Topeka

America, Planting Peace only has one true mission, that being equality. However, not everyone sees the world in such a light, and there are even groups designed to spread their opposing views on this subject. In this instance, Westboro Baptist Church is known for their infamous hate speech and their skewed views on human rights. Renowned for their numerous picket rallies, the Westboro Baptist Church describes their own protests as "...sidewalk demonstrations opposing the homosexual lifestyle of soul-damning, nation-destroying filth." In order to combat the strong hate that influences the younger generation of children in Topeka Kansas, Planting Peace created the Equality House. The Equality House is located two houses down and across the street from the Westboro Church and the Equality House's main purpose is to educate and enlighten the people of Topeka, Kansas. Drawn to the bright Rainbow colors and the inclusive nature, people often stop and take pictures of the house to spread the message. Pictures and new articles have often been seen on social media, yet many don’t know the purpose behind the creation of the house. The Equality House is the hero because it politely protests some of the radical thoughts and harsh ideas the church was spreading. Without causing harm to the members of the church or vandalizing the building, the Equality House is taking a stand against the views of the group and decided to bring awareness to town clouded with hate. As stated by…

wanted to take a stand against the war, it would “cost them their existence as a people” to do so (Thoreau 5). Thoreau viewed the government and law as obsolete to a certain extent, believing a man’s conscience was a better judge than any legislation. Following the law came second to one’s conscience, because, according to him, “The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right” (Thoreau 2). Thoreau completely disregarded any consequences for his actions…

terrorist attack we could look at are the attacks of September 11th 2001. The men that were involved in the attacks were martyrs and took the orders to kill themselves in order to complete a religious commandment. In most common religions homosexuality is known to be a big sin. For those who are born into their religion they are raised to believe what their parents implement into them. Children trust their parents and believe in everything they believe in and this is another example of how…

It clearly cemented into our nation’s history the natural freedoms that our founding fathers felt should exist amongst all men. It was a freedom that to this very day inspires thousands of immigrants to flee their homelands with hope of a better tomorrow in America. Unfortunately they are rather generalized freedoms that allow people to hide behind its protection to do immoral things. In today’s society we a see these immoral acts all the time in the form of hate speech. The majority have heard…

Segregation, The separation of the african americans from the caucasians, the blacks from the whites, a shameful time in American history. People were following what they've always known, and that was separation. Sadly the law at that time said that separating children wasn’t recommended but it was okay to do. Until a small group of parents living in Topeka Kansas had enough. They decided that keeping their children in a school miles away, when a perfectly good school was right next door was…

The Little Rock Nine were mine students who were ‘allowed’ to attend a ‘white school’ in Little Rock, Arkansas, due to the verdict of Brown vs. Topeka. However the students were blocked from entering the school by the Arkansas National Guard, under orders by Governor Faubus. However President Eisenhower intervened in a civil rights event for the first time in his presidency, contradicting his usual uncommitted approach, and sent the US Army to escort and protect the nine students. This instance…

The vital court case, Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, helped shape the future of American education, although many people disagreed with the results. Brown v. Topeka Board of Education is a Supreme Court case that took place between the years of 1950 and 1959 (BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION (I)). This court case was essentially the name given to five separate cases that were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court (History of Brown v. Board of Education). Each case was sent to the Supreme Court in 1952…

I first came to Topeka High school in August of 2014. It was my freshman year and the first time in stepping into a new school. I was originally supposed to go to Highland Park since it is the same distance from my house to school. But due to transportation reasons, we had to go to Topeka high since it is closer to my house. I’m not sure if I made the right decision though. The day before my first day of school, I asked my parents about what high school was like for them. My mom said, “It is one…

Alan M. Kraut, a University Professor of History, shows his point of view of the presidential address delivered to the convention of the Organization of American Historians annual meeting. The nineteenth anniversary approached for the Immigration Act of 1924. Many citizens refer to this act as the Johnson Reed Act. This legislation was enacted to protect the southern and eastern Europeans from their religion and skin color. This act also ended the migration of Asians, who were migrating to the…

The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was a case based on the unequal segregation of the public schools within the white and black communities. During this time period, slavery has been abolished for roughly one hundred years; however, segregation is still a big thing around this time. Racial segregation is the separation, either by law or by action, of people of different races in all manner of daily activities (Racial). In Topeka, Kansas, they were supposed to be following the…