National Mall and Memorial Parks

Statement of the Problem During World War II, over 200,000 Korean women were recruited under false pretenses, or kidnaped by the Japanese Imperial Army to serve in military camps as sex slaves. Many of these women were under the age of 18, and it is estimated, only 25-30% of them survived. Today, the tensions between Korea and Japan over this issue still exist, and cause controversy between the two nations. 3. Background and Previous Policy Efforts During World War II, many women in East…

Cultural landscapes are everywhere in our world today whether we are aware of them or not. Before we can look at the cultural landscape if the city of New Kensington, we must understand what they are and what we can learn from them through observation. Cultural landscapes are defined as the places we, humans, live. A cultural landscape is the cultural properties that represent the combined works of nature and man. Other definitions include a geographic area, including both cultural and natural…

The African American Civil Rights Movement is historically considered to be between the time period of 1954- 1968. However, the struggle of African Americans to gain acceptance into white society and gain basic civil rights goes back much further. The abolition of slavery, African Americas had to deal with hostility as they tried to find their place among a white society who rejected them. In 1963, the Emancipation Proclamation granted African Americans freedom from slavery inside territories…

Assassination”). As a symbol of honor for King, a memorial was opened in National Mall, in August of 2011. It was comprised of solid granite, with 17 quotes from King’s speeches. “Two years later, the 50th anniversary of the march was commemorated with a gathering on the National Mall and speeches by King” (“Martin Luther King, Jr.”). King’s son spoke on behalf of his father’s famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. He stated…

Jefferson Thomas, Melba Patillo, and Carlotta Walls. On September 4, 1957, crowds of protesters, white parents and students alike, ridiculed them and refused to let these nine students enter the school. Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas even ordered the National Guard to prevent them from attending class. When word got out about the situation in Little Rock, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the federal troops to protect the students on September 25. They remained with them everyday for the…

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his most iconic speech in the history of Black American Civil Rights. On August 28th, 1963 King led the March on Washington. With over hundred thousands of people King started off by reiterating the Gettysburg Address. Then leading into his dream about America and the place he would want to raise his kids in. The Civil Rights Movement was a large part of King’s life, and ultimately leading the face of the…

and raised as a devout Roman Catholic. Montaldo (2016) reports that Andrea Yates graduated from Milby High School in 1982 with high honors. Yates was involved in extracurricular activities like being captain of her swim team and an officer in the national honor society (p. 1). The mother turned monster then enrolled in the two-year pre-nursing program and…