Stories such as this are repeated over and over in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States: In January 1961, James Meredith, an African-American, applied for admission to the University of Mississippi. ... Bibb County, Alabama, Board of Education v. United States, 1967 v/s The court for the first time ordered an entire state, Alabama, to desegregate its schools. ... Montgomery County, Alabama, School System, 1969 v/s Moving toward its position in the 1970's requiring schools to be racially indistinguishable, the court held that school faculties could not be s...

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a campaign in 1955 and 1956 to get rid of racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama. ... One angry mob in Alabama set a bus on fire, and when arriving in Birmingham riders were beaten. ...

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At the beginning of our national history, it was written in our earliest state and national constitutions that "all men are born free and equal, and have natural, essential, and unalienable rights." Over time, the phrase "all men" began to be defined as "all men," meaning mankind, a word including w...

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With the birth of man comes the birth of crime and hence with the birth of crime is the origin of punishment. Punishments vary based on the seriousness of the offense; robbery can result to months in prison and murder can lead to the death of the convicted man. Many Americans share the same attitude that the convicted must pay for his misdeeds to society. However, should the convicted pay with his life? Should he give up his right to live because of his offense? ...

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