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Although Reconstruction began during the war, the time period traditionally associated with it is 1862-1877. The political, socia...

a Negro as well as an American, they should be accepted as both without having to sacrifice one for the other (Velikova 431). Kir...

spent the first part of this life trying to conform. At the age of 32, he was still not openly gay. He said, "For me, coming out, ...

group of KKK members (DuPont, et al). The film ends with snapshots of the men indicted for the murders of the three Civil Rights w...

at a speaking engagement ("Biography of Malcolm X," 2007). Of course, the 1960s were tumultuous times. Yet, prior to his demise, h...

have been various statutes that have aimed at changing and eliminating discrimination that involve religion, sex, race, age and ma...

it is immoral to allow oneself to be associated with a gross injustice. In his essay, Thoreau refers particularly to the Mexican W...

was able to peacefully initiate change on a massive scale. As a leader, he was able to organize, and thus had the ability to unit...

that blacks, even if they were freed blacks, were not due citizenship and could never become citizens of the United States. As suc...

The expression "cold war" was used for the first time by a journalist who wrote a speech for financier Bernard Baruch in 1947 (Saf...

that fight. Black manhood to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. seems to be equivalent to standing up for individual rights. T...

cropped up as a result of Title VII. People with religious beliefs sometimes refuse to wear hats or certain clothing that is a req...

However, the victory that Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka represented in the Black community did not carry over to the major...

(1957), for example, argued that the basis for separation and discrimination was linked to the fact that employees did not want to...

reign was not necessarily a popular one (History Channel, 2003). Although a Muslim, he mistreated Islamic scholars (and put many o...

when the nation was desperately trying to establish policies and procedures which would act to protect the rights of the freed sla...

She is right in this evaluation. During the Second World War, the U.S. supported Japanese internment camps. It was something that ...

slaves played a role during the Civil War in eventually seeing freedom is as follows: "By running from masters to become contraban...

This research paper presents an overview of the history of the civil rights movement. The major major events that characterize thi...

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on some questions about slavery and the American Civil War. The author looks at the ...

This book review is on Women's Voice on Africa: A Century of Travel Writing, which is edited by Patricia Romero. This text offers ...

This essay utilizes literature to put forth the argument that Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, both the novel and the film adap...

made up of the houses of Congress, is undoubtedly one of the most influential branches of government as far as business is concern...

barred from as the result of a ban on gay marriage, and for many this is simply unfair. More fundamental, however, are the argumen...

Institute (LII) of Cornell University Law School points out, a civil right is a privilege that is enforceable and which, if interf...

consideration needs to be a determination of what is meant by sustainability. There is no singular universal definition of sustain...

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...

Africa is one of the world's poorest regions. It has been argued that one strategy which is useful for economic development to all...

This essay begins by describing the stance of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Marcus Garvey on the...

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at the Civil Rights Act. All eleven titles are examined in detail, with emphasis on tit...