had power without using violence. Later and bigger protests such as the March of Washington made bigger changes such as pushing towards the Civil Rights Bill. During the late 1950s and early 1960s the main forms of peaceful protest were the sit- ins, freedoms rides and Montgomery Bus Boycott in. The sit-ins in 1960 were important to the civil rights movement because they raised a lot of awareness when they spread to 54 cities in 9 states in just 2 months. They were also important because they showed
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African American community. In fact, if asked to name one influential African American, undoubtedly one of these their names are going to come up. one In a time when changes were deemed now or never, these two leaders fought for what they believed in. While the political ideologies of leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X were different towards their approach to government policies and violence, they were also similar in their apprehension for the immediate need for civil rights for African
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or her talent for public speaking. Few knew her for her dancing career and less popular autobiographies, and even fewer knew how much she influenced people around the world. Knocked down by rape, racism, and sexism, Maya was able to not only stand right back up, but she also helped others who were struggling stand up with her. Her words of strength were not only popular and enjoyable, but the messages they held truly affected people and changed the way they saw the world. Through writing and voice
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Rosa Parks is a black middle aged woman who refused to give up her set to a white man, because she was tired after a long day at work. She was working as a seamstress in Alabama. She was married to Raymond Parks and had a younger brother named Sylvester. What she did will inspire women and men alike for centuries after she dies. “ I felt just resigned to give up what i could to protect against the way i was being treated.” (“Rosa Parks”1) On Dec. 1, 1955 Parks was arrested for not giving up her
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Martin Luther King Jr. is influential because he was a civil rights leader to end discrimination and segregation, using peaceful protest. He became a Civil rights leader hoping to have equal rights for black americans.Many things influenced Martin luther king jr. to become a Minister. Martin as a kid says that he would listen to his father preach and he liked how the people would respond to the emotional words. Martin luther king jr’s grandfather, A.D Williams was a minister in the rural areas but
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significant step within the civil rights movement? [2] The Brown vs Board education case was a supreme court case that overturned the ruling of state-wide segregation. Instead of different places for blacks and whites, all places, such as schools were for people of black and white colour. There was no more racial segregation. This was a significant step within the civil rights movement as this is where it all started. Black people were already fighting for civil rights but by winning this case it
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Jayden Carlson Smithy was born on the 2nd of November, 1988. He was born to his father Quantell Smithy, and his mother, Teresa Smithy. He grew up in a bad neighbourhood in East Compton. He ran around as a so called Gangster, rolling with a father, In a Bloods set. He knew he was roaming with the wrong people. But he had a good friendship with his father's friends. On the 20th of January, 1996. His mother Teresa had an Affair with DeShawn Banks. 5 Months later, Quantell found out about the affair
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Stance on economic situations of the black population Malcolm X extended his views on racial injustice to the economic issues of African Americans, which were, in turn, largely affected by racial injustice. He prioritized the improvement of black lives. In his noticeable “Liberation Through Creating Black Businesses” speech, he pointed out the economic issues that black communities were dealing with in a straightforward way. At the time, the black population was living in significantly worse conditions
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First of all the following events happened in Birmingham, Alabama in the late 1960’s when segregation against blacks was at a high. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a minister who preaches about using nonviolent acts to prove a point or solve a problem. The rhetorical situation is the segregation and discrimination of blacks in the early 60’s. Dr. King led protests where blacks would sit at restaurants that were for whites only or used white restrooms. This caused a lot of chaos and some violence, but
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Dear Martin Luther King Jr, We are two leaders to our people in this time of the civil rights movement. We are two leaders leading are fellow Black Americans in two very different directions. I of an Islamic culture and yourself as a Baptist, I having a past of wrongs and an illegal violent lifestyle and you being born into christianity and lastly you wanting segregation to end completely and for white people and black people to come together as one, and I wanting black people to be independent
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