The Civil Rights movement was a very hard time for many blacks in the United States. ... One thing one should learn from the Civil Rights movement is that violence is not necessary. ... Another thing we should learn from the Civil Rights movement is to never give up. ... Many things were tried throughout the movement. ... This nation-wide acceptance is wonderful, and hopefully we will never have to repeat the Civil Rights Era. ...

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African-American history plays an important role in American history not only because the Civil Rights Movement, but because of the strength and courage of those African-Americans who struggled to live a good, fair life in America. ... In the History of Little Rock Nine, it was stated that "Their action not only mobilized a Nation to insure that access to a quality education was granted to all Americans, but they helped to define the civil rights movement"" (para. 1). ... The Harlem Renaissance was the major culture movement that took place in Harlem, New York City and lasted from the 1920...

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As if it was just a moment in time when black human rights were merely a deception. Although it hasn't been much time since the hype of the Civil Rights Movement in comparison to a longevity of oppression, here in 2015, there are still occasions when the life of a black man is judged unfairly. ... I'm interested in a modern cultural knowledge; not necessarily a movement although action might arise from understanding. ...

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In order to properly characterize and understand all aspects of civil disobedience we must look at where the line of disobedience stands and who crosses it. ... The line of civil disobedience is drawn by our nation's leaders and it's their line and they mark it. ... In this movement and idea, the young are lost in its deep cracks of political separation.  ... We should have a voice, and our civil rights should be in our own hands. ...

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Then the movement took place when Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat to a white man on a bus. ... She said she was tired and on this fateful day she bgan the turning wheels of the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement took place and gave blacks their future as they have now. ... Positive helpers in the role of black's rights were Dr. ... Born of the civil rights movement three decades ago, affirmative action calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education and contracting decisions. ...

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With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. ... America was destined for another, more far-reaching civil rights movement. The civil rights movement during the late 1800's and early 1900's provided the foundations for the current civil rights laws achieved throughout the 1960's. ... With the passing of breakthrough legislation, several leaders emerged to lead this new civil rights movement. ... The civil rights movement of the late ...

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This came to be known as the Civil War. ... Through the hardships of life in a wild, new land, the American settlers gained strength and a firm belief in the rights and liberties of the individual man. ... At first they fought only for their rights. ... The women's movement was growing; for the first time nursing became a respectable profession and a woman became a doctor. ... An economic revolution also occurred from the Civil War. ...

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Sarah and Angelina Grimke led the fight for a place for women in the antislavery movement. ... The major cause of death in the Civil War was in both cases, wounded in action. ... After the War, the African Americans received more rights. However, questions arose, such as if they would guarantee the Civil Rights to former slaves, and if so, how would you. A Supreme Court Case limited the rights of blacks. ...

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In the 1920's through the 1940's with the new woman and isolationism, in the changes 1950's through the 1960's with the growth of the suburbs and civil rights. ... During the l950's and 1960's the civil rights movement began to gain momentum. A major win in civil rights was in the Brown V. ... The biggest victory in the fight for Civil Rights happened when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1965, the act prohibited discrimination in voting, employment, and public facilities, and the act established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to prevent disc...

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Anthony in the women's rights movement and formed the National Women's Suffrage Association in 1869 and was the first president of the association until 1890. ... The Declaration of Sentiments was organized to uphold the rights of women to be equal to those of men. ... If the woman was married, she technically gave away her rights as a citizen; including all rights to property and her wages. ... Abolition up until the civil war led to the start of women's rights movement. Within the women's rights movement was the women's suffrage movement. ...

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Question: Was it right for "outsiders" to come to southern towns to spark confrontations over civil rights? ... During the 1960's, with the civil rights movement spreading rapidly, the government in turn had to go with the flow and at the same time fix corruption. ... In the case of the three civil rights activists killed in 1964 in Mississippi, it was evident that the majority of the town knew that the three people were killed. ... Technically none the bystanders were guilty of anything, but morally they were all guilty of staying silent causing the deaths of the civil rights activists t...

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Martin Luther King set the foundation in the fight for equal rights. ... "I Have A Dream" is a famous speech that approached every desire and ideal he sought for through the civil rights movement. ... This history of American demonstrates that the nation was built on the desire of freedom and rights. These are the same rights that the Negro's continually sought after and fought for. ... is and has constantly been asked towards civil rights activist throughout the movement. ...

