Vernon John wanted peace and equality between the races in our nation specially between the blacks and whites. ... John's wanted to make a change. ... I think it was one of the most important parts of the story to show that Vernon John did make a change in what people thought and gave them courage to fight for their rights. ... I think Vernon John was a very courageous and loyal man and I would love to learn things from him like sticking up for what I think is right. If I had a person like Vernon John and Martin Luther King Jr., I would definitely try to make a change and I would have the...

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• Grade Level: High School

Our country may still be the same if it was not for the works of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. ... Despite their differences, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X brought about great social changes in the United States. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. were both respected ministers and established leaders in the African-American community. ... Martin Luther King Jr. felt that the time was now for the black man to fight for his equality. ... (Malcolm X 200) These words were much harsher than Martin Luther King Jr's. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Kennedy's speech in Indianapolis, Indiana, announcing to the heavily African-American crowd that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. ... Immediately after the crowd responded with near pandemonium, he said, "Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings, and he died because of that effort." This helped a lot because it brought many to the quick realization that Martin Luther King Jr. did not die in vain, but in fighting for a cause that was valuable to all of them. ... It is important to note that he does not say this to bring attention ...

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August she meets Martin Luther King Jr. ... These laws were ridiculous and outrageous to the black so this started the Montgomery bus boycott on December 5 1955 headed by Martin Luther King Jr. lasted December 5,1955 through December 20,1956 a total of 382 days. ... In 1965 she begins working for Congressman John Conyer. 1977-1980 was a very hard time for Rosa she lost her love Raymond Parks husband of 45 years in 1977 and her beloved mother Leona McCauley in 1979. ... Martin Luther King Jr. awards in 1980. ...

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In The Green Mile, Stephen King depicts the racial prejudice as the theme encountered by the main character, John Coffey. ... Paul, one of the prison guards, explained John Coffey's abilities by saying, "Mr. ... John explained the situation by saying, "I couldn't help it. ... When the truth was finally revealed, that John Coffey in fact was innocent of not having committed the crime, authorities looked the other way, because to them justice to John Coffey, being a black person, was not an important factor. ... Martin Luther King once said during his famous speech, " we should judge a...

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In 1963, he was suspended from speaking publicly on behalf of the Nation of Islam for his statement that the assassination of President John F. ... Two of the Civil Rights Movement's most important leaders, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, have many similarities and differences. ... Although Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were extremely different people, they were aiming for the same goal of attaining civil rights. ...

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Black like me In John Howard Griffin's book "Black Like Me", Griffin takes a six week journey into the South as a black man by darkening his skin with medication. ... It tells of all the people that were helping Activists like Martin Luther King in the movement. ...

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TITLE From Anti-slavery Sentiment to Eradication; Reasons for the Abolition of Enslavement From the Missouri Compromise to the Emancipation Declaration SUMMARY The drive to end slavery gradually became the dominant American reform movement from 1820-1863. The new antislavery crusade had...

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In John Howard Griffin's book "Black Like Me", Griffin takes a six week journey into the South as a black man and by darkening his skin with medication he traveled for those six weeks attempting to discover what it was like to black in the South in the late 1950's. ... It tells of all the people that were helping Activists like Martin Luther King in the movement. ...

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To serve the cause of human freedom, a person has to be brave, a leader, patient and unselfish. Throughout history many people have fought for what they believed in to gain freedom for their people. One man who did this is Booker T. Washington. Washington was an African American advocate who wan...

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• Grade Level: High School