"The Montgomery Bus Boycott," by Jo Ann Robinson is a compelling autobiography about how fifty thousand black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama said no more to segregation, inhuman treatment, violence and the humiliation that they received not only from the Bus Company, but from white citizens and high ranking political figures as well. ... Jo Ann Robinson was a well educated professor at Alabama State College where she taught English from 1949 until she resigned, because of increasing political pressure by a special state committee, in 1960. ...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

American history has been, in essence, a huge struggle for those very principles. ... America has made a history of fighting for the right to have every principle of freedom a part of each person's daily life, in fact, it was the idea of freedom that resulted in the founding of the nation. ... Throughout American history African Americans had been enslaved and mistreated, thought not to be men but property. ... People like Malcolm X, who led black Muslims in their fight against oppression and prejudice; Martin Luther King Jr. who led a nonviolent movement to change the ways in which bl...

• Word Count: 2353
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

Although he never saw a presidency, King, Jr. did lead one of the strongest movements in American history which helped shape today's society. ... Three years later, King's nonviolent tactics were put to their most severe test in Birmingham, Alabama during a mass protest for hair hiring practices, the establishment of a biracial committee, and the desegregation of department-store facilities. ...

• Word Count: 1517
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Realities After Reconstruction African Americans living in the southern United States after Reconstruction encountered extreme hardships in everyday life. Race relations between black and white Americans during this time period were highly strained. Segregation started to take place, violent a...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School