George Washington once said "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitution of government.... The first amendment of the Constitution prohibits Congress from taking away one's right of speech, press, petition, as well as religion, which is a valuable part of being an American. ... That's a luxury that Americans get when we turn 16 and they fight for the freedoms all American women gained when congress passed the 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution on June 4, 1919. Early in America's history we faced certain periods...

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The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ... Will we be a new Roman Republic: a high-water mark of human history? ...

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The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ... Will we be a new Roman Republic: a high-water mark of human history? ...

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The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ... Will we be a new Roman Republic: a high-water mark of human history? ...

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The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ... Will we be a new Roman Republic: a high-water mark of human history? ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. remains to be one of the most important leaders in American history. ... " He then makes the point, that although the Constitution promises that all men are to be seen as equal, the people of color are not receiving that equality. ... " Questioning the sacred law of the land, was a powerful move on his part, because it caused all Americans to think about what the words in the Constitution meant. ... "I Have a Dream," and, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," are very powerful, but distinct pieces in history. ...

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Since the beginning of American history the ideal citizen was one who was unwilling to settle for anything but the best, beginning with the pioneers who took control over their destiny and established the thirteen colonies. ... His famous "I Have A Dream" speech was merely a stand of words; they held no material value, but the ideas and passion behind them made it one of the most impressionable speeches and movements in history. ... The founding fathers of America set up the Constitution to allow freedom and diversity in the nation and modern Americans carry out these ideas and accommodate t...

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The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Constitution. ... This struggle occurred before, during, and after the Civil Rights Movement, and it has impacted history through its events, its ideas, and its people. ... and "Recite the Constitution," no one could pass the tests. ... One black man actually did complete a literacy test; he rec...

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From Thomas Jefferson's United States Constitution to Mahatma Gandhi non-violent teachings, King has had many influential people attribute to his spiritual upbringing and visions. ... The Constitution specifies a federal system of government, which gives each individual state the right to a government and should be directly elected by the people. ... It is as thou history has repeated itself directly on King with the visions of peace and brotherhood, but with a government who was just not ready. ... People say history repeats itself and over time that has definitely proved itself to ...

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a year-long protest in Montgomery, Alabama. It influenced the American Civil Rights Movement and led to a 1956 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which made segregated seating on buses unconstitutional. There were three effects that the Montgomery Bus B...

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Even though early in our country's history, not every race was free from oppression, the government was set up so we, the people, could change laws and create a country for everyone. ... "The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. ...

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., who eventually had a huge influence in the African American history. ... This was the year in which Rosa Parks would stand out in history. ... By "sitting down" for what she believed in, and refusing to give up her bus seat, Rosa Parks made history. ... "In December of 1956, the Supreme Court decided that bus segregation violated the constitution and the Civil Rights Movement led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964." ... The program allowed young people to tour the country in buses, under adult supervision, and learn the history of their country and of the civil rights movement. ...

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The Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a political, legal, and social struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and to achieve racial equality. The Civil Rights movement was first and foremost a challenge to segregation. During the Civil...

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Introduction  In the 1950's and 1960's the Civil Rights Movement was a popular movement to end segregation amongst blacks and whites and for the black population to earn equal rights. During that era black lives really did not matter and they felt as if they did not belong. Blacks were tired of bei...

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King's arguements were all backed up by past philosophers experiences or past incidents that effected America history. ... I believe that the letter is important part of history showing how we as blacks are also educated and have views and say so's about what was and is still at hand today, yet with little importance as it was forty years ago. King's long letter of knowledge was as important as the constitution was to whites back then. ...

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April 12, 1861 is one of the most crucial and important dates in American history. ... This war is a major turning point in American history and society, and has helped shape America into the country it is today. ... One of the most significant events in African American history is the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited the states Smalls 5 from using literacy tests, interpreting the Constitution, and other methods of excluding African Americans from voting (Memory). ...

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The Civil Rights Movement changed the culture of America in the 1960's by banning discrimination of people based on race, sex, national origin and religion. Because of this important social movement, African Americans and other minorities were more involved in everyday life by being allowed to work ...

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Civil Disobedience has a long,distinguished history. ... The 15th Amendment was passed in 1870 to the Constitution. ... Background Throughout the history of the United States, African Americans have resisted, first against the institution of slavery and later second-class citizenship and racial segregation. ...

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I also conversed with a Professor of American History, Clayborne Carson, who is also the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. ... It was the biggest civil right demonstration in history, and for the first time, white and black Americans stood together as one nation. ...

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Two, this was the first time in American History that blacks adopted nonviolent tactics as a way of bring social change. ... August 28, 1963 Martin Luther led the biggest protest to date in United States History with more than 200,000 people in attendance. ...

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Previously, only Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt and several other president in US history, the famous monumental statue standing here, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the first to be in this lifetime as a social critic to civilian politicians Memorial, is the first African-American political leaders monument, its significance is unusual. ... It was his peaceful struggle to maintain the "Declaration of Independence" and the freedom and equality of the fundamental values ​​of democracy and justice "Federal Charter", so that he and a few, like the president, is widely respected an...

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The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North...

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The streetlights were on. Yet, it was three in the afternoon. The smog was so thick and black the sunlight cannot get through. Yesterday's newspaper rolls down the street as the wind gently blows, and the white working class tolerates no form of inter-racial mingling. Signs hang in storefronts re...

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While Whites looked back proudly on their achievements in history and culture, Blacks were denied their identity. Their kingdoms and complex societies were ignored in the white man's interpretation of history, there were few publications about their culture and history. ... The constitution which promised that all men are created equal" was made only for Whites. ...

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Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, "freedom rides," and rallies received national attention in the struggle to end racial inequality. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. Following the "separate but equal" decision of Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push f...

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