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    The Civil Rights movement in the 60’s was the most significant towards the equality of people. Martin Luther King brought on many great things during the civil rights era. Many hate groups were created and there were also a few that we proceeded to be‚”non violent”. Martin Luther King was a hero in the civil rights movement; he helped lead the bus boycott in 1955 and was directed leader of the movement in 1960. The first thing I noticed about Dr. King was his many accomplishments in the Civil Rights

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    The Civil Rights movement was the national effort in the 50s and 60s to eliminate segregation to gain equal rights. Many individuals and organizations challenged segregation and discrimination with a variety of activities‚ including protest marches‚ boycotts‚ and refusal to abide by segregation laws. My project is on the key players of the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Martin Luther king was an American clergyman and civil-rights leader. He was born in Atlanta‚ GA January 16‚ 1929.

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    Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Stockett‚ K. The Help. (2009). The Help. New York‚ New York: Putnam Books‚ Inc In the novel‚ The Help‚ Kathryn Stockett places readers back into the era of the Civil Rights Movement. Stockett give readers a viewpoint of a young‚ unmarried white woman named Skeeter. Skeeter has recently moved back in with her ill mother and her father in Jackson‚ Mississippi; while living with her parents Skeeter struggles to find a job. Not only can Skeeter not find

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    recognizable that the 1960’s is one of the greatest triumphs in American civil rights history. The 1960’s not only continued the frigidness of the Cold War‚ it bolstered voices of African American’s and their oppressed state. Centuries of their rights‚ ideas‚ and voices being suppressed or disregarded exploded during the 60’s. It was a revival in the confidence and idea of “black power” that spurred across African American people. The civil rights movement endured the common notion of white superiority and rose

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    the mother of the Civil Rights Movement‚ was able to use her past experiences to influence people all over the world and help create equal rights. Her impact on the Civil Rights Movement‚ joining groups to help lots of people‚ and inspiring others to fight for equal rights are just a few of the ways Rosa Parks has made a huge impact on the Civil Rights Movement and why she will have a permanent place in history. Rosa Parks greatest achievement was her impact on the Civil Rights Movement. First‚ Rosa

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    The Civil Rights Movement In the early 1800s many rich Americans owned slaves. The slaves were captured from their home land of Africa. As a slave they were forced to do an abundance of manual labor on white people’s plantations for no pay‚ they were often beaten if they didn’t do as their “owners” told them to do. Many influential people fought to free African American slaves‚ these people included Abraham Lincoln‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and many more. When Abraham Lincoln signed

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    Effects of the Civil Rights Movement Cause and Effects of the civil rights move By:jaye warren An example of abusive violence is when emmett till got murdered by two white guys because he wincked at a white women.Emmett till’s mother wanted the photos of emmett till dead and beaten to be published around the world to show people what white people were doing to african americans this kind of stuff was going on everywhere in the south. that’s how the civil rights movement started

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    Brave‚ intelligent‚ and caring three adjectives that come to mind when I think about the civil rights activist that I chose. This civil rights activist would be Homer Plessy. In my paper you will find out about Plessy’s early life‚ adult life which will include how he began life as a civil rights activist‚ and finally his legacy. Homer Plessy original named Homère Patrice Adolphe Plessy grew up in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ and was born on March 17‚ 1862. Plessy’s family was a ⅛ th mix of caucasian

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    "While civil rights struggles have been focused on minority groups‚ we cannot overlook the tremendous‚ arduous task women of this nation faced to not only vote but to own property‚ apply for credit‚ get an education‚ earn a decent wage and even serve on a jury." (pg.456) When the framers created the Constitution and Bill of Rights they should have guaranteed that all Americans‚ male and female‚ have these basic rights. Unfortunately‚ the framers opted to deny women of these basic rights. Women struggled

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    democratic rights. One of these rights includes the freedom for others to share their voice and for us to be able to hear them. Because the United States has a diverse culture‚ the value of listening to voices different than our own is that the more you listen‚ the more you learn how to become a better citizen. Let’s look into the voices of the most influential leaders during the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s. During John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address in 1963‚ the President reminds the

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