Dog Fighting
Tommy Baldwin
4/13/12
U.S. History
Period 10
The Help Writing Prompt In the movie "The Help" there are many aspects of The Civil Rights movement. It shows the struggle in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's against Racism, Segregation, Cultural Differences, and Friendships amongst the people. It shows the hardship of African American's lives during this time, and how they stood up for their rights and fought back for what they believed in. They fought against unjust laws of segregation and racism, and to be treated equally no matter where they are. However, African Americans weren't the only ones fighting these laws, Caucasian people helped fight the unjust laws too.
John F. Kennedy created the Civil Rights Act, and to support it he had asked and permitted Martin Luther King to speak in Washington, and to allow "The March on Washington". The act was later passed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 after John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in November of 1963. In the movie "The Help", Skeeter also fought the unjust laws by writing her book ("The Help") showing and telling everyone the hardship and unfairness of African American lives, and all of their stories of how Racism affected all of them and their lives. When Skeeter first asked to do the book, all of the maids were afraid, because of the unjust laws, it was illegal. The Unjust laws would not permit them to do the interviews, or even write the book in the first place. Racism and Segregation had completely divided the country. During these times of the 50's and 60's, racism and segregation were the strongest it had ever been. It created unjust laws, such as the Jim Crowe Laws, The Klu Klux Klan, "White Only" and "Black Only" places and things, Lynchings, "Picnics", Cross Burnings, and many more horrific racist tactics to hurt, scare, and even kill African Americans. In the movie "The Help", Aibileen Clark's cousin's house was set on fire for going to the voting station by Racist and
4/13/12
U.S. History
Period 10
The Help Writing Prompt In the movie "The Help" there are many aspects of The Civil Rights movement. It shows the struggle in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's against Racism, Segregation, Cultural Differences, and Friendships amongst the people. It shows the hardship of African American's lives during this time, and how they stood up for their rights and fought back for what they believed in. They fought against unjust laws of segregation and racism, and to be treated equally no matter where they are. However, African Americans weren't the only ones fighting these laws, Caucasian people helped fight the unjust laws too.
John F. Kennedy created the Civil Rights Act, and to support it he had asked and permitted Martin Luther King to speak in Washington, and to allow "The March on Washington". The act was later passed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 after John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in November of 1963. In the movie "The Help", Skeeter also fought the unjust laws by writing her book ("The Help") showing and telling everyone the hardship and unfairness of African American lives, and all of their stories of how Racism affected all of them and their lives. When Skeeter first asked to do the book, all of the maids were afraid, because of the unjust laws, it was illegal. The Unjust laws would not permit them to do the interviews, or even write the book in the first place. Racism and Segregation had completely divided the country. During these times of the 50's and 60's, racism and segregation were the strongest it had ever been. It created unjust laws, such as the Jim Crowe Laws, The Klu Klux Klan, "White Only" and "Black Only" places and things, Lynchings, "Picnics", Cross Burnings, and many more horrific racist tactics to hurt, scare, and even kill African Americans. In the movie "The Help", Aibileen Clark's cousin's house was set on fire for going to the voting station by Racist and