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- 101: Blacks: Indirectly Enslaved
- ... whites for survival, working on the white man’s land for survival the same way they did when they were slaves. Through social struggles, southern blacks were enslaved through the segregation the southern whites brought upon them. The whites tried everything they could to bring them down, lower than the southern whites. The movie The Birth of a Nation showed how ... the movie blacks were portrayed as cheats who were impolite, ill mannered, uncivilized, and ignorant. Such a negative portrayal segregated the blacks from the whites. The Jim Crow Laws made segregation legal. The KKK also kept the blacks segregated from the whites. The KKK did not like the blacks because they got so much power and left the white southerners with none. It was their intimidation and terror that made them segregated from the rest of the society. All the segregation kept the blacks enslaved because again, they were treated as unequal people, the way they were treated when they were slaves. Even as citizens with the same rights as ...
- 102: Malcolm Little
- ... as many books as possible and took all the English classes given. Malcolm's brother Reginald exposed him to the Nation of Islam, a religious group seeking the stop of segregation and discrimination. The Nation of Islam was headed by Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad wrote to Malcolm describing the Islamic religion to him. At the age of twenty-seven Malcolm was released ... Islamic religion. When he came back to the United States, he formed a new group which was more international and was willing to work with whites who wanted to stop segregation as well. His new organization was the Afro American Unity. This is when he met up with Martin Luther King Jr., a man fighting for the same cause but a ... woman can now get paid the same as a white man or woman, they can use the restrooms and buy tickets for the same busses. Back in the 1960's segregation was a law, now it is merely a choice of the individual.
- 103: If Martin Luther King Were Ali
- ... was still a very influential and powerful man, whose death would cause a lot of grief and problems. A very smart target for a group trying to make a statement. Segregation of black and whites ended many years ago, but de facto segregation, which is segregation by custom rather than law, still exists today. There will always be racial tension in America, but when Dr. King was alive, things were getting better, not getting worst ...
- 104: Synthesis On Race And Ethnicit
- ... long lived in a society that is segregated, not because it has gone unopposed, but because no one wants to take on the responsibility of breaking the "Berlin Wall" of segregation. We have, however, come a long way from the kind of segregation that was imparted in our country's fledgling stages, slavery being the number one offense of segregation. A quarter-century ago, race was part of everyday public discourse; today it haunts us quietly, though on occasion - the Rodney King beating or the Simpson trial or Eric ...
- 105: Interracial Relationships
- ... desegregation of. Through years of desegregation, however, social and cultural differences still exist. They exist in the institution of marriage. Americans have been and are continually moving slowly away from segregation. "In the past forty years, laws have transformed schools, jobs, voting booths, neighborhoods, hotels, restaurants and even the wedding altar" (Ties that Bind). Since the 1960's, when housing discrimination ... a way to permanently separate African Americans. The "one drop" theory was reinforced in the landmark Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court ruling in 1986. The Plaintiff, Homer Plessy, argued that segregation was wrong and he should not be discriminated against because, after all, he was only one-eighth African American. The justices, however, ruled that he must ride in the "separate ... future patterns of new marriages. While these attitudes of prejudices in peoples minds are suppressed and, hopefully soon done away with, the only way to make changes involving opinions on segregation is to teach and reinforce it in our children. Works Cited Afgen. "1901 Ban on Interracial Marriages". Online. America Online. Internet. 28 September, 1999. Greenwood. "Crossing the Line". Online. ...
- 106: An Analysis Of Jonathan Swift
- ... posing a few questions they would like him to answer. But more importantly he writes to the white moderate, in particular those who are “lukewarm” on the issue at hand, segregation. These “lukewarm” people do not have a solid opinion either way, they merely “sit on the fence” waiting for some one to persuade them. Similar to Swift, King uses parallel ... He, like Swift, tries to get his audience to a place where they can share some common ground or understanding and from there move forward in an attempt to end segregation. King uses antithesis along side parallel structure to create a certain overall rhythm. Smith defines antithesis as a sophisticated balance in which the two phrases or clauses oppose one another ... essay King still tries to draw you to his side, to see things through his eyes and feel sorry for him as well as all the black community suffering from segregation “I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is ...
- 107: Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech
- ... in the face of what often was its worst. For example, in December, 1955, days after Montgomery civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to obey the city's rules mandating segregation on buses, a bus boycott was launched and King was elected as president of the newly formed Montgomery Improvement Association. As the boycott continued through 1956, King gained national prominence ... of his exceptional oratorical skills and personal courage. Despite attempts to suppress the movement, Montgomery buses were desegregated in December 1956, after the United States Supreme Court declared Alabama's segregation laws unconstitutional. King's leadership took place during the most tumultuous period in America's recent past. Under his guidance, the unfathomable goal of abolishing federal and state-sanctioned segregation and discrimination was accomplished in only a few short years. King was asked by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to aid in the struggle for civil rights in Birmingham, ...
- 108: Eugenics
- ... legislature. The eugenics movement inspired many different types of laws to be passed in Congress. These laws include not only the marriage and sterilization laws, but also laws about sexual segregation and immigration restriction. As to marriage, all eugenicists across America were in agreement. They believed in the “righteous idea”16 of wiping out social defect through the marriage restrictions. This was also applied in sterilization laws. As for segregation, the American Eugenics Society published pro-segregation pamphlets explaining how it would be beneficial, as opposed to simply sterilization.17 As for immigration issues, in 1924, eugenicists successfully lobbied for an Immigration Restriction Act that was ...
- 109: Martin Luther King
- ... change it. Dr. King was disappointed that most white churches did not support the cause of their black brothers and sisters. Although, statements by national agencies of various denominations denounced segregation, the local congregations often supported the status quo. In regard to perception, Dr. King was able to see the powerful combination of Christian love and non-violence. He knew the ... manager of his people. This is observed as early as 1955 when blacks launched a boycott against the city of Montgomery by refusing to obey the city’s rules mandating segregation on buses. The group elected MLK as president of the newly formed Montgomery Improvement Association. He was able to motivate, transform and adapt to situations with his followers and lead ... bad choices but any time a choice was made all possibilities were always taken into effect and were made on behalf of the African American race in the fight against segregation. Given the academic environment in which he attended graduate school, it is not surprising that MLK’s behavior did not explicitly draw upon the insights of African-American religion. ...
- 110: Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Politics
- ... by making a blunt statement of his beliefs. Not only did Ferlinghetti attack government (specifically his target in this poem was the House Un-American Activities Committee), but he attacked segregation, high ranking officials, and the lack of diversity in society. The following excerpt contains examples of each. Oh the world is a beautiful place / to be born into / if you ... Ferlinghetti shows that the mainstream will conform to the status quo. His use of capitalization in “Name Brand” emphasizes the generic quality bequeathed upon the public. Later Ferlinghetti mentions that segregation is a problem. Ferlinghetti also mentions that “congressional investigations” plague the world. This is a reference to the House Un-American Activities Committee, which persecuted artists and idols in the ... The World Is A Beautiful Place,” Lawrence Ferlinghetti named several specific downfalls in twentieth century society and politics. These included the ignorance of the public with their willingness to conform, segregation, and government restriction of freedoms. In vicious attacks such as the ones present in “Dog,” Ferlinghetti dealt scathing words on specific ills which plague him and his fellow non- ...
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