A movement in Montgomery quickly developed after her arrest. Fifty ministers and civic leaders met on December 2, 1955 and began a boycott. The leaders were E.D. ... The boycott initiated the modern use of nonviolent protest and made King a National leader of the Civil Rights Movement. ... In 1961 CORE's leader James Farmer announced nonviolent protests against violations of these court rulings. ...

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Groups like the NAACP, had influential leaders, and activists who fought long and hard for equality. ... It was undoubtedly, the largest social movement of the 20th century (Civil Rights Movement). ... Much of the civil rights movement included powerful non- violent actions. ... When Marshall became leader of the LDF, the Plessy decision was already being challenged by activists and by other cases. ... At that time, the University of Oklahoma was an all white school (Civil Rights Movement). ...

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It highlights the significance of this landmark case for the Civil Rights Movement and desegregation and also focuses on the global impact of the case. ... For example, Mae Mallory, a New York City parent and Civil Rights Movement leader, complained about unequal conditions in New York City segregated schools and initiated a successful lawsuit on Brown's principles (Weiner 55-61). ... The boycott inspired other bus boycotts and, more importantly, it legitimized a new form of racial protest which further opened the way for the Civil Rights Movement (Brinkley 902-903). Cook claims that th...

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Currently, affirmative action may be said to be a child of the civil right's movement, which began with Mr. ... Although the program was first initiated for positive purposes, any new form of movement, which involves favouritism of a certain race, comes along with the glaring eyes of a distrustful nation. ... The Bakke decision further reinforced the thriving white opposition to "reverse discrimination", but did not weaken the strength of the affirmative action movement. "You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying, now you are free to go where you ...

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Her choice sparked the African American movement during the sixties, igniting others into the bus boycott in Selma Alabama. ... The Brown decision sparked a host of other actions in the Southern civil rights movement. ... The growing power of the civil rights movement was demonstrated on August 23, 1962 when more than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators marched on Washington, D.C. ... More remarkable, General Powell was appointed as the United States Military Leader and Secretary of State under Bush. ... One of the most hopeful signs of racial progress during the decade was civil rights leader, ...

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The 1960's were a time of movement and struggle for the Chicanos in the United States. ... Their patience held up no more so they all joined together in the walkouts that brought attention to the problems to local parents and leaders. The walkouts eventually gained national attention and began to attract many leaders in support of their beliefs such as Robert Kennedy who was a prominent leader of Civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr. ... Along with Castro, the FBI pinpointed many of the student leaders and other community members as subversives and conspirators. ...

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However, do they have the right to exclude potential leaders that are avowed homosexuals just based on their sexual orientation and not their personal dexterity or aptitude. ... When assimilating this issue with the issue of excluding homosexual leaders, the Boy Scouts do not exclude atheists or agnostics because they"re atheist or agnostic it's because their beliefs and values do not match that of the organization of Scouting. ... It pains the Boy Scouts of America that so many people do not understand the reasoning of not allowing homosexuals to be leaders in scouting units. .....

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The most powerful and therefore, most important such institution, the United States Supreme Court, was no exception, and in fact, was the leader of such legal change. ... The Civil Rights movement, encouraged by the goals of WWII, which sought to destroy the racist policies of Nazi Germany, came to prominence during Eisenhower's administration and made tremendous strides toward equality. ...

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He is just one of the motivating start buttons to the movement that I think could have been written about a thousand times and still not cover the complexity of his heart, strength and ideas. ... These blacks, headed by the "militant" leader W.E.B. Du Bois, demanded the same as the original members of the Niagara Movement founded in 1905: -Freedom of speech and criticism -An unfettered and unsubsidized press -Manhood suffrage [note, no "womanhood"] -The abolition of all caste distinctions based simply on race and color -The recognition of the principle of human brotherhood as a ...

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According to the editors of the learning kit, Joadson was a black abolitionist ( in the movie he is played by Morgan Freeman) who aided John Quincy Adams in the defense of 53 Negroes and their leader Cinque ( who led the revolt against the ship), before the Supreme Court. ... Which only discusses African American history when it comes to slavery or the civil rights movement. ...

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The civil rights movement lose speed and following the Bakke case in 1978, less attention was given to the affirmative action debate. ... The brief says that diversity in higher education prepares students to be great leaders of this nation. ... As reported by the Boston Globe several justices made it clear during oral arguments that they were giving special attention to the view of the nations" best-known military leaders. ...

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Equality for All Since the birth of the United States, African-Americans have continued the fight for equality in America. From 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified to the 1965 passage of the Voting Rights Act, African-Americans have seen an increase in their legal rights; but the laws ...

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The shy, somewhat soft-spoken Mildred became a reluctant activist in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's when she and her husband, Richard Loving, successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage. ... The leader of the intruders, Sheriff R. ...

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The term "war on drugs," first coined by former President Richard Nixon over 30 years ago, is the name of a movement to hinder drug abuse in America. ... While Bush may have been able to arrest or kill several prominent drug leaders during his administration, the cocaine output in the Andes Mountains increased by fifteen percent (2Gray 117). ...

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In "The Working Men's Declaration of Independence," (Doc A) George Henry Evans, a leader in the American Workers" Movement, basically states that he feels that the working class is treated in a much worse way than the upper classes. ...

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Stories such as this are repeated over and over in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States: In January 1961, James Meredith, an African-American, applied for admission to the University of Mississippi. ... Although faced with the resistance of Governor Wallace and other white leaders, the civil rights movement persevered. ... Since the Supreme Court changed desegregation law in three major decisions between 1991 and 1995, the momentum of desegregation for Black students has clearly reversed in the South, where the movement had by far its greatest success. ...

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The United States of America, the most powerful country, one of the superpowers, the most diverse country in the world, considered to have a stable and democratic government was disrespected by their own political leaders. ... The FBI was able to know every single movement he said or made because they intercepted every type of communication he had. ...

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Even as many individuals maintain that affirmative action is traceable back to the Civil War, the civil rights movement pushed affirmative action into the American media and governmental issues beginning in the 1950's. ... This practice of "turning the other cheek" was put to the test during the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 60's. Charismatic leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X, began to stage sit-ins and boycotts to help improve the lives of minorities. ...

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On the other hand it is contested and fought by our country's leaders with the majority from the Catholic Church officials to the Bible belt of our nation. ... The members of the "right to life" movement have lobbied for a constitutional amendment on the rights of the unborn since the legalization of abortion. ...

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THURGOOD MARSHALL During the 20th century I have read many books, newspaper articles and seen news broadcasts on two of the most famous Afro American Pioneers: Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall. Martin Luther King fought all his life for equal rights for Afro Americans, but Thurgood Marsha...

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The terms within the newly minted Constitution posed more questions than they answered and would quickly be up for intricate interpretation, and with this interpretation would come great controversy between the citizens, the newly elected leaders, and the members of the Court. ...

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An international movement to abolish the death penalty is discussed and the article seeks to provide as an effective resource toward "humane responses to juvenile crime and violence" (Cothern, 2000, p.1). ...

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With the birth of man comes the birth of crime and hence with the birth of crime is the origin of punishment. Punishments vary based on the seriousness of the offense; robbery can result to months in prison and murder can lead to the death of the convicted man. Many Americans share the same attitu...

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