Although they had achieved these freedoms they were far from receiving equality. ... Jim Crow laws also prevented freedoms given to African-Americans by the government, until two court cases challenged the laws and segregation. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prominent leader during the Civil Rights Movement and fought for equality for African-Americans. ... This success for the African-American community was a result of many years of hard work and determination by not only Martin Luther King, Jr., but all African-Americans. African-Americans struggled for equality for over one hundred ...

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Our nation's climbing, ladies and gentlemen, inexorably towards an enlightened peak; one wherein not only the United States perpetuates the American ideal of individualism and liberty, but also across the globe. ... One of the most defining rights of citizens is the right to freedom of speech. ... Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. Faced with systemic oppression and violent retaliation, Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in, becoming iconic of the civil rights movement. ... Will we ever reach the peak that we strive for with the rise of every sun: a state of perfect l...

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Our nation's climbing, ladies and gentlemen, inexorably towards an enlightened peak; one wherein not only the United States perpetuates the American ideal of individualism and liberty, but also across the globe. ... One of the most defining rights of citizens is the right to freedom of speech. ... Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. Faced with systemic oppression and violent retaliation, Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in, becoming iconic of the civil rights movement. ... Will we ever reach the peak that we strive for with the rise of every sun: a state of perfect l...

• Word Count: 753
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Our nation's climbing, ladies and gentlemen, inexorably towards an enlightened peak; one wherein not only the United States perpetuates the American ideal of individualism and liberty, but also across the globe. ... One of the most defining rights of citizens is the right to freedom of speech. ... Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. Faced with systemic oppression and violent retaliation, Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in, becoming iconic of the civil rights movement. ... Will we ever reach the peak that we strive for with the rise of every sun: a state of perfect l...

• Word Count: 753
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Our nation's climbing, ladies and gentlemen, inexorably towards an enlightened peak; one wherein not only the United States perpetuates the American ideal of individualism and liberty, but also across the globe. ... One of the most defining rights of citizens is the right to freedom of speech. ... Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. Faced with systemic oppression and violent retaliation, Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in, becoming iconic of the civil rights movement. ... Will we ever reach the peak that we strive for with the rise of every sun: a state of perfect l...

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Being a part of the public order, taxpayers sponsor education on First Amendment freedoms. It is the individual's own responsibility to learn about his or her freedoms that are listed in this amendment. Lack of education and understanding of an individual's right reduces those rights and freedom. ... There are religious-liberty education programs that teach in an acceptable, constitutionally permissible manner (Public Schools & Religious Communities). ... Martin Luther King, Jr., was also killed in 1968. ...

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• Grade Level: High School