Category: Civil Rights

The Progressive Era The ‘Progressive Era’ was a period of vast social advocacy and political reform across the United States from the 1890s to the 1920s. The Progressive Era started as a social movement that developed into a political movement providing four amendments that changed womens and minorities lives. The Progressive Era introduced constitutional change…

Introduction “Through My Eyes” is a powerful memoir written by Ruby Bridges, an iconic figure in the civil rights movement. The book provides a firsthand account of Ruby’s experience as the first African American child to attend an all-white school in New Orleans during the height of racial segregation. Throughout the memoir, various themes emerge,…

The Declaration of Independence, signed in 1776, drew out new views relating to equality and liberty in an effort to achieve justice for their society and freedoms. In establishing equality among the citizens of the United States of America by extending the right to vote, its progressive message soon came to protect the national governments…

Many have found that a loss of trust by members of the community is the result of police brutality  trust officials need to be effective. Crime victims and witnesses will be much less likely, when the cops have betrayed the faith of their neighbors, their family members, and their friends, to report or collaborate…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not a result of the black civil rights leaders. This can be seen in Mark Rathbones work when he states that in recent years the PBS documentary series eye on the prize, which was broadcasted in 1987, shows a breakthrough in the transition, placing more focus on common…

The vision of Freedom is varied. For Americans, their freedom was written in the Declaration of Independence stating, All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness (The Declaration Of Independence). It cannot be said the same…

There have been so many great civil rights leaders in America but the two that have stood out to me were Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Their remarkable amount of effort put forth in the fight for change is really noteworthy. Although both had two different leading styles they both accomplished many…

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. By Martin Luther King JR, 1963 These famous words were uttered to hundreds of thousands of people at the…

In contrast, Diane Mcwhorter presents King with less forefront leadership than contemporary Fred Shuttleworth, mentioning Shuttleworth’s letter to King after Randolph’s March threat, saying ‘We must move now or else be hard put – to justify our existence’. She says Shuttleworth recognized the need for direct action, seeing the Greensboro sit-ins as ‘the sort of…

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave, self taught author, abolitionist, human rights and womens rights activist, and social reformer. He helped shape America through his determination and eloquence. His actions led to the Civil War, a pivotal point in time where slaves were freed. He was an advocate for teaching slaves how to read and…