The civil rights movement is understood to be a popular movement that aimed to secure equal access to basic United States of America (US) citizenship privileges for African Americans. ... King mobilised the African-American community within the movement. ... In 1963, the governor of Alabama, George Wallace attempted to deny American American's enrolment into the University of Alabama(Austin,2003). ... This organisation expanded and reached African Americans in college. ... These sit-ins were done at a segregated department store's lunch counter in North Carolina called Woolworth&#x...

• Word Count: 1999
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In summary, the Vietnam War led to a new type of counterculture that sparked American youths' interest in politics and social justice while the Civil Rights movement was becoming successful in tearing down white supremacy; both being turning points in American society. The war in Vietnam began because America was taking a stand in the fight against communism. Viet Cong were North Vietnamese who were in favor of communism while the South Vietnamese were democrats supported by America. ... Therefore, much of the public was turned against the war; some Americans fled to avoid the draft whi...

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North Americans felt sympathetic for black southerners. ... These activities meant it was time for change, the world was changing its views and the way different people were treated, and America was the only country that was still holding on past customs. ... Due to the non-violent protests, which fueled tempered reactions from White Southerners, in particular Northerners, who were sympathetic for black Southerners and supported the movement, viewed these opposing protestors as immoral, black Americans were labeled victims and had a moral high ground. ... Black Americans feeling so passion...

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When Angelou returned to the United States after a performances in Ghana while acting, she wrote several screenplays and became the first African-American woman to have a feature film adapted from one of her own stories. ... Some mentionable awards include The American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award in 1990, The Legacy Association National Award in 1996, The Humanitarian Contribution Award in 1997, The Alston/Jones International Civil & Human Rights Award in 1998, The Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature in 1999, The Presidential Medal of Arts 2000, and a Lifetime Memb...

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The Declaration of Independence defined the promise of America - freedom and equality for all Americans. Yet, prior to the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans were still enslaved. ... Laws, called Black Codes, were imposed to severely restrict the rights of African Americans. ... In 1960, soon after a group of black students sat in a North Carolina restaurant until it closed without being served, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed. ... Many African Americans were outraged by the continued inferiority placed on people of color. ...

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They not only represent two of the most politically influential cities in the U.S. aside from Washington, New York and Chicago, but they also symbolize the attitudes and characteristics of the American people during that time. ... Dawson was also able to join forces with ward bosses from the West Side and North East Side, through machine politics, and "Never before had a black politician held so much power" (Grimshaw 82). ... He represents the American ideals of courage and aggressive determination in order to accomplish social change. ...

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Martin Luther King seemed to take a naturalist view, hungry to incorporate morality into the aims of law in America, while George Wallace stood strong under the positivist view that had drawn direction for the aims of law from social phenomenon rather than a moral compass. ... There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. ... When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. ... King addre...

• Word Count: 2706
• Approx Pages: 11
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