National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

father who often shielded her and her sibling from that. It wasn’t until her adult years that she began to notice the magnitude of the Jim Crow south. This new revelation pushed her to join the movement of African American people fighting for equal rights and opportunities for the people of their race. As a child, Flossie lived in the Campestella section of Norfolk, Virginia along with her mother, father, and sixteen other brothers and sisters. Flossie’s father worked as a laborer and helped…

During the early 1900s, many black Americans began to move up north due to the industrial boom, and the need for a larger work force. World War one also made it necessary to ensure all military needs were met. Because of the Great Migration, many northern cities were flooded with black migrants looking for a better way of life. However, once the war ended, and soldiers returned home, competition for jobs and housing became fierce as the economy took a turn. Discrimination and segregation was…

Einstein developed the theory that light travels at the same speed no matter the “frame of reference” which contradicted Galileo’s previously believed theory of relativity, giving the scientific community a different idea to ponder (Hayden 12). Albert discovered that the universe was constantly expanding, later proven by Edwin Hubble, which discredited the previous view that the universe was static or never changing, altering the scientific world’s past beliefs (Biography.com 14). One of…

“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in (History.com).” These are the words of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. While many people know that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, they are unaware of the major role she played in the civil rights movement in the United States. Rosa Parks played an influential role in the civil rights movement and made a major impact on America that is still felt today. Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white man on a…

years, until she perished on October 24, 2005 (Parks, Rosa). Before Rosa passed away, she was able to see how successful the Montgomery Bus Boycott had been. On November 23, 1956, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). The MIA confirmed that segregated bussing was unconstitutional (Rosa Parks). The blacks were able to ride the busses again, and everyone agreed that they didn’t have to move seats for anyone who asked them to. The boycott ended on…

Many people know, or have heard the name Jackie Robinson, but many don’t know who he really was. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, and desegregated the game of baseball. It’s important to know who he is because he not only made changes for equality on the field, but also off the field. To learn what kind of person he was, and his inspiration, we have to learn more about his life. In this essay you will learn about his early life, his career, his accomplishment, his hardships, and most…

While working as an educator in Bedford-Stuyvesant area of NYC, she was active in the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and fought against racism, proving herself in the political arena. Chisholm joined a local Democratic club who worked to get rid of the white Democratic machine that held the power in her Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood…

The twentieth century saw highs and lows in the Civil Right for African Americans in the progressive reform to end racial segregation and discrimination. Through war of legislation- black and white activist work to overcome unjust treatment of African Americans. This paper is about the struggle for equality and successes and pitfalls of the Civil Rights Movement of the twentieth century. The whites view on freedom was something the African Americans could not tolerate. In the text book…

African Americans suffered through heinous maltreatment, cruelty, and unfair discrimination. However, due to the long passage of time, individuals existing today have no direct connection to it. To make individuals pay for actions committed by other people would not be fair. Not only would it be unfair to those who have to pay, but it would be extremely expensive and the process of carrying out such reparations would be extremely complex. In addition, reparations for slavery could potentially…

white students (Martin). By 1950, 11 court cases with similar issues had reached the Kansas Supreme Court, but none were successful in overturning the state law. Because of this discrimination, the Topeka chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a lawsuit with the U.S. district court. The court, however, declared this discrimination technically not illegal because of the law in place (“History and Culture”). The case was then appealed and…