Statue of Liberty

Back in the 1960’s Black Americans still could not enjoy the same privileges as whites, they were often discriminated, segregated from public spaces, and humiliated. They were seen and treated as less and their basic rights of equal education, equal opportunity and the right to vote were denied. The first basic right being denied to blacks in the 1960’s was the right of equal education. Without an education how can African Americans be expected to grow up into citizens that will contribute to…

All people are 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…

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…

1. Canadian Heritage Minute: Nelly McClung a. What particularities from this article are portrayed in the Canadian Heritage Minutes? The Canadian Heritage Minutes video portrayed several part from this article. the first part showed, McClung arguing with premier for women 's right to vote. Second part showed, her stage a mock parliament attacking vote for men. The last part showed, women having right to vote and show McClung meet premier in polling station. b. What is…

Creative Community Organizing I like this book a lot more than the Rules of Radical. I felt that Kahn give me a much better insight of what community organizing really is. Books do different things including tell a story, educate, emotionally inspire or motivate to action.Si Kahn 's book Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice manages to do it all. To me, on a casual level, it is a story or biography covering his…

In my Mid-Term paper, I will explain what is the Civil Right. Such as, the history and evolution of the Civil Right. And what is the civil right purpose? Then, I will also talk about the challenges faced by some Civil Rights leaders, such as Doctor Martin Luther King Junior, Rosa Louis McCauley Parks and how the civil rights leader involved their community and how the stressed peaceful violence. Finally, I will explain what is the EECO (The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) and why we do…

Section I.2. Social Movements Expansion Over the history of United States, multiples movements saw rise in order to protect and demand common goods, security and other issues that seems to be controlled by the society and federal government. Here we take a look at four of these movements and we analyze how they have changed our everyday lives and transformed society over the past decades: 1. Reconstruction (1865-1877) Reconstruction was a rough time in the story of American freedom,…

Many people see the words “Civil Rights Movement” and automatically think of the bus boycott, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Ku Klux Klan. However, the movement was much more than that. In the book At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance- A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire, the author shows us some of what was happening in the lesser known parts of the movement focusing on how sexual violence…

(What are Civil Rights?, 2014) Civil rights traditionally revolve around the basic rights to be free from unequal treatment based on certain protected characteristics as mentioned above. In settings like housing and employment, your civil liberties are enacted. These concern basic rights and freedoms that are guaranteed- either explicitly identified in the Bill of Rights or United States Constitution, or implemented throughout the years by Courts and lawmakers. These include: your first…

Civil Rights and the Southern Response Civil rights is defined as the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. Throughout the history of America, our government and people have been notorious for violating the civil rights of those who reside here. Even today this still happens. For example, gay marriage was just legalized a little over a year ago. In some states today, a woman still cannot make the decision for herself whether or not she will get an abortion. And if you…