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    John F. Kennedy’s Civil Right Address June 11‚ 1963 was the breaking point for this county. The acts of racism and inequality against Negroes still existed even after more than 100 years after President Lincoln freed the slaves. President John F. Kennedy stood before all of the country and demanded all Americans will now be treated equal in restaurants‚ schools‚ work‚ all public places be able to exercise their right to vote. And he asked for the help from every American family‚ home and person

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    Civil rights back then were not good and they used hurt people in so many ways they also kept them from doing good and better. People fought to get there civil rights‚ they were hurt‚ tortured‚ and even killed just so that they could get a voice out there that they wanted rights‚ equal rights as everyone that was doing alright or good. Our civil rights now are not bad but they’re also not the best. People who were not born here are fighting to get the right to stay with no problem because there actually

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    During the 19th century new inventors helped farmers‚ important people owned big businesses‚ the economy was thriving‚ etc. On top of that‚ businesses from small to big continued to prosper causing the economy to continually rise. However‚ big businesses contributed the most with the rise of the economy‚ and also caused most of the problems. Problems and benefits were the help of industrial giants that built their businesses‚ transfer of goods by railroads‚ and workers placed under bad conditions

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    the surface of the admirable American façade. African Americans endured hundreds of years of enslavement‚ torture‚ and discrimination; although they weren’t treated as such‚ they are American citizens. The ugly racism‚ rooted in the greed for power and control‚ against African Americans still stands as a real and ugly piece of American history. From fighting for freedom out of enslavement‚ to fighting for the right to sit next to a white man on the bus‚ these belittled people have relentless been

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    living in the South some blacks were treated fairly others treated horribly in their conditions on how they work and live. If the blacks did not get a certain amount of labor done they would get whipped on how many times their master think will be fitted for their punishment. That started the rebellion for the blacks runway to the North for the freedom. When the Civil War started over on the South morals were different from the North. African-American males wanted to be part of the war between the North(Union)

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    Why did Hitler become Chancellor? Many Historians agree the key event of Hitler´s rise to power was his appointment of Chancellor the 30th of January 1933 by the former German President von Hindenburg‚ who ruled the country since 1925 and was reelected in 1932. Although in the elections of July 1932 Hitler won 37.5% of the parliamentary seats (230)‚ making the Nazi party the largest in the Reichstag‚ whereas he should have been Chancellor‚ he did not rise to power‚ as Hindenburg did not appoint

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    During the Civil Rights‚ discrimination was widespread throughout the nation not only in the public‚ school‚ and society‚ additionally‚ in the workplace. Although discrimination in the workplace might not seem like a big deal‚ the lives of those who experienced this were significantly affected. They were stopped by employers in any possible way so they would not get the same opportunities as the Caucasian workers did. They faced many obstacles in the application process and in the worksite. Discrimination

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    Hindenburg‚ but why did he get this prestigious honour - why did Hitler become Chancellor? There are four main reasons as to why this happened‚ and they are as follows: the Weimar government ’s weaknesses; his own leadership skills and the Nazis tactics; the Great Depression; and political manoeuvring between von Schleicher and von Papen. It is to be shown‚ however‚ that it really down to the involvement of von Schleicher and von Papen that Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany‚ when he did. Firstly

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    hundreds of years. African Americans experienced brutal treatments as slaves after being brought to the American society. Other minorities groups‚ including female and LGBTQs‚ had unequal opportunities in the society as well. As the society developed‚ civil rights policies‚ which are designed to improve the living conditions of minorities‚ were made into laws; however‚ not all civil rights policies were effectively in solving inequalities. The United States had made both successful and failed civil rights

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    Why did LBJ sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Imagine that you are head of the student council. The school has been needing money for more computers and technology. To solve this problem‚ the school is wanting to collect Box Tops. The students‚ on the other hand‚ (including you) are wanting to host a small carnival to raise money. The only problem with this is that it would cost money to get the tables and games. To raise money‚ would you take the Box Tops route and risk disappointing your friends

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