Compassion to help the underprivileged also attributed to government making the first step to take action. ... Although this has attributed to the overall growth in achieving a more diverse workplace, it is not the free ticket for minorities to enter into the workplace in any area of work. ... This ruling still provided a good opportunity to attract a diverse student body, but many minorities were not making the acceptable SAT score to enroll in the finer schools in the country. ... This special interest in diverse student body in higher education has even considered eliminating the SAT and...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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

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

They were later awarded a $95,000 settlement from the Maryland State Police, as well as an agreement by the agency to keep records to help prevent discrimination (Jones 38-40). ... The attitude of certain high-ranking law enforcement officials also helps to compound the problem. ... Haggerty, who was about to announce her engagement and who had a bright future before her, was shot and killed as she sat in the car. ... Race-dependent policing retards the development of bias-free thinking; indeed, it encourages the opposite (Kennedy). ...

• Word Count: 1414
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate