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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He delivered his famous “I have a Dream” speech, at the Lincoln Memorial on 28 August 1963 in order to call for an end of racism in the United States. In his speech Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to convince the majority white United States government to give African Americans equal rights through the use of biblical and historical allusions, alliterations, and imagery. King…

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    DuVernay’s Selma tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Freedom Marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 to secure voting rights for African Americans. Having come out in 2014, Although any historical film is an interpretation of history, this movie accurately depicted what African Americans went through. The first scene introduces Annie Lee Cooper who was denied the right to vote after not being able to name the 67 county judges in Alabama. This was one of the many real requirements…

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    created equal and their rights have to be protected under the Constitution. However, African Americans seem not to be one of them because they have suffered discrimination and segregation for a long period. In order to change the situation, African Americans created the Civil Rights movement that gained people’s attention. The Voting Rights Act was one of significant Act in the Civil Rights movement because it changed AAs’ lives and get rid of inequal problems. The Voting Rights Act was a…

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    education and the right to vote. Slavery was no longer an issue for African-Americans, but they still had to fight racial injustice. The civil rights became a controversial topic in the early 1960s, and up to this day is continues to be controversial, it started a war: white versus color. In August 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. replied to Governor Wallace segregation speech, when he addressed to the nation with his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. King supported the civil rights and believed that…

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    Analysis Paper #2 After reviewing the background of The Voting Rights Act (VRC) of 1965 from the case files from www.nytimes.com, I will brief discuss the purpose of it. According to the required reading of the New York Times, “The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was encated to address entrenched racial discrimination in voting.” Voting was never considered equal when it came to women or people of color. In our history, many states never allowed those two groups to vote. However, they wanted…

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    representation of each party (Supreme Court Justices). Although redistricting based on party affiliation is important, it is not always the main cause. “While partisan gerrymanders have been accepted by the courts, racial ones have not. The Voting Rights Act requires map makers to consider race to a point” (Supreme Court Justices). Race clearly contributes to the way people vote, but it also is not allowed to be tampered with in many ways because there can be no discriminatory factors. With…

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    their character.” (brainyquote.com) This man definitely had a dream, and our job is to live out that dream. He didn’t express this with violence, but with words and speeches. He didn’t want to start a riot, but to have friendship, peace, and equal rights for all people. He led marches, which thousands of people followed and protested with him. This man was an inspiration to the world and brought humongous groups of people together. He wanted everyone to live out his dream. Martin Luther King…

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    The Voting Rights Act relates to the 13th documentary in so many different ways. We are shown in this documentary all of the curl act that has been done recently to African Americans. By seeing different images of unfair treatment towards minorities and the thoughts that candidates of the 2016 presidential election have to say about minorities, shows why it is important for all people to vote. There has been a recent change in the voting rights for citizens who live in Southern states that have…

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    speech.” At the time of the Civil Rights Movement most African Americans still had no rights and were made to remain silent. King was sure of himself though and knew what had to be done. The crowd he spoke to was mostly African Americans who wanted to stand up for themselves and achieve what they believed they deserved. With these words, he made known that he was adamant about his cause and knew the struggles they faced every day. It made them understand he had the right ethics or ethos. King…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an African-American civil right activist. He’s important because he stood up to the racist society who believed whites were more privileged than blacks. Martin did many outstanding things to prove that judging people by the colour of their skin and segregation was wrong. This biography will cover his early life, major accomplishments, significance to other countries and positive influences. Early Life Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia 1929. Martin got high…

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