Lynchings by local mobs started to become a common ritual on blacks that didn't abide by the Jim Crow laws. This practice was performed mainly in the south with authorities and politicians "looking the other way." ... I caught myself in shock wondering where he got his information because it was so hard to conceive. ... Then we started to see how the judicial system was no different than being out there in the communities with lynch mobs. ... They were sentenced to death in the first trial, but got retried several times over 6 years. ...

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For some odd reason he had forgot this until he started writing Martin King's biography. ... Lewis to ride with him, his client, Mrs. ... The senior King shook hands with Mr. ... The hoses were probably brought out because the people wouldn't listen. ... That was until he started this biography and got to know the man. ...

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Federalism is a concept that started many years ago during the times of the ratification of the document we live by called the Constitution. ... With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. ... Washington put his newly acquired freedom to use when he started a black industrial school at Tuskegee, Alabama. ... Ironically with all the women's suffrage bickering, women did not receive the ballot until 1920 by the 19th Amendment. ... The new deal had again failed with the creat...

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With the help of the Christian church they managed to start a kind of non-violent revolution which finally made the white people understand the injustice of segregation, so that discrimination by law was finally abolished. ... King and other civil rights leaders, like Philip Randolph and Roy Wilkins met with president Eisenhower, with no results. ... He was welcomed by the prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and discussed with followers of Gandhi. ... Students started sit-ins to integrate lunch-counters. ... During such a sit-in King was arrested and sentenced to 6 months in jail on the pretex...

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This shift came about because of the many talented African-American writers, actors, speakers and activists who worked so hard to gain respect for themselves and their culture. ... These themes had to be dealt with tenderly in an intolerant, white-culture society. ... Janie realized that her strength was in herself and her pride, with or without Tea Cake. And Invisible Man realized that "My problem was that I always tried to go in everyone's way but my own" (pg. 573), and so took to hibernation, to "shake off the old skin" and start living a life he could be proud o...

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Marcus Garvey was one of the most influential leaders of his time because he started the Universal Negro Improvement Association, advocated black unity, preached self-reliance, and was the black peoples' spokesman. Marcus Garvey started UNIA because he wanted blacks to have pride in themselves and to be treated fairly. ... This sudden change was mainly done because the Liberian government became aware of the uproar that Garvey was causing in the U.S. with his preachings. ... Garvey was sentenced to three months in Spanish Town Prison for contempt or court. ... He preached separatism; ...

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In the beginning, he starts off by saying, "if I sought to answer all of my criticismsI would have no time for constructive work.... Martin states that the reason he is in Birmingham is because of the injustice there. ... Afterwards, Martin Luther King Jr. starts to explain the difference between when a law is either just or unjust. ... Therefore, he will strive to reach this goal because his destiny is tied up with the destiny of America. ... In his concluding sentences, Martin asks himself what else he would do in that jail cell other than to write long letters, pray long pray and think...

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The very title of his speech "I Have a Dream" was probably taken from his use of anaphora (using the same word at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences) which was present throughout his speech. ... This hope was that they would one day be treated as equals and walk side by side with the all other races. ... King's use of alluding to other historic documents, which also deal with equality issues, helped his speech reach the listener. ... King does not want the equality-seeking listeners to go out and use force or start a battle to get their freedom because then it would give the...

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The Civil Rights Movement got off to a swift start in 1960. ... In my opinion the Greensboro sit-ins were the starting line for the entire Civil Rights Movement. ... This was a brave act indeed and literally started an entire movement that has changed the course of history for the greater good. ... This affected Meredith because he was convicted of false voter registration. ... Both were sentenced to life in prison. ...

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Under other circumstances, she would have probably given up her seat with no complaints. ... Parks' act started a citywide boycott of the bus system by African-Americans that lasted for more than a year. ... Harriet was known as a black "Moses" because she believed that God selected her to lead her people out of slavery. ... She died on March 10, 1913, and was buried with military honors in Auburn, New York. ... During his seven-year prison sentence Malcolm studied the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and was converted to the Black Muslim faith. ...

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The conflict is supported by Bigger's difficulty to be happy with who he is. ... Sara had a hard time trying to fit her own definition of being an American because she started her journey in another country. ... Bigger struggled to fit into the society around him because the society around him refused to accept him. ... Between jobs, Bigger spent most of his time hanging out with his friends getting into trouble until he went to work for the Daltons in his mid-20's. ... At the end of Bigger's journey, Bigger was captured by the police and sentenced to death. ...

