me his job. We had only one child in the beginning, Bertha Edward, who turned 5 years old, when we arrived to the colonies. It was difficult trusting…

person chooses to act in civil disobedience they do it to create a change politically, socially, or economically within the world. There are a number of ways to show civil disobedience, but the most commonly used are hunger strikes, sit-ins/downs, freedom rides, and…

people were not excited to have a president who hated slavery. So once everyone became mad, 11 southern states withdrew from the U.S. and formed their own government, which was called the Confederate States of America. He served as president from March 4th, 1861 - April 15th, 1865, until he was assassinated. On April 12, 1861, Confederate soldiers fired on Fort Sumter which was a fort in South Carolina, began the civil War. He led the war, trying to keep the country united. So during the war,…

affected by gun violence. Something has to be done, for as the dangerous places are getting worse and safe places are becoming unsafe. "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen" (Adams). I could not have said it…