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    women were becoming more active in the work force, the working conditions for these women were harsh. In 1891, The National Consumers League (NCL)…

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    segregation. He didn’t stop there he talked in all parts of the country discussed race-related issues with civil-rights. His “ I Have A Dream “ speech was one of the most mentioned and famous speeches. In late October he was arrested with 33 young people protesting segregation at the lunch counter in an Atlanta department…

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    In 1964, The Civil Rights Act was passed, it outlaws the discrimination of people because of their race, religion, sex, or national origin. The Civil Rights movement was at its highest point in the 1950’s to 1960’s. Men, women, and children were segregated from schools, buses, bathrooms, and much more. Some people thought segregation was okay, mainly white people, but then there were white people and African Americans who fought for equal rights for everyone. They reached their goals of everyone…

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    The women’s voice in the establishing the national council of Jewish women in 1893, this happen because of the social needs and found inspiration of young Jewish women (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). After the Jewish women movement begin the African American women movement begin as they the National Federation of Afro-American Women the Colored Women’s League of Washington D.C., both organization merged and formed the National Association of Colored…

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    The 1950s sparked events within the United States of America that lead to a chain reaction of innovation and movements throughout the country. This decade in America set the stage for future advancements in technology and society. The name that gives this decade in time justice is “The Decade of Improvement Many areas of the country experienced innovation including, the medical field, the civil rights movement, and the entertainment industry. The events that occurred within these areas led to…

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    When the constituent was created, it was for all people to have liberty and freedom in the United States (U.S.); however, that did not happen. All groups that are well organized may or may not advance in their works. Interest groups, such as those involved in the civil rights movement looked for assistance from the judicial branch rather than the legislative branch. The judicial system starts at the local area which is easy to access and then continues up to the Supreme Court if necessary to…

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    the equal rights for the white and black people in the United State. She became the reason for changes which established the equality and destructed the roots of disparity among the same citizens. Initially, while traveling into the public transportation in the United State; black people had to give their seats to the white if they wouldn’t do so, they were arrested by the police and sentenced to the jail. Due to the fear of imprisonment, every black people used to give their seats to the while…

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    June 1944. But a racial segregation in the military only assisted to his awareness that Jim Crow laws crippled the African-American society and mobilizing people was crucial for building a movement against segregation. During his years in segregated college he attended the interracial seminars organized by the National Association for the Advancement…

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    Like historical figure heroes. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman. But there are others, too. Thurgood Marshall is a hero. He promoted social equality in court cases, took charge in the fight by being the special counsel of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and was the first African American on the supreme court. He inspired a great many of people--African-Americans and…

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    segregated many years for white people and black people such as school, churches, and stores. Usually, it signed “For Colored Only” or “For White Only”. It…

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