The source shows little improvement between these years and hence it does not prove that the movement was achieving. ... But if the success criteria of the movement were mainly to desegregate education, then this photo would prove that the barriers are beginning to be broken. This suggests that the movement is beginning to achieve something. Source C is an extract from Martin Luther King's 'Chaos or Community', although it is written by one of the leaders of the civil rights movement it gives a balanced picture by commenting on the successes of the sit-ins, 'freedom rides&...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After finding out about the astonishing movement in Harlem called the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes was excited to become a leader in this society. ... This poem was Hughes' first instance of being a leader and helping to inspire blacks when they were not respected by whites for what they could do. ... After Columbia, Hughes operated on a cargo vessel in Africa then later lived in Paris before returning to Harlem because he was so pleased with the artistic movement happening. ... His most influential essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" certainly showed that Hughes ...

• Word Count: 664
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• Has Bibliography

Rosa Parks Rosa Parks started the Civil rights movement. ... From the 1930's to 1955 she was a seamstress, in 1943 she was appointed secretary of the NAACP's Montgomery branch and later she ended up being its youth leader. ... Rosa Parks was often called the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement." The one little thing that started the Civil Rights Movement was when Parks sat at the front of the bus. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In 1960, the Pan-African Congress leaders organized nationwide peaceful demonstrations against 'pass laws' that restricted individual freedom. ... Steve Biko, a leader of black consciousness, once said "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed"(Document 5). ... Biko's death promised great sorrow within the anitiapartheid movement and he is remembered as a martyr. ... A great leader once said that he was willing to die for a cause he truely believes in. This great leader was an inspiration to those who wanted to end apartheid. ...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the labors of civil rights leaders and followers continued to grow. ... The death of Jim Crow was not immediately observed after this ruling, but the victory was essential to the growth of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. ... For decades whites had successfully not speaking blacks from one another to prevent a massive movement. ... The cruel reality of white and black relations, racial labels, and everyday life in this movement still aches in the hearts of millions. ...

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Portrayed as both extremely intelligent and charismatic, Derek entices many young whites, to join the movement. ... As punishment for submitting an essay on Hitler's Mein Kampf for an assignment on a civil rights leader, Principal Sweeney ordered Danny to attend a daily history seminar with him entitled "American History X". ...

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Although they were a thorn in the black's side they fell in power when a KKK leader was jailed for the rape and torture of a young black woman. ... Blacks were also forced to live in the "ghettos" of cities.The northern states of the U.S.A still suffered from racism and segregation but not on the level of the South states.The Civil rights movement made a big leap forward when the Government made segregation illegal and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.These 2 events gave the Civil Rights 2 stepping stones towards the Civil Rights they so badly wanted. ...

• Word Count: 627
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• Grade Level: High School

Rosa grows up in a home under constant surveillance by the South African government for she is a part of a leading communist family in the liberation movement. ... To different degrees, Rosa and Lionel are leaders and committed to their republics. ...

• Word Count: 795
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• Grade Level: High School

Super Fly I chose to watch the film Super Fly for our discussion on Blaxploitation. The film was released in 1972 and was directed by Gordon Parks Jr. I selected a theme for this film that I feel represents it very well; "The Black Man Controlled." I will discuss how some of the black charact...

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• Grade Level: High School

Derek developes his hate from his father murder, so now he becomes the leader of a local white power mevement. ... The workers employed in the store were also vandalized, the white power movement beat the workers and vandalized the store. ...

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Marlow's physical description of the natives he encounters and the surrounding land clearly represent disgust and disapproval for the African imperialistic movement. ... Marlow conveys a strong aggravated feeling toward all of the company post leaders, who exhibit the most recognizable characteristics of European conquest. ... This "inspired uneasiness"(36) is a direct reflection of how European leaders hid the truth from its own people. ...

• Word Count: 1016
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School