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Also in 1948 President Truman signed the Truman Executve order stating that no Federal Government agency could practice any discriminating policies, in 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus, breaking the laws of the south and sparking what would be known as the single largest civil rights movement in American history eventually making way for the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act in 1965. ...
His first initiative was to end the banking industry crisis sparked by the depression. ... He sparked an optimism that his predecessors had been unable to. ... With his New Deal, he was able to lift their spirits, and as I mentioned, spark an optimism that had not been in the Americans minds for quite some time. ...
Ever since July 4th 1776, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, there has been a belief in the minds,and hearts of all Americans. This belief has taken people farther than they could ever imagine and has made America a place for everyone. This belief has turned people from rags to rich...
In summary, the Vietnam War led to a new type of counterculture that sparked American youths' interest in politics and social justice while the Civil Rights movement was becoming successful in tearing down white supremacy; both being turning points in American society. ...
The post-Reconstruction period in the Deep South was characterized by violence and racial hate crimes, masked under a facade of "this-is-how-it's-been, this-is-how-it'll-always-be" from the South, and ignored by the North which had other problems to deal with. Up until Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency...
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 ...
Glory, unity, progress: Kennedy's address creates an atmosphere infused with these virtues and many more. But how does he unite all these elements and create such a powerful and forceful atmosphere? By utilizing ingenious rhetoric, Kennedy presents a speech that is concise, inspiring, and memorable....
The rise and fall of Power of Lyndon B. Johnson The 36th president of the United States was the first president to take the oath of office in an airplane. This president is known as Lyndon B. Johnson. LBJ was born on August 27, 1908 near Stonewall, Texas in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales ...
Conspiracy Forty years ago, on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was slain in Dallas, Texas. Within hours the government had arrested their man, Lee Harvey Oswald, and there was no doubt he was guilty; he was convicted immediately in the court of public opinion. For decades after the public has been only told that he was the lone assassin and that every detail is withheld for "national security". Not until a few years ago has anyone been able to uncover why and what really happened to President Kennedy. ...
From 1965 until 1973, the United States of America was at war with the communist nation of North Vietnam. One of the darkest and most controversial time periods in American History, the involvement of the United States in Vietnam caused drastic cultural changes within the American nation.1 Americans...
Washington founded Tuskegee Institute and theorized how African-Americans could reach political equality; "Sojourner Truth proved [an] excellent [lecturer] against slavery (Boyer et al. 324)"; Thurgood Marshall headed the Legal Defense and Educational Fund of the NAACP; the founders of the Ku Klux Klan sparked...
The 1960's was a decade that changed the world. This decade was filled with countless important events that are still impacting us. The 60's saw everything from the election and assignation of the nation's first Catholic president, a divisive war with Vietnam, the space race which led to American as...
JFK and the Conspiracy Theory Friday, November 22nd, 1963 began like any other day in the United States. However, by the end of this day, the United States would change forever. At 12:30pm, while making a routine appearance in Dallas, Texas, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot while riding down E...
