One of the main reasons African-Americans started the civil rights movement was to show that they were not different than anyone else, and that they deserved the same rights and liberties as any one American. ... The white people surely did not want to share a drinking fountain with these animals. ... This was normal behavior in the south during the civil rights period. ... There were many effects of the Civil Rights movement also. ... The right to vote was another big accomplishment of the civil rights movement. ...

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The main goal behind the constitution was to set inalienable rights that could be practically timeless, as it is still used in modern times, but with clearly changed rules for changing times. ... Clearly the issue that applies to all of the constitution was slavery, once again, these people were treated like they were animals. ...

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He creates a situation where an African American slave is treated like an animal. ... Hughes said, "my mother, who was always ready to do battle for the rights of a free people, went directly to the school board, and got me into the Harrison Street School" (Berry 4). ...

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Her mother describe her physics like this: "Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? ... Maggie has no fancy degree, is not particularly bright or does not know the Civil Rights Movement which is sweeping like a surf over the country. ...

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