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Civil Rights Movement
A national effort made by African-Americans and their supporters between 1955 and 1968 to eliminate segregation and racial discrimination and gain equal rights and suffrage. This period is marked by famous events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, the Freedom Rides and the Birmingham campaign in Alabama. Famous figures involved include Martin Luther King, Jr., James L. Farmer, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X.
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no only the council because they were appointed by the king.
What is the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War?
It began as an anti draft movement among the hippies and the flower children. As the US casualties mounted it became more and more widespread and began to appear on the evening news along with reports of Buddhist monks setting themselves aflame, young napalmed girls and an every increasing number of flag draped caskets returnin to the States. The draft resisters, evaders and dodgers increased in numbers as did the number of draft card burnings. The larger and more vocal the protests became, the more the government leaked about Laos and Cambodia. Suport of the Vietnam War collapsed and then ended.
How did the brown vs the board of education begin?
Brown vs Board of Education is one of our nation's landmark court cases that was heard by the Supreme Court and the judgement handed down in 1954 that stated that separate public school systems (or educational facilities) for black students and white students is in fact not equal (unequal). I believe that you are asking more about the origin of the case and so I will try to shed some light on that as well. As far as I can understand things, the Brown vs Board of Education decision was larger a decision that came about from the intense years that took place prior to the case which were riddled with a firm belief of the idea of segregation. Initially the case of Plessy vs Ferguson in 1896 was grounds for a lot of the belief that segregation was indeed justifiable through its finding/decision that as long as the two races had separate but ultimately equal facilities to divide them, there was no violation of the Fourteenth Amendment through the practice of segregation (14th Amendment simply stated that no person/citizen could be unfairly treated in any legal aspect, basically it was set in place to give both black and white people the same rights---also know as the Equal Protection Clause). Now if you truly look deeper into the entire issue of segregation and equal rights among the races, there is also the matter of the Dread Scott decision which even before the equal rights initiatives took place the Scott decision boldly declared that black people residing in the nation were not citizens and could never become citizens, and ultimately that meant that they were not afforded the same rights or benefits of citizenship as others could. In that time period one has to realize that our nation was in the process of not only adjusting to the notion of slavery being over but also people were still learning how to even live among one another with a still very divided set of laws, rights, and beliefs.
I would go further into details about all of the elements that play a part in the years prior to the Brown vs Board decision, but if I did so it would probably take a lot more time and space up that ultimately might not give you a better understanding but just seem like a bunch of extra info not relevant to the question at hand. If I can help further please let me know.
Thanks and hope I helped,
onenonlycasper aka austin j.h.
Can parents do something if a child wants to move out?
In most states and Western countries you need to be 18-years-old to move out without your parents' permission. If your home situation is abusive in any way, you may, in some states, apply for emancipation from your parents or legal guardians. I believe you must be 16. If you were to apply, you would have to prove that you could obtain a well paying job and your own place of residence, and you could depend solely on yourself.
The legal age of majority in all but four states is 18, in Alabama and Nebraska it is 19, in Mississippi and Pennsylvania it is 21. Authorities will not intervene if a minor moves into a residence of another family member who is an adult and it has been agreed upon by all parties. This generally holds true when a minor moves from the residence of a custodial parent to a non-custodial parent as long as it is agreed upon by both parents. A minor cannot leave the parents custody to live with a friend, live on their own, or any situation similar even with parents consent. Said minor must receive permission from a court in the form of an emancipation decree to avoid encountering legal difficulties. In cases of abuse or serious neglect, state social services such as DFS or CPS should be contacted and appropriate action will be taken to insure the minor's well-being. National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-392-3738
How did SNCC give students a voice in the civil rights movement?
SNCC or The Student Nonviolent coordinating Committee was originally formed to give students a voice in the Civil Rights Movement. It went on to become one of the more radical activist groups with one of its directors, Stokely Carmichael, popularizing the term â??Black powerâ?? and going on to serve as Prime Minister of the Black Panther Party.
Who was the black cabinet member who went on to play an important role in the civil rights movement?
Robert Weaver
Where does the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 take place?