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For all the writers and artists from Harlem, liberty had its importance, because they could talk about their experiences and also about the differences between the cities of the north and the rural south where injustice was still in practice. ... But also he wrote his poem with simple verbs such as "like" which is used several time like if he was playing with it. ... Moreover he ended his poem with the same sentence like if he wanted to clearly explained that life has always been hard to him. With the same idea of sermons, blues and prayers the poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers starts like i...

• Word Count: 1971
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In an article written about this particular problem in the south, Jamelle Bouie states that, Many in the south claim that they don't deal with or vote for african americans because thats "just the way it is.... A way to start changing the way people think about others is immersing themselves with other cultures. ... A lot of young people get into interracial relationships because its "hip.... Interracial dating causes problems with the older generation because a lot of families want to keep their bloodline "Pure.... African American youths arrested for drug possession are ...

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With this vision in mind, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). ... In 1910, Garvey began traveling in the regions throughout Central America with intent to discover if blacks were treated with such disgrace in other areas of the world. ... It is in London where many believe that Garvey gathered all the knowledge he needed to start the Universal Negro Improvement Association. ... He wasted no time once back in Jamaica to start his own organization of which he planned to finally liberate his race through. ... It was because of successes like this that the American...

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He kept the idea of racial segregation because he acknowledged that only his solution would improve African American lives, and that the white race would always dominate society. ... Money conflicts start to arise, the family eventually has to go on welfare. ... It was difficult for Malcolm to finish his education with such a hectic lifestyle. ... "He is caught for trying to have a stolen watch repaired and is sentenced to 10 years in prison" ("Malcolm X.... Malcolm had fallen in love with a young woman, named Sister Betty X. ...

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He started High School at the age of 18. ... King started to base his words and acts on religious concepts since when he was young. ... His life started changing when he was in prison, by joining the Nation of Islam (pp.121). ... After he got sentenced ten years of prison, he met some people who were already in the Nation of Islam. ... He told black people that they were physically and spiritually sick, because for centuries they had accepted the white men's Christianity. ...

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Some may be sub-species who share a common ancestor with the white race. ... Everything they do is geared towards populating the earth with all white people. ... Because they fell the latter terms indicates an existence of respect for the black race. ... This was the start of much violence that has been associated with church members. ... In California COTC members Geremy von Rineman and Jill Scarborough were arrested in a plot to bomb Los Angeles' largest black church. 1995 John McLaughlin, a close friend of Matt Hale, is sentenced to 2- ½ years probation after he is convicted of s...

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And if you're not ready to get involved with either only of those, you are satisfied with the status quo. ... You 're good with your hands-making things. ... I'm telling you we do it because we live in one of the rottenest countries that has ever existed on this earth. ... As is the case in any jungle, the hustler's -every waking hour is lived with both the practical and the subconscious knowledge that if he ever relaxes, if he ever slows down, the other hungry, restless foxes, ferrets, wolves, and vultures out there with him won't hesitate to make him their prey. 5 ...

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Is it because we are said to be weak, educationally impaired or is it because of the difference in body parts? ... African Americans were also brutally treated with inequality. ... Martin Luther King starts off his speech he says, "I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.... This would be an example of situational irony because just as he said, that speech is one of the greatest demonstrations for freedom. ... The use of the word victim is ironic because instead of her, he has been the victim...

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King married and on completion of his studies at Boston University, became the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church where he was popular because of his skills. ... After his last speech, it is known that he said "We've got some difficult days ahead, but it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop." ... In 1946, he was caught, convicted and sentenced to ten years even though it was his first offence. This large term was instituted because of his relation with a white woman. ... People understood him because he had been there. ...

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One night, the entire Dodgers team was dragged out of their beds for an important team meeting because of a petition the players signed refusing to play with Jackie. ... His teamwork led him to the pennants and championships that he earned with the Dodgers. ... He could not quit playing because he believed strongly in integration and knew that he might be the African-Americans' only chance to play baseball with whites. ... Having this knowledge made him stick with baseball even when he thought about quitting. While being refused service at a hotel in PA, Jackie got in an altercation with ...

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England or Germany), it is the proverbial "melting pot" and it has become a force with which to be reckoned. ... Because of opposition to his views, he was imprisoned on trumped-up charges of mail fraud. He was sentenced to five years. ... It started in the 1930's when a man who called himself W. ... He moved to Chicago and started Muslim Temple Number 2 and established his headquarters there. ...

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It was always going to be a long and arduous journey with perhaps no complete end. ... King would soon come face to face with this black and white struggle soon enough anyway when his two best friends, young white boys who lived across the street, were no longer allowed to play with him. ... Another early experience of discrimination would come about with his father. ... When he was fourteen we travelled to Georgia with his teacher to participate in an oratorical contest there. He ended up winning with his subject "The Negro and the Constitution". ...

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• Grade Level: High School