Non-Aligned Movement

The documentary Pete Seeger: Power of the Song details the controversial yet highly influential life of the legendary singer/songwriter Pete Seeger. Pete was known for transcending American folk music with the help of his unionistic and peaceful views. Though Pete could reach so many during his early years it did not come without Controversy as he joined the Communist Party which gave immediate backlash from the public and led to his blacklisting and the downfall of his career. While Pete was…

Backround: Social change movements that are led by the common people often are to elevate opportunity for those whom the law does not benefit, or to change discrimination against people whether it be in a social, economic, or political sense. The Gay Rights movement encouraged people to speak out against discrimination and harassment towards homosexuals and the Women's’ Rights Movement gained leverage for the equality for women. The Civil Rights Movement granted the blacks and negros not only…

The worldwide phenomenon that is music is known to have a strong emotional impact on people, tugging at their heartstrings when influential lyrics emphasize the spectrum of personal to ubiquitous issues such as the Civil Rights Movement. Despite this movement occurring several decades ago, the issue regarding racism and discrimination still permeates in societies today. In an effort to address this issue, many artists have decided to write and spread their songs for the world to listen to. John…

Silent Spring written by Rachel Carson was the spark to a great controversy over the use of pesticide ever since it was published in 1962. This novel was a great influence over the abuse of chemical insecticides and succeeded in banning some dangerous chemicals such as DDT from the United States. Even though Silent Spring chastised the use of these chemicals, Carson never intended that all of the pesticides should be banned, instead the use of them should be controlled to prevent harm to the…

African Americans’ participation in social movements, coalitions, and (more recently) interest groups is important to analyze if you want a full picture of their participation in politics, as they “have been excluded from the interest group, electoral, and party systems” for most of American history (Walton, Smith, & Wallace, 2017, p. 109). Here, a social movement is defined as, “a group of persons organized in a sustained, self-conscious challenge to an existing system and its values or power…

Bob Marley was born in February 6,1945 in St.Ann,Jamaica. His birthname was Nesta Robert Marley. Due to a mistake on his passport, he went by the name Bob. Bob Marley didn't have a normal childhood as he barely knew his father. He was the son of Cadella, an 18 year old single mother. He spent most of his time moving to different places with his mother. In 1957 Bob and his mother moved to Kingston Jamaica, as a result he was exposed to poverty and violence taking place in Jamaica at the time.…

If Skeeter’s plan is carried out then it is most likely she will become a pariah in her community, and at the head of it all will definitely be Hilly. From what has been demonstrated so far about Hilly and her personality, it seems like she would be the one spreading lies about things that Skeeter supposedly did or that Skeeter is in some way in cahoots with the help. Hilly’s conniving behavior was already illustrated when she bad-mouthed Minnie into not getting work, as described in this quote;…

This political study will define the similarities between the Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWS) and the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th Century. The evolution of the Civil Rights movement sought to use “creative” methods of direct non-violent action to dramatize the social, racial, and economic inequalities through the Martin Luther King’s method of Civil Rights protest. The OWS follows the same creative non-violent path by occupying physical spaces, such as Wall Street, to protest the…

While some might consider the 1950s to represent an era of consensus, when people choose to conform rather than rock the boat, this characterization in not one-hundred percent true. In fact, there was several different groups within the United States that desired and attempted to sink the boat. For instance, an up and rising rock ‘n’ roll musician, Elvis Presley, was becoming a sensational phenomenon for the teenage listeners but was met with anger from the older generations who believed his…

and affect society. Song lyrics became a call to action. In the last century alone song lyrics sent men to war, sponsored aid to hurting nations, and gave hope to a march for freedom. “We Shall Overcome” played a key part during the Civil Rights movement, and without those lyrics many people may not have heard the call to march. The lyrics to "We Shall Overcome" were based on a hymn sung by slaves in the field, which paralleled the struggle African-American protesters faced. Slaves wanted…