During the Civil Rights Movement many black artist and old Negro Spiritual songs became extremely popular during marches. One song that was sung a lot during the Civil Rights Movement was The Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice And Sing by James Weldon Johnson. ... These civil rights songs sparked inspiration and hope for a generation. ... This shows how African Americans had no freedom. ... Moses Wright reported Till's vanishing to the neighborhood powers, and after three days, his b...

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However it does not, especially in the Criminal Justice System. ... Racist interests trying to create causality between the Civil Rights Movement and an increase in crime is yet another early example of the issue of race being inextricably linked to crime and thus the Criminal Justice System. ... African Americans are arrested for drug offenses at rates 2 to 11 times higher than the rate for whites - according to a May 2009 report on disparity in drug arrests by Human Rights Watch. ... Media has a big influence in how people perceive African Americans and other minority groups. ... Aggressiv...

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