Statue of Liberty

MLK’s Dream Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a courageous, autonomous, and optimistic African American leader during the mid-1950s. He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King began his career as a devoted Baptist minister and later transformed into a very influential civil-rights activist. His major focus on trying to ameliorate the racial justice and freedom for all races is what he is most importantly acknowledged for. He is also well known for his inspirational, ‘I Have a Dream’…

King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy. Song leaders such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Betty Mae Fikes, the SNCC Freedom Singers, Jimmy Collier and Willie Peacock led the singing in mass meetings and rallies to educate the masses of their civil rights and liberties. Whether sung at mass gatherings, on walks and sit-ins, or in transit to some of the Jim Crow South’s correctional…

The civil rights movement had a numerous amount of activists. The activists range from Gandhi like figures to radical extremist figures. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Christian man who believed in the nonviolence strategies of protest. On the other hand there was Malcolm X who was a Muslim who believed a real man would resort to violence in order to achieve change. Later in the movement the Black Panther Party formed which followed the ideas of Malcolm X and openly called for violence. During the…

20 April, 2018 R&R #5 1. What is the most important spoke in the CRM wheel and why? You may only choose one. I think the spoke that is most important, other than those wanting their rights of freedom, is the fear of change. Fearing the unknown stemmed a lot of other spokes like hate groups, military power, and civil disobedience. The fear of “mixing” led to arbitrary racism in which people picked and chose what places need to be segregated. While over a hundred years later, there are…

Yessica Garcia 9am class Temperance, Suffrage and Integration In February 14th 1929 was a massacre seven man’s found death on Chicago garage, four mans dressed as police officers. Was found on line seven men against a wall with a shoot on a head. The killer remains unidentified but was likely Moran though he was never charged with the murder. All these events occurring during the temperance the crime increase with the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. In the Capitol Hill neighborhood of…

the freedom for these groups to express their selves. In this paper, I argue that freedom of expression for African Americans, and women is better today than in the past because today these groups are legally guaranteed the right to pursue, life, liberty, and happiness through the political process.…

Prisoner rights are rights given to prisoners while serving time in prison. There are many different rights discussed in this essay about rights such as work, education and personal property. Prisoners’ rights are a civil liberty because it complies with the laws of the constitution. Throughout the extensive period of time in which prisoner’s fought for their rights, many historical events and periods such as the hands-off period, the civil rights period, court cases such as Procunier vs…

For hundreds of years, the voices of American women have been suppressed by a male-dominated society. Without any representation in government, one entire half of the U.S. population was silenced. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the responsibility of women was believed to be in the home, raising the children and cleaning the house. It wasn’t until many strong, independent, and courageous women began to fight for their freedom and rights that this degrading and sexist view of women began to…

Life within itself is not fair it, many view it as a curveball not only in the United States but internationally as well. Moreover, discrimination is prevalent in 2016 despite the fact that many assume that all employers enforce federal laws. For many, Blacks, the law was merely a political act to cover the guilt of 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;…

The students who belong to the Young American for Liberty chapter were stopped from passing copies of the U.S Constitution. Administrators advise that they were in restricted area when Burch walked up to other students distributing the literature. The restriction comes from the National Security Agency.…