University of North Carolina at Greensboro

one of the first black foremen at his construction sites. Hester was a thoughtful and progressively minded man for the times. His progressive mindset intrigued the likes of my Grandmother, Clara Davis. Clara Davis was born in 1924, in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was the middle child in a family of seven. During this era of American history, all states below the Maison-Dixie line practiced a form of explicit and systematic discrimination, commonly known as the Jim Crow laws. These laws…

was regarded as one of the most effective non-violent form of protest (Kronewetter). It began in 1960 when the four students declined to move from the segregated lunch counter (Kronewetter). This took place in Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina (Kronewetter). The news of their bold action soon spread and soon student heads began to arrange for the next sit-in protest at the same lunch counter with more students (Kasher 66). Within weeks, the lunch counter sit-ins had spread…

The United States had a surplus of foreign concerns during key moments of the Civil Rights Movement. After World War II, people were trying to return to their former lives, however other issues prohibited that from ever happening. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the whole country feared for their lives since potential attacking forces were only ninety miles away. While the Crisis had almost everyone in a panic, sit-ins were happening across the country to protest segregation. Not only were…

Martin Luther King Jr. played a tremendous role in the civil rights movements. Dr. King orchestrated many peaceful acts to gain equality for African Americans. He led the bus boycott in 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus. King was also known for his powerful acts in having taught nonviolent methods. In 1964, he earned the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. was also very widely known for his famous “I Have a Dream” speech…

leads to the idea that knights became arrogant and corrupt due to the reward system by feudalism, and one particular source further highlights this assumption. This source comes from Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), Denise Baker and student, Eric M. Sorenson; this pair worked together to formulate Sorenson’s thesis lengthily titled, “Quarrels of Sir Conscience: Langland’s Critique of knighthood in the Visio of Piers Plowman AND…

Mental health is being researched more and more nowadays. Psychological problems come from many variables that affect a person’s life. These articles will provide some examples and different types of researches conducted. I will compare some of these articles to see if the end result is the same for them all. If not how do they differ? How can mental health professionals change to better help children? Also, why do parents skimp out on taking their kids to get the care they need? Amoah, Samuel.…

take it anymore. One could almost describe it as a never-ending cycle of a stress-related symptom making it hard to concentrate which could then lead to more stress, leading to it being hard to concentrate again. In a recent study conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) over 30% of all college freshman state they feel overwhelmed with stress a majority of the time. Too much stress can lead to depression. Nearly 19 million adults in the US are affected by depression, with…

Did you know that some states have passed laws making it illegal to throw batteries away in the garbage? Many people are unaware of this fact. In 1991, the state of North Carolina rendered it illegal to discard of lead-acid batteries in a landfill, incinerator or any other type of waste-to-energy facility. The purpose of this report is to provide you with information on rechargeable batteries so you will have a better understanding on the benefits of a recycling program and possible…

Public Health Problem: Prescription Drug Overdose Prescription drugs are used on a daily basis by millions of Americans to sustain life, improve health, and cure various health problems. As much as prescription drugs are a benefit to our nation, they are also abused by a large population of people. The misuse of prescription drugs not only poses a risk for the abusers themselves, but to those around them. Accidents, actions of misconduct, and death are all possible results of prescription…

revolution, guerrilla politics, and black power. The 1960’s counterculture symbolically began on February 2, 1960 when four African-American students did a sit in at a lunch counter (The Sixties). These students were at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro. Their actions to sit at the lunch counter and not move until they were served, showed a want for change in the societal norms of the community. Other sit ins started to occur throughout the United States to push…