How has America changed from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement? ... (crf-usa.org) Movements to obtain civil rights for Black Americans have had a special significance and after the Civil War a new movement for civil rights began. ... Board Case, of 1954 established a pivotal moment in the history of American race and the beginning of a broad civil rights movement. ... The tactic of non-violence civil disobedience in the Civil Rights Movement was influenced by Dr. ... The civil rights movement, of 1860, was definitely significant to our nation....

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The Civil Rights movement was a very hard time for many blacks in the United States. ... One thing one should learn from the Civil Rights movement is that violence is not necessary. ... Another thing we should learn from the Civil Rights movement is to never give up. ... Many things were tried throughout the movement. ... This nation-wide acceptance is wonderful, and hopefully we will never have to repeat the Civil Rights Era. ...

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The civil rights movement could not have succeeded in the streets of the south without legislative help from the bureaucrats in Washington D.C. ... He did this based upon the recommendations of a committee on civil rights, which he had established in 1946. ... Blacks were routinely beaten, jailed, and killed in the south for attempting to gain equal rights. ... Throughout the civil rights movement, the US government tried to respond calmly and rationally to a topic that was not calm or rational. ... The civil rights movement would claim hundreds, if not thousands of lives, but in the end, ...

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Feminism is a movement for social, political and educational equality and change. ... The feminist movement can be traced back to the 18th century in the intellectual works of Mary Wollstonecraft. ... This was the first recognised movement for equality. ... Education was a large issue for the feminist movement. ... As the feminist movement progressed the government began to take more notice of the wants and desires of more than half the population. ...

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Civil Rights campaigners were able to achieve success in the years 1956 to 1968 because of the methods and procedures used by the campaigners. ... Martin Luther King's methods and policies were a great contribution to the success of civil rights campaigners, his policy of non-violent civil disobedience was a goal scorer for civil campaigners as this method pressured the state authorities and Federal Government to hear the demands of the protestors. ... Support from southern senators although only a few also assisted in the ongoing fight for the Civil Rights campaigners. President Lyndon B...

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African-American history plays an important role in American history not only because the Civil Rights Movement, but because of the strength and courage of those African-Americans who struggled to live a good, fair life in America. ... In the History of Little Rock Nine, it was stated that "Their action not only mobilized a Nation to insure that access to a quality education was granted to all Americans, but they helped to define the civil rights movement"" (para. 1). ... The Harlem Renaissance was the major culture movement that took place in Harlem, New York City and lasted from the 1920...

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Thus, while the Abolishment of Slavery of the late 1800's and the Civil Rights Movement of the fifties and sixties may have diminished the impact that racism could play out in the open, these efforts have ultimately failed, to a great extent, in actually driving racism and discrimination to extinction because today, this toxic behavior is as prominent as it ever was. ... African Americans after the war enjoyed many civil liberties that their predecessors could only dream of. ... Citizens of America had noticed the failures of the past, took it into their own hands, and began the Civil Ri...

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As if it was just a moment in time when black human rights were merely a deception. Although it hasn't been much time since the hype of the Civil Rights Movement in comparison to a longevity of oppression, here in 2015, there are still occasions when the life of a black man is judged unfairly. ... I'm interested in a modern cultural knowledge; not necessarily a movement although action might arise from understanding. ...

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In order to properly characterize and understand all aspects of civil disobedience we must look at where the line of disobedience stands and who crosses it. ... The line of civil disobedience is drawn by our nation's leaders and it's their line and they mark it. ... In this movement and idea, the young are lost in its deep cracks of political separation.  ... We should have a voice, and our civil rights should be in our own hands. ...

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Then the movement took place when Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat to a white man on a bus. ... She said she was tired and on this fateful day she bgan the turning wheels of the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement took place and gave blacks their future as they have now. ... Positive helpers in the role of black's rights were Dr. ... Born of the civil rights movement three decades ago, affirmative action calls for minorities and women to be given special consideration in employment, education and contracting decisions. ...

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The tensions of the 1960's civil rights movement had made it very clear, that the nation's minority and female population were not receiving equal opportunities. ... The history of affirmative action has its roots in the Civil Right Act of 1964. In Title VII of the Civil Rights Act it provides the initial legal basis for affirmative action for women in the workplace. ... Since the Civil Rights Movement began, there have been policies and procedures put in place to help ensure females and people of minority backgrounds can obtain an education, receive public contracts, and have ...

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With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. ... America was destined for another, more far-reaching civil rights movement. The civil rights movement during the late 1800's and early 1900's provided the foundations for the current civil rights laws achieved throughout the 1960's. ... With the passing of breakthrough legislation, several leaders emerged to lead this new civil rights movement. ... The civil rights movement of the late ...

