Category: Civil Rights

Today I will be talking about a poem about civil rights. The poem’s name is the caged bird and the author is Maya Angelou. She was in the civil rights time and she was famous for making a poem it talks about her life in the civil rights. She also made poems to educate people…

Remember that time in history when blacks and whites were not equal, segregated, and where inequality was the norm during this time period. Well, that was known as the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was a time period between 1956 and 1965 that involved many major and historical events. Through 1956 and 1965…

The 28th President of the US Woodrow Wilson epitomizes the issues African Americans had to face in their pursuit of equal rights. The first southern president since the Civil War, he grew up in Georgia and this may be an explanation behind his ideology that led to his active efforts to institutionalize segregation. Wilson was…

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,…

Firstly, President Johnson can be viewed as making a significant contribution to the achievement of Black civil rights, perhaps more than any other American President in the years 1861-1973, due to the legislation he passed during his presidency. Historian George Goethals supports the argument that Johnson made a significant contribution to the achievement of Black…

No title yet For five years now, the Black Lives Matter movement has endeavored to handle the systematic racism present in the US which dehumanizes and depreciates the existence of African American people. The Black Lives Matter protests have followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers. Martin Luther King Jr.…

The early stages of the anti-war movement in the United States to protest ending the Vietnam War started around 1964 and 1965 just a few years after it started. During this time there was a lot going on in America with the civil rights movement and the anti-cold War movement. This was one of the…

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…

I chose to reflect on the film 42 (2013) which we watched in class. This film presents the obvious racial turmoil going on in the United States post-civil war but pre-integration in the South. The main issue in diversity is Equal Rights which are defined as rights inherent to all human beings, whatever nationality, sex,…

First and foremost I would like to thank Mr.Booker T. Washington, for implementing institutions like vocational schools. For one, I work in a vocational technical high school, and what an incentive, kids get the knowledge of learning a trade and furthering their education academically. They have the opportunity to experience both sides of either learning…