" because even tough they were not hurting anyone they were not obeying the black and white segregational ordinances of the town. ... " The activities of MLK were referred to as "unwise and untimely" and in response King replies by saying "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights" he also compares the progression of equality to that of a "horse and buggy", so to paint a mental picture as to how slow the progress is being made. ... " King goes on to support this statement with a quote from St. ... King was ve...

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• Approx Pages: 6

"Near six o"clock on the evening of January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born somewhere near the town of Cairo in Grady County in southern Georgia" (Rampersad 10). ... A quote by Red Smith best sums up the character of Jackie Robinson. ... Race will not just be a huge factor in sports, but in every aspect of our society. ... Are our beliefs in twenty-first century America still so archaic that we cannot hire a person with a skin tone other than white or someone other than European descent to coach our professional and collegiate sports teams? ...

• Word Count: 1632
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

There are acts that are so discreet that you almost don't catch them, but along with those, there are blatant acts of bigotry that would never occur in our time. ... This particular quote shows how far ahead Atticus was at this time. ... Most of the blacks live in the bad part of town, or the "slums." ...

• Word Count: 1427
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

One of my favorite childhood memories was going to the carnival with my grandma whenever it was in town. My grandma and I would spend a whole Saturday riding all of the rides and eating as much junk food as our stomachs would allow. ... In Robinson's article, he quotes Randall's book again, "She who ain't free not to love, ain't free to love" (66). ...

• Word Count: 2170
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School