Category: Civil Rights

Malcolm Little, Aka Malcolm X, was a famous civil rights movement activist. He had a hard childhood. He was picked on due to the light color of his skin by peers and family members. His family lived in poverty and as a result Malcolm Little spent several years of his life committing crimes and ended…

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave, self taught author, abolitionist, human rights and womens rights activist, and social reformer. He helped shape America through his determination and eloquence. His actions led to the Civil War, a pivotal point in time where slaves were freed. He was an advocate for teaching slaves how to read and…

Freedom is a basic human right which means all of us deserving but it is not a sheer right. Simply put, it has to be limited in order to protect the legitimate purpose behind it. Then, what is the principle of the purpose? It is regarding others: the human right of us. To illustrate, you…

Abhijit Naskar once said, Sentiments that glorify humanity know no racial distinction. Racial profiling is a demeaning action that targets individuals for suspicion of crime, based on their skin tone, race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin. Racial profiling does not help reduce crime. This act tends to be ineffective and degrading, as well as a…

Malcolm was intelligent, logical and eloquent. He experienced racism and was aware of it. Prejudice, racism and discrimination hurt him. His reactions to his experience changed his outlook and his behaviour. These things changed his life. And his life changed us. Historian Horace Coleman argued, in 1994, that Malcolm X was one of the most…

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…