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the 1950’s and 1960’s many American citizens were fighting for civil rights for African Americans. Among them was Martin Luther King Junior, who was thrown into jail for nonviolently protesting for his God given rights. Passionate and informative, Martin Luther King Junior’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” letter defends the actions of the protestors and inspires the clergymen and the rest of America to change their views on civil rights. Martin Luther King effectively validates his actions and…

southern folk who felt indifferent towards a race of people because of their color. The writing is this paper presents a summary of the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964; personal experiences of the author, and a Christian Worldview on adverse impacts that discrimination inflicts upon all servant leaders. The Act aims to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws; provide for damages in cases of intentional employment…

The first amendment of the United states constitution guarantees the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly, press, religion and speech. The organization FIRE “Foundation for Individual Right Education” defends this acts in the academic society across colleges and university nationwide. Academic freedom of thought, speech and fairness has changed drastically thorough out the years. What was acceptable then it’s now viewed with sensitive eyes and ears. Professor Charles Kors says…

The rise of the Religious right was a movement to incorporate religion further into the average American lifestyle. It marked the period of a religious awakening in the United States, heavily influenced and marketed by the Evangelical Jerry Falwell and Ronald Reagan, amongst other celebrities and activists. Many of these activists were unhappy with American society progressing towards the left—specifically on issues of civil rights, education, and the family unit. They gained many supporters…

The civil rights movement was developed with a point to establishing equal rights for all people in America. The movement suffered a great deal in their quest to obtain the same rights that the white majority in the country enjoyed. They fight for their rights in order to obtain equality. It did not seem far that the African American community had gone to war for their country only for them to return and be treated as lower class people. Also, the passing of the civil rights act was the first…

many more topics, which authors such as Alice Walker discussed as major parts of their works. In her novel Meridian, Walker criticizes society’s expectations of woman’s roles, showing support of individuality and independence of women during the Civil Rights Movement years through the unique viewpoints of different characters and the development of characters, as well as using significant symbols. The deeper meanings of titles used in the story helps develop the structure…

Outline: Thesis: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was significant to African Americans because of the act, segregation in public places and employment prejudice on the pigment of skin, national origin, gender, ethnicity, or/and religion was brought to an end. The Civil Rights Act was one of the most momentous events to impact the African American community on the account of bringing equality to minorities and leading to the Voting Rights Act 1965, which added greater strength to minorities in…

introduced the 13th Amendment to Congress, and ⅔ of the Senate passed the amendment. While the motion would’ve passed right then, the House of Representatives didn’t choose to pass the amendment until January of 1865. Slavery was supposedly abolished on December 18, 1865, however former slaves like Frederick Douglass, who became a world-renowned anti-slavery activist during the Civil War, never felt like they were truly welcomed in the…

The topic of gun possession and the right to bear arms is hot topic amongst most Americans. It has been said that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Some argue passionately in saying gun laws should be stricter, while others argue that they have civil rights that need to be protected. My view is somewhere in the middle. I believe there should more specific limits on gun possession, instead of a general law which excludes many Americans from their right to protect themselves. I believe…

Overview of dilemmas Right versus Wrong. In my journal assignments, the dilemma I discussed regarding a “right versus wrong” discussion was an issue I faced during my senior year in high school. Yes I’ve experienced other “right versus wrong” situations but this was dilemma signified a pivotal moment for me. I had to decide to ignore the situation or retaliate. I chose the latter. I was suspended from school for defacing school property i.e. a bathroom stall. I responded out of anger and…