The progression of the civil rights movement for African Americans advanced through many important events. ... Without the events that happened during the war black Americans wouldn't be inspired to campaign for the civil rights. This makes World War 2 a key turning point because it increases the mass protest such as the bus boycott, which showed the government how important black Americans were to the US economy. ... I can infer from this that ww2 wasn't the only event that played an instrumental role in the development of the civil right. ... Martin Luther king wasn't only an ...

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One of the largest and most important political movements at the time was the push for women's rights. ... One of the most significant diplomatic events tied to these topics was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. ... The final major event of any diplomatic relations in this era was the Spanish-American War. ... The Spanish-American War is more a result of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. ... An unexpected yet extremely important part of the post-Civil War transformation was the environmental changes with which the country was presented. ...

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Today, the SAT I play's an important role in young high schools student's college careers. ... The history of the SAT has origins that date back to the First World War. ... In any event, there are studies that have tested the actual reliability and consistency of the ever controversial SAT I as a whole. ... The SAT I is an important component of all Virginia college admissions processes when reviewing the academic background and achievement of aspiring high school seniors. ... In addition, test scores can also play an important part in the awarding of college finances in the form o...

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The long civil rights movement behind the act really took off after the Second World War and peaked during the late 50's and early 60's. ... The desire for equality in these aspects was the springing of political movement building that brought about important organizations and events, and eventually the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... The outbreak of the war increased the demand for labor in newly created munitions, but even then, several defense-related industries failed to benefit many black workers (Sharp 87). ... Organized by a number of civil rights and religious gr...

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Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain equality with the white majority. ... Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain equality with the white majority. ... Many African Americans remained enslaved in American up until the Civil war and the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. ... Celebrating births and changing of seasons, mourning the loss of tribal members, to preparing for battle, music was an import...

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Beginning in the colonial period, African Americans provided most of the labor on which European settlement, development, and wealth depended, especially after European wars and diseases decimated Native Americans. ... The Harlem Renaissance made an important impact on American life through impressive contributions by many artists. ... A black middle class had developed following the American Civil War (1861-1865), increasing education and employment opportunities with a new sense of racial pride (Collier, 1985). ... World War I rallied many Black Americans with patriotic appeals to democ...

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The Renaissance took place between the end of World War 1 and the Great Depression. ... For thousands of blacks around the world, the Harlem Renaissance was proof that the white race did not hold a monopoly on literature and culture.Many events during the Harlem Renaissance influenced and affected the lives of many today. The best accomplishment of the Harlem Renaissance was not the literature produced during its time but rather the fact that it gave African Americans something to be proud of, to learn from, and most importantly to build upon. ...

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As stated by Schraeder, one of "two important developments" contributed to pressures for change US foreign Policy toward south Africa during the late 1950s was firstly, a growing civil rights movement striving for the political equality of African Americans ensured greater official attention to the issues of race in both domestic and international policies...Reverend Martin Luther King led a demonstration on December 10, 1957 to denounce apartheid and call attention to South Africa's refusal to sign the UN Declaration on Human Rights... An important aspect of such actions was that they c...

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Ideas of Caucasian supremacy can be found throughout doctrines and scripture that exist in important Church documents. ... The life of the biblical figure, Cain, is a very important aspect of the literary work. ... As the Civil war began, the Mormon-dominated territory of Utah decided not to participate in either seceding from the Union or joining the Union army. ... Grant saw the Civil War as a blessing in disguise; they believed that the war would trigger a Mormon prophesied apocalyptic event that would cleanse society and eventually lead to ultimate Mormon control. The war over slavery d...

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The civil rights movement was like a war conducted on many fronts. ... The movement was sought out to mainly address these three areas of discrimination which were social divide, education, and most importantly voting rights. ... The NAACP was a primary target for these supremacists groups as the NAACP constantly filed for cases such as Brown and were important figures in the struggle for ending segregated during the movement. The NAACP was an important organization during the movement as they nationally and locally established several branches within their communities to combat discrimination...

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It is important to read works of African American literature in order to be able to understand the trials and tribulations that slavery brought upon this particular group of people. ... Dubois explains this perfectly when he stated: "One ever feels his two-ness, -am American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strengths alone keeps it from being torn asunder...... The people who believe that Americans should no longer divide themselves up into subgroups believe that it is no longer important to differentiate betw...

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Players are remembered for their missed shots, letting their team down when needed most, and most important their weaknesses. The cruelest part of the game is not what happens on the court, it's the events that coincide with the game. ... The Romas, one of the greatest female ball clubs of all time, played against male and female teams, never lost a game for six years after World War 2 (1939-1945). ... After World War 2, a hopeful black public focused much of its attention on a new generation of racial pioneers, barrier breakers such as Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, and Wilma Rudolph. ...

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By juxta posing these four events Gast is suggesting that the inclusion of Muhammad Ali and black jazz music will bring about a stop to the persecution of the Zairians and the African-Americans. ... The scene where Muhammad Ali is in the plane is very important; it shows Ali seemingly alone in a plane flying over Africa to get to Zaire. ... This is important for him as he states "this is the most free feeling I ever had in a long time". ... Firstly by selecting this shot ahead of others shows that the scene is important so must be recognised. ... The example of the montage is very important in...

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Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the law, Caine picked up where The Fugitive (1963-67) left off and added a topical resonance with the televised resistance to the war in Vietnam by living like a pacifist, draft-dodger as well as fighting guerilla-style like a Viet Cong, and, in all respects, getting the better of his Anglo-American opponents, while being white himself. ... Perhaps mo...

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