Langston Hughes boldly states that "African Americans' lives became significantly better because their lives were changed socially and politically, giving them more opportunities.... Ward believes "the Emancipation Proclamation stands as a monumental landmark in the advancement of liberty1" In contrast US history writes, "the search for equal rights was far from over with the passage of the 14th Amendment2" as the Supreme Court did nothing to ensure that the 14th Amendment, which stated that no "State [should] deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

African Americans have been fighting for their rights for decades. The African American civil rights movement changed everything. ... The revolution was a complicated battle because Americans were fighting for equality, yet America had slaves. ... The Freemasons created a whole new place for African Americans. ... With this organization, African American masons challenges the hypocrisy of white Americans by demanding self-respect and equality. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many white Americans agreed with Kennedy's approach in the early sixties, a fact revealed in the press of the day. ... Most white Americans wanted to stay uninvolved because the civil rights movement was portrayed as an "unholy- mess. ... King stated in 1957, at his parish in Montgomery, Alabama: History unfortunately leaves some people oppressed and some people oppressor. ... "King described it as America's worst city for racism."" ... It was one of the most pivotal moments in the American civil rights movement. ...

• Word Count: 3098
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

If you're from the American south, you may feel that you share a unique bond with other southerners. ... The inscription on the award was "for his elegantly written stories about contemporary America." ... It is only the story of a strong woman, a tortured man and three sons who lived hemmed in by thin cotton and ragged history in northeastern Alabama, in a time when blacks and whites found reason to hate each other and a whole lot of people could not stand themselves. ... He adds that the history of the deep south, civil war, reconstruction and the great depression, has supplied the he...

• Word Count: 4108
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School