It won important key Supreme Court cases and even involved the youth in their hope to gain equal rights for all. The NAACP also pushed for the passages of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and soon, after the Voting Act (naacp.com). ... He wrote letters mentioning his and the organizations purposes to key persons in about twenty cities throughout the South, asking them to call a meeting. ... He expanded the association from coast to coast and sat on many boards that helped pushed the passage of many acts that changed the lives of the black throughout the United States. ...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The desire for equality in these aspects was the springing of political movement building that brought about important organizations and events, and eventually the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... I will then address the passage of the Civil Rights Act, arguing the continuing existence of inequality in African Americans communities today. ... The march, which became a key moment in the growing struggle for civil rights in the United States, culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.'... The passage of this act would not have been possible without the protesters and organizations th...

• Word Count: 1633
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this passage Du Bois felt having the best democratic leaders would lead to improvements in the African-American community. ... In his passage, "Learning to Talk of Race," written in 1992, West ended up describing a leader similar to him. ... However, they all think leadership is the key to changing the way African-Americans are mistreated and discriminated against. ...

• Word Count: 1242
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the end, fourteen key black campaigners, whom the Indians had dubbed "buffalo soldiers," were awarded the Medal of Honor as part of a public relations move to justify and glorify the genocide of Native Americans, underlining the U.S. government's policy of manifest destiny." ... "If you know your history, Then you would know where you coming from, Then you wouldn't have to ask me," In this passage, the singer expresses his anger towards the inaccurate teachings of history. ...

• Word Count: 891
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolitionist movement and equality of human rights. ... Douglas had also aided in the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendment, these amendments would ban slavery, make every person born in the United States a citizen and would forbid racial prejudice in voting. ... Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolitionist movement and helped gain black civil rights. ...

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This passage goes on to note how black people laughed and tormented him. ... The key word is seen, the facade would soon come down and the resiliency of the southern mentality revealed. ... The black boy still sees himself as Weddel's master and he refers to him as such in many passages, "Wait Marsa Soshay," he screams to Weddel (Mountain Victory 774). ...

• Word Count: 1688
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As Janie grows, however, she realizes that Nanny's material emphasis on idolization of whites is not the key to happiness or success. ... It is hard not to notice the repetitive white images in this passage. ... She knows that material wealth is not the key to happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The repression of the characters within "Beloved" is a key motive of the style that Toni Morrison uses. ... The passage becomes entirely lyrical as the reader moves to Sethe's stream of consciousness, "No no. ...

• Word Count: 3100
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

One of the most striking passages in "The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings" by James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan, appears in the 1961 essay "From Nationalism, Colonialism, and the United States: One Minute to Twelve: A Forum," Kennedy told Baldwin that one day a black man could be president. ... We can see "Baldwin as a key figure who opened up possibilities for African American writers in terms of love, desire, and sex" (Thorsson 628). ...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

The period that occurs after the Civil War is known as the Reconstruction. During this period of time many people suffered in the south. There was a great amount of property damage done to farms, factories, and railroads. Many other foundations were destroyed that citizens depended upon to kee...

• Word Count: 1876
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Hip-hop's origins are undoubtedly African-American, this being a key reason why its message resonates specifically in black youths, an increasingly ostracized sect of society. ... Imani Perry asserts that the spoken word of African-American music has its origins in Africa and survived the middle passage to the Western Hemisphere (Perry, 2004). ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the most noted turning points in American History is the Civil Rights Movement. Almost every aspect of this country today, would not be the same if it was not for the African American leaders that stood up in their communities during the mid 1900's and preached words of a United States that w...

• Word Count: 3309
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The Safety of African Americans During The Civil Rights Movement: From A Literary Perspective There are many literary works that address the violence associated with the civil rights movement. These works, though written for different reasons, essentially serve the same purpose. Two such w...

• Word Count: 2840
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School