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This came to be known as the Civil War. ... Through the hardships of life in a wild, new land, the American settlers gained strength and a firm belief in the rights and liberties of the individual man. ... At first they fought only for their rights. ... The women's movement was growing; for the first time nursing became a respectable profession and a woman became a doctor. ... An economic revolution also occurred from the Civil War. ...

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Sarah and Angelina Grimke led the fight for a place for women in the antislavery movement. ... The major cause of death in the Civil War was in both cases, wounded in action. ... After the War, the African Americans received more rights. However, questions arose, such as if they would guarantee the Civil Rights to former slaves, and if so, how would you. A Supreme Court Case limited the rights of blacks. ...

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In the 1920's through the 1940's with the new woman and isolationism, in the changes 1950's through the 1960's with the growth of the suburbs and civil rights. ... During the l950's and 1960's the civil rights movement began to gain momentum. A major win in civil rights was in the Brown V. ... The biggest victory in the fight for Civil Rights happened when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1965, the act prohibited discrimination in voting, employment, and public facilities, and the act established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to prevent disc...

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Anthony in the women's rights movement and formed the National Women's Suffrage Association in 1869 and was the first president of the association until 1890. ... The Declaration of Sentiments was organized to uphold the rights of women to be equal to those of men. ... If the woman was married, she technically gave away her rights as a citizen; including all rights to property and her wages. ... Abolition up until the civil war led to the start of women's rights movement. Within the women's rights movement was the women's suffrage movement. ...

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Question: Was it right for "outsiders" to come to southern towns to spark confrontations over civil rights? ... During the 1960's, with the civil rights movement spreading rapidly, the government in turn had to go with the flow and at the same time fix corruption. ... In the case of the three civil rights activists killed in 1964 in Mississippi, it was evident that the majority of the town knew that the three people were killed. ... Technically none the bystanders were guilty of anything, but morally they were all guilty of staying silent causing the deaths of the civil rights activists t...

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Such as: anti-slavery, social reform movements, and women's rights movements. ... Others believed that religion was the key to reform, because Americans look upon religion as a promoter of civil and political liberty. ... The women's rights movements were important in social reform in the antebellum years. ... They led many women to get involved in the movement, and soon it was a huge movement. ... They were very important in the reform movement, and changed America for the better. ...

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The end of the Civil War marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. ... Along with the increase in manufacturing came the movement of thousands into large cities. ... Because many Americans blamed this on the economy being controlled by a small number of powerful corporations, the populist movement gained traction by promising to help mainstream Americans financially. ... One of the largest and most important political movements at the time was the push for women's rights. The Seneca Falls movement was at the forefront of this reform and led to the ef...

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Though slavery was abolished with Abraham Lincoln, it was not until the sixties that African Americans were granted civil and political rights. The granting of true civil and voting rights to blacks came as the culmination of a series of social and political events that occurred over the course of many years. 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 black Americans were treated, and essentially to end segregation; and Rosa Parks, who refused to relinquish h...

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Although people of color and women have come a far way since the Civil Rights acts were passed, discrimination can still be seen all around us today. ... Civil liberties are the personal rights and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge, either by law, or judicial interpretation. During the civil rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled that racially discriminatory practices are unconstitutional, and laws were created in order to end and compensate the members of the previously disadvantaged group. ... Many people in the civil rights movement saw the economic and social disparity...

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The Civil Rights Movement1 was initiated by Southern blacks in the 1950s and "60s to break the prevailing pattern of racial segregation2. ... In the late 1960's some progress was made after a series of civil rights protests and the passage of federal laws desegregating other public facilities. The Brown decision sparked a host of other actions in the Southern civil rights movement. ... The growing power of the civil rights movement was demonstrated on August 23, 1962 when more than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators marched on Washington, D.C. ... One of the most hopeful signs of racial p...

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The KKK still exists, but it no longer has the strong presence it did when the big civil rights movements started in the 1950s and 1960s. Along with civil rights during this time, women pushed for more equal treatment of females in the workforce and at home. This was the beginning of a strong feminist movement. ... As the baby boomers became of age in the 60s and 70s, a large counterculture movement developed. ... This movement was heavily influenced by musicians, artists, writers, and movie producers of the time. ...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? ... Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. ... "Approximately 620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War. ... Abolitionists in the north began a movement to end it. ... This attitude was considered music to the Souths ears since they wanted state rights anyway. ...

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(Out of Many, 612) The three basic social issues addressed by the Progressives were womens suffrage, freedmens civil rights, and working conditions. ... With the abolition of slavery during the Reconstruction period, the fight for civil rights within the black community would create another amazing modification in America during the Progressive Era. ... Both varied greatly in terms of ways to gain and retain rights as American citizens. ... (Out of Many, 633) I agree with both leaders ideology, I feel the only way to obtain more rights is to improve yourself in order to be seen as an equal,...

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