Slavery was most prominent in the south, and when the threat that the slaves would be freed when Abraham Lincoln was elected scared the southern states, especially South Carolina and Georgia. ... With factors like, Harper's Ferry, the decline in the south's economy when the slaves would be freed, and the election of Lincoln, it was impossible not to start a Civil War. ... Woolworth store and quietly sat down at the lunch counter (Memory). ... The Freedom Riders also helped with African Americans by helping them to receive fair transportation. ... It helped to abolish slavery, and...

• Word Count: 1622
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Now, hostile whites, who did not know how to treat blacks as equal human beings, surrounded, and still held authority over, freed African Americans in the South. ... In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed to help fight the battle for the humanity and equality for African Americans. ... In 1960, soon after a group of black students sat in a North Carolina restaurant until it closed without being served, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed. ... They hoped to draw a crowd of 100,000, but instead more than 250,000 ...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There were many people who helped shape him into the great writer he turned out to be. ... His mother according to Hughes, "who was always ready to do battle for the rights of free people," (Hill 15.) appealed to the school board in person. ... He sat alone looking out the window, contemplating his future. ... This title holds great significance because Hughes is stating that everyone born in America has the right to be free as an American. ... He's a true success story because the power of his own life helped make the world a better place....

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Woolworth's lunch counter and sat down politely and asked for service. ... Although blacks may have been freed from slavery, it didn't mean that they were treated the same as everyone else. ... Also, there to help organize the voting rights march, was Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Although he spent most of his time outside of the United States traveling to such places as Africa and the Middle East, he did help out in the civil rights movement. ...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The movement had its share of leaders, events, and strategies that helped to reach its' goals. ... During the Civil Rights movement there were many women who helped the movement become successful. ... She was very tired and she sat behind the reserved section for whites. ... This organization helped to better the Blacks through legislation and education. ... Malcolm believed that if blacks were going to be free then they would have to free themselves by using any means necessary. ...

• Word Count: 2726
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Powell was not above seeking White House help when he needed personal political support, to get a bill passed, to protect his committee's jurisdiction and power, and the White House was willing to reciprocate with the volatile congressman under many circumstances" (Hamilton 404). ... He attacked racial segregation while Dawson sat silently. ... He also represents the stereotypes of New York City, such as being liberal, free, and confrontational. ...

• Word Count: 1701
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On February 1st at 4:30 pm four students from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat down at a whites only lunch counter inside a Woolsworth's Department Store in Greensboro, North Carolina and requested to be served. ... Robert Kennedy who was then the US Attorney General help meetings with the governor of Mississippi and finally persuaded him to allow Meredith to enroll into the university. ...

• Word Count: 3205
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: High School

People helped them. ... He never stops to chat with anyone, he never gives anyone a lift, it never breaks down so the kids can help push it, in short, the car is only a show piece. ... He stops on the side of the road and Lena gets out to help Milkman. ... It means he doesn't have to go collect rents, which he always felt lowered his dignity, and frees him up to plan and visit the bank men. ...

• Word Count: 2974
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

African American literature, has its origins in the 18th century, has helped African Americans to find their voice in a country where laws were set against them. ... African American women writers helped with the setback of these stereotypes and African American women have been develop to be seen as "living human being[s] with [their] own desires and needs" (Christian, Black Feminist Criticism 16). ... However, what Helene does not see is that Nel is missing her affection which is clear after Helene and Nel return home from their visit from New Orleans to Nels grandmother, whom she s...

• Word Count: 5084
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The space was so low that they sat between each other's legs and were stowed so close together that there was no possibility of their lying down or at all changing their position by night or day". ...

• Word Count: 4160
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

He helped me to find some great speeches of Martin Luther King and to get started. ... At this point in time, he was not interested in becoming a pastor like his father; he hoped to become a doctor or a lawyer because he wanted to help people. ... They sat down in a lunch bar and refused to move until they were served. ... With the help of presidential candidate John F. ... The police arrived in time to prevent further damage and helped the people. ...

• Word Count: 4457
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School