African Americans had to drink from different water fountains, were not allowed to sit at the front of the bus, and there were two different schools, one for the colored kids and one for the white kids. ... This is very important in the history of civil rights because why shouldn't a black person have the same opportunities a white person has for education? ... Segregation was especially bad in the South, one incident included a young black boy who allegedly whistled at a white women, only 14 years old got lynched. ... People were hit with baseball bats, thrown around by a fir...

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A white man from an upscale family managed to comfort and calm this large gathering of mainly African-American people. ... For those of you who are black -- considering the evidence their evidently is that there were white people who were responsible -- you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization -- black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one another. ... The next statement could be easily the most powerful statement throughout the entire speech: "For thos...

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He was respected by both black and white people. ... Malcolm grew up in a neighborhood with a lot of violence done by people claiming to be religious (white Christians). The Ku Klux Klan burned crosses in his yard, white people burned his house and may have killed his father. ... In his speeches, Malcolm always tried to make black people understand that white people were the devil. After following the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, he believed that the teachings of white Christians, brain washed all black people. ...

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This meant that African Americans and women would be working in the same place as white people and men, also black children would be in the same classroom and playgrounds as white children. ... Aretha is both a women and African American which explains why she is asking for respect from men and white people. ... All these people had a big impact on the cultural change because they proved that not only white people can be good musicians but so can black people. ... This made life different for everyone because white people had to get used to African Americans the same rights.  ... He was also ...

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She refused to give up her sit to a white passenger on the bus. ... She refused to give up her sit when a white man wished to sit there. ... She became one of the first woman to join the Advancement of Colored People(NNCP). ... Parks had changed a lot of peoples lives and also the laws. ... She said, "Some of the white people ¿ ½s hearts have not been changed", that is why she ¿ ½s sad. ...

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White students that were attending Little Rock Central High harassed them. ... The sit-in protest drew many people attention. ... Many people that were involved in the sit-in protest, white and black, were dumped with food from angry Whites. ... At least 200,000 people, black and white, participated in the march. ... King spoke eloquently about judging people by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin". ...

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The United States had embraced a "separate but equal" attitude toward black and white education. Children that came from white families and were white themselves would attend school with only white children. ... When Emmett showed some local boys a picture of a white girl who Emmett claimed was his girlfriend, one of them told him to go and talk to a white woman that was standing inside a store. ... In 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white man. ... When a white man stepped on the bus and told her to stand and give him her seat she refused. ...

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He wanted all African Americans to be treated equal to all white people. ... He spoke to approximately 250,000 people on that day. ... The speech made a great impact on many people. ... First of all, black people and white people, now, attend the same schools. ... In years past, the majority of white collar jobs were held by white people. ...

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In 1924 she enrolled in Mongomery Industrial School for Girls known as "Miss White's School". All schools she attended were all black schools with white women as teachers. ... Rosa and Raymond save the "Scottsboro Boys"-nine black men accused of raping two white teens in1931. ... The blacks were not allowed to sit across the aisle from a white person. Two thirds of the people on the bus were black. ...

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After the Civil War some white people did not agree with the law that was passed, so they kept on treating African Americans unfairly. ... This movement started by her refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. ... There were only four schools for black kids, while there were 18 for white students. ... Not all White American were happy when President Lyndon B. ... Because of this act, black people were allowed to vote. ...

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On the first day, Elliott told her students that blue-eyed people were all around better than brown-eyed people. One brown-eyed student stated that blue-eyed people were not better than brown-eyed and Elliott gave reasoning as to why blue-eyed people were, in fact, better than brown-eyed people. ... If black people go to an all white school, they are going to feel out of place because of the, sometimes unintentional, vibe from white people. ... There is no law stating white skin is superior. ... If upcoming parents don't fill their children's minds with "it's because you'r...

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Then she refused to give her seat to a white man and was arrested for not doing so. ... Rosa Parks worked for the equality of all people. ... Due to the Jim Crow laws, blacks were required to give their seats to white passengers if there were no more empty seats. ... On her way home from work, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man and was shortly arrested. ... Instead of people being equal in the "land of the free", some people were considered more superior than others. ...

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After Kings birth on January 15, 1929, King grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where the white people were extremely racist toward their African- American neighbors. ... Anywhere King went, the young boy faced "white only" signs and places, which were off limits to blacks. ... Then one day a terrible thing happened that altered his view on white people. While King was only 5 years old, he was informed by a very close white friend that the two boys could no longer play together. ... From that decision on, white and blacks were to live in equality within the American borders, and King was viewed as th...