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Through the actions of America, Boyle shows that America is a symbol for the African Americans of the civil war movements, who remained strong throughout all their struggles. ... She is like Rosa Parks during the civil war movement. ... They were not halted by the tragic moments, however they actually became more determined to fight for equal rights. ... America represents all the African Americans during the civil rights movement by not showing how the tragedies are effecting her. ... Boyle portrays America as an African American during the civil war movement. ...

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To put the civil rights and the Vietnam war together is two very import things that tie into each other. ... The Civil rights movement made it so that blacks have the same freedoms as whites and are not discriminated against as much and when they are they get there punishment unlike back then when you got support for such things. ...

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Through the Civil War, to the Civil Rights Movement, to our current battle of gay marriage. Though the document has add several additions (the Bill of Rights and its amendments) over the 228 years since it was written, the U.S. ... After voting citizens get an "I voted" sticker, to show others that they take a part in this great country and take advantage of their rights as Americans. ...

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The process of rebuilding after the American Civil War is known as The Reconstruction. ... Although these questions uprooted during the Civil War and continued for decades, the Reconstruction lasted from the end of the Civil War, 1865, to 1877. ... Later in the Civil War, several plans were projected for the political organization of states captured. ... Shady local governments and law enforcements only worsened the situation; however, in the 1950's blacks started a Civil Rights Movement. ... All of these acts of courage paid off when the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 to ...

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The Impact of the Sit in on the Black Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States of America African Americans were not allowed sit at lunch counters at the F.W. ... African Americans were denied equal rights when they attempted to find a house or apartment, registered to vote, and ordered lunch. ... The passive sit down demand of these four men began one of the first sustained sit-ins and started a youth led movement to challenge racial injustice and equality in the South. McDonald 2 Hundreds of students, civil rights organizations, churches, and m...

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Just like we depend on technology the people in the novel tend to depend on the law and their style of living Another part of history that has made a major impact in our lives is the Civil Rights movement. ...

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There are many peaceful ways we can go about achieving this, such as joining groups and organizations that try to preserve certain rights. ... The founding fathers made the Bill of Rights consisting of what is considered to be inalienable rights. The principle of separation of power among the executive, legislative and judicial branches was devised to maintain the delicate balance between the authority of the federal government and the rights and liberties of the individual citizen. The Civil War, a war where never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle, was largely attr...

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It was begun almost accidentally; many people just needed a distraction from the hard times after the Civil War. ... After the Civil War many southerners felt that with such weak local governments they needed to take action and that is just what they did. ... Today;s KKK stands for many rights as a "normal" American, but to them it should only be supported and given to the white race. They believe in the concepts of private property, free enterprise, representative government, parental rights, freedom of speech, right to trial by jury, right to address the government for a redress of grieva...

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After the Civil war, there still existed a vast amount of land untouched by non-Indian settlers. ... After the Civil War many changes had come to America. ... I believe that the Freed people fared low in rank because of the history before the Civil War. ... But, at this time in history the women's movement was not large enough and did not receive worldwide support. ... The women's movement gave women the knowledge, strength and ability to help themselves gain their rights. ...

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Reconstruction was needed for this country to come back together after the Civil War. ... Ku Klux Clan - The KKK was created after the Civil War as means of rebelling against the Reconstruction plans and the plans to give the African-Americans equal rights. ... Tenure of Office Act - The Tenure of Office Act was set in place to prevent the U.S. president to remove civil officers without consent from the Senate. ... The whites and the Indians fought over land all the time, and most of the time the whites forced the Indians to sign treaties giving up all rights to their land. ... Ghost Dance Mov...

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After the civil war and the civil rights movement, wee again would think that the trend of discrimination would finally stop in our country, however we are now faced with the major problem of how we, as Americans, group together people of Arab decent. ...

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The Greek Civil War in 1947, the Communist tactics in Czechoslovakia and the blockade of Berlin, Germany in 1948 added to the already culminating angers of the U.S. towards the USSR. ... Arthur Miller, author of the play "The Crucible," was one of the many Hollywood writers who faced public scrutiny because of alleged ties to the communist movement in America. ... More modern examples of this include everything from apartheid in Africa and the constant turmoil in Bosnia to the civil rights movements in the United States. ...

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In "Civil Disobedience", he said that people should not obey any law they think is unjust. This essay greatly influenced many leaders of the American civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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