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SNCC's 1964 'Summer Vacation'

was the only freedom that existed. Further, that freedom existed only for those who were like-minded. Those who were not often w...

Civil Rights Activist Al Sharpton's Life and Achievements

age of nine (2003). Hence, even his childhood was entrenched in religion and preaching. That said, he did pursue other interests w...

August 28, 1963 'I Have a Dream' Speech of Martin Luther King Jr.

speech. King uses the words -- "Five score years ago" (Internet source) -- that millions of Americans recognized and understand t...

School Violence Prevention and Profiling Controversy

wrong. If for example a crime was committed by a black gang, it would be wrong to profile blacks for all crime. While that is a ...

1960s' Civil Rights Music and Martin Luther King Jr.

all, a wild animal will fight to be free of restraints as well and this does not indicate that they are good, nor does it indicate...

Florida and Education Prior to and Following the U.S. Civil War

In five pages education in Florida during the nineteenth century is examined in terms of the implications of social, economic, and...

England During the Seventeenth Century and the Leveller Movement

In twelve pages the Leveller philosophy and movement of the seventeenth century is examined in this consideration that includes ho...

England's Civil Wars and Their Possible Causes

King Charles II, the quashing of remaining rebellions in Ireland and Scotland and the installation of parliamentarian Oliver Cromw...

Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson

In 5 pages these influential 19th century authors are examined within the context of their writings 'Preface to Leaves of Grass,' ...

Weapons and Their History

in time between release of the hammer and the subsequent explosion, which resulted in inaccuracy (Reid 167). After a number of exp...

Art of Slavery

Their purpose was to have Parliament abolish slave trade, rather than declare slavery to be illegal. As an incremental play, this ...

Desmond Seward’s Wars of the Roses

All five opposed King Richard III and, at various times, were personally accused of treason by Richard. Chapter 2 gives a brief in...

Hosea Easton's Legacy

In 5 pages this paper discusses the achievements of Hosea Easton, an African American abolitionist author in a consideration of su...

Post-Taliban Women's Rights And Government Implementation

the guise of personal agenda. The Taliban refused to honor Muhammads quest for gender equality by creating a harsh and oppression...

Long and Short Term Causes of the English Civil War

The English Civil war was also not strictly English, involving as it did Ireland and Scotland as well. The conflict, in fact, orig...

War in the Nineteenth Century

to. For example, during the Civli War , the Confederacy imposed a national draft (Miller & Faux, 1997). The union would also impl...

Civil Rights Legislation Backlash, Liability, and Discrimination

organizations are facing today when they try to hire or replace employees based on qualifications rather than racial, ethnic, or g...

Civil Rights and Law Enforcement

loopholes that allowed law enforcement officials to turn the other way during a white-on-black lynching), stories such as Janes we...

Does the Human Rights Act Protect Civil Liberties?

in law. Article 8 may be seen as balanced with Article 29 which is the right of expression. Article 8 states that "Everyone has th...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

committed by anyone in the organization, including suppliers, vendors and any other group with whom there is interaction (Bohlande...

1961's Civil Rights Freedom Riders

On May 4, 1961 a small group of many races decided to travel in two buses and challenge the fact that some of these southern state...

Howard Zinn and the Civil Rights Movement

This research report looks at this era but focuses on one book called A People's History of the United States. This five page pape...

Civil Rights and Media Reportage in a Post-9/11 World

they be prohibited from flying? Yet, arguably, profiling is a good method to use because most terrorists are from a handful of cou...

Human Rights and Civil Liberties in Canada

fractionation which is based not only on ethnic and racial differences but also on other socioeconomic factors (Clement, 2009). ...

Utilitarianism and Civil Rights

In five pages this essay discusses Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from John Stuart Mill's utilitarian philosop...

Civil Rights and the NAACP During the 1960s

This paper is written in the form of a fictitious letter from a NAACP attorney during the 1960s. The attorney represents an Afric...

Proposition 209 Civil Rights Initiative of the State of California

In fourteen pages this paper discusses the socioeconomic and political aspects of California's Proposition 209 and also examines i...

Black Issues in Pre-Civil Rights Chicago

Combss performance, specifically that he never fully develops Walter, who is the central character; this vacuum at the center of t...

Civil Rights Era and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission

In twelve pages this research paper examines why this Commission was created, its purpose, and what led to its downfall. Seven so...

Civil Rights, Slavery Versus "Free" Citizens

When the Reconstruction Period arrived, it looked as though blacks were going to regain their inherent rights as free citizens alo...