DuBois's father had been run off by the Burghardts, who disliked him because he had a light skinned complexion, when DuBois was only two years old (Smith & Giovanni; 196). ... In August of 1950, the U.S. ... A few months later on August 27, 1963, DuBois died of natural causes (Hynes). ...
King ignored the flashing lights and ran a red light. ... On August 4, 2014 Michael Brown an unarmed black male 18 years old was shot six times and killed by police officer Darren Wilson. ... The Governor of Missouri had to call the National Guard on August 18, 2014, because the riots were out of control. ...
"I have a dream- are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). ... For once, the African American people who were treated so unfairly were able to see a light at the end of a long tunnel in which the whites regarded them as the lesser, weaker race. ...
Rita Frances Dove was born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio (Biographical Information-Rita Dove 1). ... As a matter of fact it has been said that "Nearly all of Rita Dove's poetry deals with aspects of history Dove puts a light on the small truths of life that have more meaning than the actual historical facts - (Analysis). ...
