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    Kenya FIfty ShflliDgs .. 1965 !’ 1 i I\ African Socialisln and its Application to Planlling in Kenya STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT i j jl 1 Since attainnlent of our Independence just over eighteen months. ago‚ the‚ Government has been deciding the measures that will ensure rapid economic development and social progres~ for all oUr citizens. Apart from the Budget statement lasf ye~i‚ the Government produced ’a D~velopment Plan ’covering the years 1964-70. This Plan was prepared

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    with his actions‚ caused 70% of African Americans to vote for Kennedy (jfk.org). Due to the high support of African Americans‚ they had greater expectations for Kennedy to make a difference in the civil rights movement. During this time‚ African Americans had no voting rights and were segregated  from whites in public places and facilities. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. (MLK) was in jail for protesting in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ so Kennedy took this into his own hands and called Dr. King’s wife to express his

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    There were many civil rights activists‚ men‚ women‚ and children during the 1960’s who fought‚ bled and died for fighting against social injustices upon the African American community‚ during a time of what we call the Civil Rights Movement. Many actions had to take place in order for the black American’s to feel as though they mattered and contributed to the economy as much as white Americans. Civil resistance‚ boycotts‚ petitions‚ sit ins‚ inner city riots‚ freedom rides‚ voting registration organizing

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    In Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ is a piece of legislation that outlawed the discrimination based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. While voting for the legislation in the House of Representatives: Democrats supported it 152 to 96 while Republicans supported it 138 to 34. When the Senate held a vote for the legislation: Democrats supported it 46 to 21 and Republicans supported it 27 to 6. The Purpose of this analysis is to determine whether or not there is a significant association between

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    Civil Rights Act of 1964 By the summer of 1963‚ after a series of violent demonstrations in the South‚ particularly in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ President Kennedy pushed for a very strong civil rights bill through Congress. The first of its kind since the Civil War‚ this bill drastically called for the end of all segregation in all public places. In the eyes of the civil rights movement leaders‚ this bill was long over due. Kennedy began by sending the United States Congress a "Special Message

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    The Civil Rights was not only was a major popular movement held to secure African Americans of their basic liberty and freedom‚ but it established a sense of equality and rights for future generations to come. The widely spread movement and dramatic battle amongst parties opposing the reach for equality resulted in numerous confrontations. While the use and abuse of media journalism during this era not only contributed to influence one’s behavior – it established boundaries on how the media could

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    in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr.‚ King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination. King participated in and led marches for the right to vote‚ desegregation‚ labor rights‚ and other civil rights. He oversaw

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    What were the aims and methods of the Civil Rights Movement and how successful were they in achieving their aims by 1964? The civil rights movement was a political‚ legal and social struggle by Black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and to achieve racial equality. After the eminent speech by Martin Luther King (in the early 1950’s) African American men and women‚ along with the whites‚ organised and led the movement at national and local levels. They organised events such as non-violent

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    The civil rights movement had been one of the largest‚ ongoing battles in America over equality of black civilians. Not everything had changed with the 1964 civil rights act and there is still inequality today. In 1960 there were still several problems such as the police force. The police forces were still racist and black citizens were not given the same amount of care as the white citizens were given. Also a number of the police force was members of the KKK‚ which means that towns and states were

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    American civil rights movement (1955-1968) was a social movement that saw direct action from individuals‚ groups and communities outlawing racial discrimination. Influential civil rights activists such as jazz composer and bass player Charles Mingus pushed this movement into a more radical position. Mingus was powerful in forming public opinion as he was able to reach the largely African-American jazz community‚ the predominant music during the civil rights movement (CRM). This

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