The African American civil rights movement changed everything. This social movement looked to outlaw discrimination towards black Americans and obtain their right to vote. The movement did not turn to violence to get what they wanted, instead they demanded political and economic self-sufficiency. The movement was filled with major campaigns of civil resistance. ... Prince hall masons were leaders in the fight to abolish slavery and extend rights and also helped build social organizations for black Americans following the civil war. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... In " Ballad of Birmingham", Randall illustrates the terrible state of society during the Civil Rights Movement. ... Most American readers are familiar with the Civil Rights Movement and know many blacks were killed by racist whites. ... The child represents the innocent people who were killed in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. ... The daughter is obviously motivated by the Civ...

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Most white Americans wanted to stay uninvolved because the civil rights movement was portrayed as an "unholy- mess. ... However, many local black leaders opposed King's intervention. ... The local Birmingham papers tried to suppress the movement by putting the stories of Birmingham within the paper. ... It was one of the most pivotal moments in the American civil rights movement. ... He tells the leaders of the community that he wanted change but was unwilling to use violence because when violence is present there is an absence of love. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Reading African American literature ranging from spirituals and slave narratives, to works written during and after the Civil Rights Movement provides readers and scholars with a rare insight into the minds and lives of African Americans at that time. ... During the Harlem Renaissance the issue of race became a central issue as "the first movement in which public discussions about the representation of black people in fiction reach a crisis point" (Bernard 408). ... When speaking towards identity and representation, there are many African American writers and leaders who had the p...

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Operating in small rural towns and areas, they were known for killing "black political leaders, [they] also took heads of families, along with the leaders of churches and community groups. ... He provided an account of some of the Klan's motives as he claimed their purpose was "the destruction of the Republican part and the killing or banishment of its leaders. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Emancipation Proclamation was the first political movement to equality; in 1863 it proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten rebelling states. ... The black codes were aimed at stopping the movement of equality in the "de jure" sense, demonstrated by the vagrancy laws which saw homeless unemployed black Americans arrested and fined. ...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and th...

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