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Adrienne that people left civil right programs but all over the south. ... All you doing now is bullshitting the people, that's all. ... The wedge was driven further between black and white by the new wave of violent resistance. While white liberals support the black power movement and it's resistance to the Vietnam war, most white people felt discouraged by separatist messages of black power and rage against the system. ... Suddenly, Billy's outrage seemed less outrageous, and Jonathon's distrust of white men seemed less suspicious. ...

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It caused the United States to split into two separate populations .One population was made up of white people and the other population was the black people. ... The white community got whatever they wanted whenever. ... They thought white was right. ... So anything that was not white was threatened or destroyed. ... Not to many white schools were taking black people; therefore, by building black schools caused black people to continue there education. ...

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He despised those crazed black people. ... Moments later, they saw a white Mustang drive away with the man inside. ... A week after the shooting, Galt's white Mustang turned up in Atlanta, Georgia. ... On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was ordered by a bus driver to give up her seat to a white passenger. ... He wanted people in the future to feel pain to sense pleasure, he wanted the people in the future to feel thirsty to sense the bliss of life, he wanted people in the future to feel to sense the delight of being full, he wanted the people to feel tired to sense the enjoyment of sleeping,...

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His speeches were much more aggressive, including phrases like: "We Muslims believe that the white race, which is guilty of having oppressed and exploited and enslaved our people here in America, should and will be the victims of God's divine wrath" (Malcolm X 2). ... Years had passed by where the black race has bowed their heads to the white man in defeat, and he felt that the black race needed retribution for the white man's iniquitous actions. ... In one specific speech, Malcolm X referred to the white race as "white devils" and stated that the "black man" is God. ... If the ...

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The three men consisted of two white men, one who was Jewish, and one African American. ... After reading information about the Mississippi Burning trail that took place after the bodies were found and people were arrested, the real heroes, besides the activists, were the lawyers who won the case for them. ... The trial was a big deal because there was an all white jury and the judge was known as a segregationist who once called an African American a "chimpanzee." ... The FBI agents are made out to look like white liberal men who want nothing less than the equality of minority people, when ...

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Are you a color if you paint yourself white? ... Think about it this way, many people in our culture pretend to be something that they are not, just another white man, or just another black man. ... But it's unfortunate that people even today are judged by the color of their skin and not the content of their character as Martin Luther King Jr. has said. Even though this is true I feel that it is equally bad that we as a nation group people together stereotyping one person in a group as all the people in a group. ... Not black or white, green, or even yellow with purple polka dots, color i...

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As many whites refused to acknowledge the humanity of African-Americans, most blacks had to hide their true feelings and personalities in the presence of white people. ... Black customers had to show deference to white customers while shopping. ... "White men and women were addressed as Mr. and Mrs. ... However, people did eventually begin to fight against the system. ... Led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the labors of civil rights leaders and followers continued to grow. ...

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White violence against black Americans continued from the Klu Klux Klan. ... With the help of World War 2 white people in America became more accepting toward black Americans and majority of the white community supported the civil right movement. ... Montgomery bus boycott was important in getting the civil right act passed as not only did it create awareness about racial discrimination towards coloured people. ... Little rock nine was movement that started off a nine young black students going into a white school. ... The media portrayed white students as being racist and this meant people sa...

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Since King was exposed to the Du Bois style of the civil rights movement this could be the reason for trying to get the white people to help his cause. ... He utilized black churches and appealed to white people to make the boycott successful (Garrow). ... X traveled America teaching blacks their history, which the white people have taken away from them. He used the teachings of Islam to tell blacks across the country that white people are responsible for the black community's self-hatred (Malcolm X). ... On his journey he meet white Muslims who treated him like a brother. ...

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Since King was exposed to the Du Bois style of the civil rights movement this could be the reason for trying to get the white people to help his cause. ... He utilized black churches and appealed to white people to make the boycott successful (Garrow). ... X traveled America teaching blacks their history, which the white people have taken away from them. He used the teachings of Islam to tell blacks across the country that white people are responsible for the black community's self-hatred (Malcolm X). ... On his journey he meet white Muslims who treated him like a brother. ...

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As more white people got on, coloured people were asked to give up their seats and move to the back of the bus.) ... Many people started to recognize her as a leader. ... When the boycott ended, it shed new light on the community and many black, as well as some white, people started to take legal action against Montgomery's segregation laws. ... Many white people strongly disagreed with her views and rights and went out of their way to try to stop her or make new segregation laws that did not benefit the black community. ... She kept influencing and inspiring others to take a stand and...

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Blacks were looked at as dirty and different people. The white people surely did not want to share a drinking fountain with these animals. ... After integration the blacks were allowed admission into the previously all white schools. This was a big step because it represented the equality of the black and white children and their families. ... He organized and gave a voice the unheard people of America. ...

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