In this case, a 30-year-old black man named Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad. Plessy was only 1/8th black and 7/8th white, but under Louisiana law, he was considered black and therefore required to sit in the colored car. ... The State of Louisiana, that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. ... The judge at the trial, John Howard Ferguson, had previously declared the Separate Car Act "unconstitutional on trains that traveled through several states." ... He found Plessy guilty of refusing t...

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They went into pursuit of the speeding car which was up to speeds of 117 miles per hour. ... Within seconds Los Angeles police cars and a helicopter arrived at the scene. ... Rodney remained in the car. Officers shouted for King to get out of the car, and he finally did. ...

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They are seen driving nice cars, in expensive watch commercials, or living in mansion all these examples are portraying whites as having more money/status then minority groups. In car commercials, women are usually tall, skinny and blonde and are shown sitting on top of the car showing off their body. This is giving off the message that white women are better looking and deserve a car similar the one she is sitting on top of. ...

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A man named James Earl Ray was in his car. ... He got out of his car and stroll across the street, where he rented a room at the Bessie Brewer's Rooming House. ... He got into his car and sped away. ... The investigation cooled down a little bit after the discovery of Galt's car in Atlanta, and the FBI turned to its extensive records division for assistance. ...

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Although some saw stupidity in the situation and mocked it, "If there must be Jim Crow cars on the railroads, there should be Jim Crow cars on the street railways. ... If there are to be Jim Crow cars, moreover, there should be Jim Crow waiting saloons at all stations, and Jim Crow eating houses," (Woodward, 67), the divided South soon became a reality. ...

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Early in the century, only city dwellers could afford cars. c. Ransom Olds had introduced a less expensive car, the Oldsmobile in 1901. d. ... The boom in the automotive industry simulated growth in other industries related to car manufacture or use. b. ...

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Affirmative Action: A Necessity for All Albert Einstein said, "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized." In his time, it was an issue between the rich and the poor, but today, it is between the minority and the majority. Racial inequality today is an enormous issue. There...

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Black Americans, like oppressed groups elsewhere, have rarely accepted the subordinate position forced upon them by the larger white society. American racism and exploitation have generated black protest. Social scientists have documented the rebellious spirit and acts of protest by blacks as they lay shackled in the holds of slave ships, labored in the fields of southern landowners, and settled into the urban ghettos. At times, the protest was expressed subtly in a black spiritual or a defiant glance. At other times protest burst forth in such organized and collective forms such as the slave ...

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African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be stopped and have their car searched, (that face surprised me, since that is something i have experienced, just from eating a salad in my car at night). ...

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Some say that the Montgomery Bus Boycott started on December 1, 1955, but many of those who were present say it began long before that. The ruling of the case also overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson "separate but equal " doctrine, not only intended for public schools but to other legal formed or...

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Things such as monthly magazines like comics and readers digest, neon signs, car radios, books, plays, metered postage, airmail, many labor saving appliances and in the late 1920's television. ... The most well known was the Flappers women who stayed out late, smoked in public and drove cars. ...

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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...

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"You go, we go" is a famous phrase often used by firefighters that shows their brotherhood and loyalty to one another. Being a firefighter to the public eye is about being there during a disaster or at anytime anyone is in need since they have the ability to save a life. Although firefighters save p...

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During the months of the boycott the MIA established a car pool and its transportation committee which was responsible for seeing to it that blacks had some means by which to get from point A to point B. ... White Police officer, citizens and political figures watched in awe as "325 [privately owned] cars picked up passengers from 43 dispatch stations and 42 pick up stations"[p.91] Donations from all over the world poured in to facilitate the needs of the MIA. ...

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August Wilson: Boundaries and Life. August Wilson writes the dramatic play entitled "Fences- with extensive use of metaphors to represent human situations in a perspective uniquely held by a black man, yet complicated by many other factors in life. The setting is from the 1950's through the 1960's...

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"A Raisin in the Sun" Lorraine Hansberry wrote the award winning play" A Raisin in the Sun." It is set in Chicago's Southside in the late 1940's. The story reflects her own experience of racial harassment when her successful family moved into a white neighborhood. She got her title fro...

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In the 1984 version of Footloose, directed by Herbert Ross, there are many similarities between Footloose and the Civil Rights. Just to name a few, the parents are similar to the white people who did not like the African Americans and the teenagers dancing represented the African Americans who wante...

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(Outline) Ida B. Wells: A Crusader for America Introduction- Ida was an active crusader against lynching and a champion of social and political justice for African Americans. She was not a famous crusader for the cause but she did more than many know. I. Background A. Birth date and family ...

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Lights, Camera, Violence! "Packed with nonstop action and adventure!" We hear this quote all the time when previewing movie trailers. It seems all they show on these trailers are the violent scenes, for example, the blowing up of police cars, the gunfights, and sometimes even worse than that. W...

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"Is gangster rap what truly defines hip-hop?" No. "Does gangster involve talent?" I think not. These are the first things that come to mind when you here hip-hop. When the average person thinks of hip-hop music, they think of violent rap that's talking about killing and raping. People don't kn...

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From topics on health, beauty, cars, hair, music, sports, and video games to topics of entertainment, lifestyles, computers, and foreign travel destinations, she becomes unsure of what topic interests her the most. ...

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The fruits of this prosperity were very evident in the lives of the people – new cars, suburban houses, and other consumer goods- all of these were made available to more people than ever before. ...

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Some people wonder what is racial profiling, racial profiling deals with miseducation, slavery, and incarceration. Since the beginning of slavery African Americans have suffered due to their identity. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having commit...

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The novel "Black Boy," written by Richard Wright takes you back in the deep south of Jackson, Mississippi where whites attempted to tame into submission blacks by hard discipline. It seemed that the more Richard had gained in life, the more he was hurt. Richard was alienated from his environmen...

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To know that two opposing sides generate a war via alleged interests or views is highly important. However, if one should know the catastrophic effects during the war, this would be the underlying truth. This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. World War II was basica...

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