Now, hostile whites, who did not know how to treat blacks as equal human beings, surrounded, and still held authority over, freed African Americans in the South. ... In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed to help fight the battle for the humanity and equality for African Americans. ... In 1960, soon after a group of black students sat in a North Carolina restaurant until it closed without being served, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed. ... They hoped to draw a crowd of 100,000, but instead more than 250,000 ...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There were many people who helped shape him into the great writer he turned out to be. ... His mother according to Hughes, "who was always ready to do battle for the rights of free people," (Hill 15.) appealed to the school board in person. ... He sat alone looking out the window, contemplating his future. ... This title holds great significance because Hughes is stating that everyone born in America has the right to be free as an American. ... He's a true success story because the power of his own life helped make the world a better place....

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Woolworth's lunch counter and sat down politely and asked for service. ... Although blacks may have been freed from slavery, it didn't mean that they were treated the same as everyone else. ... Also, there to help organize the voting rights march, was Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Although he spent most of his time outside of the United States traveling to such places as Africa and the Middle East, he did help out in the civil rights movement. ...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

"Powell was not above seeking White House help when he needed personal political support, to get a bill passed, to protect his committee's jurisdiction and power, and the White House was willing to reciprocate with the volatile congressman under many circumstances" (Hamilton 404). ... He attacked racial segregation while Dawson sat silently. ... He also represents the stereotypes of New York City, such as being liberal, free, and confrontational. ...

• Word Count: 1701
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People helped them. ... He never stops to chat with anyone, he never gives anyone a lift, it never breaks down so the kids can help push it, in short, the car is only a show piece. ... He stops on the side of the road and Lena gets out to help Milkman. ... It means he doesn't have to go collect rents, which he always felt lowered his dignity, and frees him up to plan and visit the bank men. ...

• Word Count: 2974
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

The space was so low that they sat between each other's legs and were stowed so close together that there was no possibility of their lying down or at all changing their position by night or day". ...

• Word Count: 4160
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School