The ICRA was intended to apply to governments of American First Nations (what we unfortunately call "tribal governments"). The Act nearly mirrors the federal Bill of Rights except in three or four instances. 1) The ICRA has no counterpart provision for the federal Establishment Clause, which prohibits the federal government from taking actions that serve to establish an official religion. The reason the ICRA does not have the couterpart provision is that some tribes in 1968 were theocratic (governed by religious leaders), so those tribes lobbied against including that provision in the ICRA. Theocracratic government in Indian Country is declining for a variety of reasons. 2) The ICRA has no counterpart to the federal "right to counsel" provision. This provision was excluded from the ICRA simply because many, if not most, tribes could not have afforded to provide public defenders. This also is changing for a variety of reasons. 3) The ICRA does not include a "right to bear arms" provision. In 1968 most tribes neither prohibited nor expressly allowed bearing arms, so it seems the congressional drafters of the ICRA simply got confused about a more general notion -- that the US didn't want to encourage a policy of Indians bearing arms. The biggest difference between the ICRA and federal Bill of Rights is that the federal BOR applies in a variety of contexts, criminal, regulatory,and civil. However, if the ICRA is violated, the only federal enforcement that the Act provides is a "writ of habeas corpus", which in Latin means "present the person", and it requires the appearance in court of a person who is being detained or imprisoned by a tribe. In other words, federal enforcement of the ICRA is limited to the criminal context. Outside the criminal context, the Act presumably applies to Tribes' governments, but without any mechanism for federal enforcement. Like any government, tribe governments can violate civil rights. Some tribe courts apply the ICRA against the tribe's government, and some tribe courts apply the tribes own bill of rights (which most have in some form). Most tribe courts are still having a difficult time enforcing civil rights against their own tribe government actions, usually because of a mischaracterization and misunderstanding of a tribe sovereign immunity. Also, outside the criminal context, the question becomes whether the tribe has jurisdiction, a question which itself may be a federal question and thus may invoke federal jurisdiction and enforcement. So, the ICRA "takes place" in tribe's governments, when they legislate, enforce the law, administer their governments, and in their own tribe courts when they resolve disputes.
Who were the main characters in the civil rights movement?
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Thurgood Marshall
What effect did the African-American civil rights movement have on other minority groups in the US?
It brought about anti-discrimination legislation that applied to other groups
Which cultural belief was questioned after the civil rights movement?
People were all basically the same.
How did Arkansas's governor attempt to prevent the integration of Central High in Little Rock?
Basically, President Eisenhower ordered a division of the U.S. Army to escort the students to school. He also de-mobilized divisions of the Arkansas National Guard, just to remove them from the control of the Arkansas governor.
How did women finally given the right to vote?
'The Representation of People act' became law in the UK as of February 1918, there for women over the age of 30 got to vote. Suffragette's saw this as a big step forward however it wasn't great for women under 30 as they would have to wait a while before being able to vote. Then in 1928 this got extended so that women had voting equality with men, meaning they had to be 21 or over.
Was a success of the women and rights movement achieved by the end of the S's?
breaking down barriers to women attending college or gaining the right to vote for all women..
Where did Martin L King Jr. deliver his speech?
Martin Luther King 1 delivered his speech from the steps of the Lincoln memorial during the Washington D.C Civil right march on August 28, 1963. The Lincoln Memorial been built in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States.
What do you think is an effective way to protest?
who ever plays basketball is an idiot and ill kik their ass
sincerely,
shawn 6v
markham gateway
Why didn't Franklin Delano Roosevelt support full civil rights for African Americans?
FDR was not an active supporter of full civil rights for African Americans. His own political loyalties kept him on the fence. Roosevelt knew that the white southern vote would be his ticket to reelection.
How does James farmer help the cause of civil rights?
James Farmer co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. The organization aimed at "erasing the color line through methods of direct nonviolent action."
The NAACP is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP was started 12 February 1909 as an organization to promote the rights of minorities. The NAACP consists of different departments that are concerned with various aspects of minority rights such as legal, education and employment.
The NAACP was created by a group of white people inspired by W.E.B. De Bois and the Niagara Movement. W.E.B. De Bois was the first black person in the United States to earn a doctorate degree from Harvard. De Bois had a book, The Souls of Black Folk, published in 1903 and led an anti-segregation movement that was called the Niagara Movement. The Niagara Movement started because not one American hotel would allow the group of black men to register, so they stayed on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
What impact did African American youth have on the civil rights movement?
They eventually realized that minorites on levels that may occur as being adolesence had the ability to be civil on the rights of African American movement.
Is civil rights act capitalized?
Yes and no. If it used as part of Civil Rights Movement it should be (part of a special group). If it is used generically, then it would not be.
Why should students learn about American history?
A famous quote says it best: "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." George Santayana meant if you do not know what happened in the past you will make the same mistakes. Studens should learn hisjtory so they don't make the same mistakes.
Who was involved in the Freedom Rides?
Irene Morgan, she refused to get of the bus and was imprisoned 10 yrs before Rosa Parks was even mention
The Eisenhower administration declared that any race of people should be admitted to state funded schools and universities. The Kennedy administration supported the civil right act.
