In this instance King felt that his duty to obey the laws would not serve the common good as the laws were not laid out with the common good of all of society in mind, the Negro race was set to carry a heavier burden and receive a lesser benefit. ...
When we start to believe in a hierarchy of races and decide to set ourselves at the top of that pyramid we are only strengthening the color lines that separate us and hinder our ability to function together in a democracy that values all people of different backgrounds. ... If I got mad over a story and was disgusted by our government's fictional actions I can definitely understand how racism is still evident in today's society and why African Americans feel the need to fight the "white power". ... Reading the government's apology in class to the Native Americans still...
During the late 19th century, local governments passed segregation laws that were known as the Jim Crow laws. The governments that were involved in the implementation of these laws also authorised for restrictions on voting rights that left the African American population politically, socially and economically powerless. ... It served as a motivational factor for the movement. ... The formal end of segregation in the USA was set up once suffrage in the Southern states were restored and segregationist laws were abolished. ...
Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on juries, clearly affecting the way both Blacks and whites were tried. ... The police are the institution which serve as a gateway to the legal system, and thus it is only logical to look here first. ...
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Age of Reconstruction saw the introduction of Black codes in many Southern States as white officials, who had served the Confederacy, were elected to govern. ... Sanders believes "blacks constituted an American underclass in all parts of the United States in 190013" whilst Chambers contrasts this, believing "the black codes did not technically re-establish slavery.14" Also in contrast to Sanders is Dunning who states "as the black codes were concerned, it was pointed out that they could not be alleged as a tendency to restore sl...
Twenty years later, Warner Bros revived the series as Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993-1996) set in modern day California with a plotline involving the police. ... S. government during the demonstrations. ... Unlike Vanishing Son that presents a renewed suspicion of the People's Republic of China and the Red Menace after 1989, Martial Law features a Hong Kong action star, after the 1997 change of sovereignty, who seamlessly plays a representative of the PRC government without any mention of its political system. ...
