Emmett Till Murder Trial: Changing The World

Credibility: While living in one of Chicago’s most known gentrified areas, Lincoln Park, and taking a Latino class at DePaul University I was able to learn about the history of the neighborhood. I learned about the battle low-income Puerto Rican families lost when trying to keep their homes in Lincoln Park. Yes, you heard correctly, Lincoln Park was a Puerto Rican neighborhood. IIII. Preview: In this speech, I will begin by explaining what gentrification is along with a short background on the Lincoln Park gentrification, then I will proceed to explain how the families in these areas fought for their homes, and finally I will be discussing the gentrification that is affecting citizens of Chicago today.

Focusing specifically on the opposition of racial segregation, The Civil Rights movement symbolized the need for change across America. Between the years of 1950 and 1960, events such as; the March on Washington, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, speeches, protests, and sit-ins, directly defined such opposition. Due to such events, two outstanding leaders of their time, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X emerged into the public eye and began to impact the Civil Rights movement. At a turning point of the century, the two men took charge and became icons across the world while resonating significantly with African American minorities. With such in mind, the two men had extreme differences in their morals, ideals, and religions; however, both deemed

___________________ 40. What does Leper watch that makes him enlist? _______________ For questions 41- 49 Match each character by drawing a line to the correct description Gene Forrester Summer session substitute headmaster Finny Master in charge of Genes dormitory Leper Lepellier Narrator and protagonists of the novel Brinker Hadley Genes classmate and best friend Cliff Quackenbush Doctor that performed on Finny Chet Douglass Manager of the crew

A quote that shows what he envisioned for all was, “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood; now is the time to make justice a reality for all God’s children.” (King, 49). In the world today there are many ways people are being looked down upon including their religious beliefs, having a disability, or a person’s financial state. Although it has been fifty-five years since his famous speech, there is still injustice today. This injustice is seen in the Black Lives Matter movement. In continuation, one major way injustice is being shown today is in what has resulted as the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Black Power Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panthers, once said, “Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.” Due to the mistreatment of African Americans a speech was given and a phrase was coined that raised awareness of the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. Stokely Carmichael was one of many who were leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. In fact, Stokely Carmichael was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The SNCC was formed to give younger blacks more of a voice in the Civil Rights Movement. During the March Against Fear, James Meredith was shot on June 5th, 1966.

As a class requirement, we were obligated to watch a documentary about Emmett Till. The documentary, titled “The Murder of Emmett Till” was a tell-all about a tragic story of a fourteen-year-old boy from Chicago. Emmett Till was sent to Money, Mississippi to spend the summer with some relatives. In the 1950s, life in Chicago was different than life in Mississippi. Racism was stronger in the south than in the north and Emmett Till was walking into an environment he had never encountered before.

In his town, Hershey built, homes, stores, churches, parks such at Hershey Park, a trolley, fire station, and The Milton School. The school was built in 1909, when Hershey was 52 years old. Him and his wife Catherine started this industrial school for orphaned boys. Hershey believed boys should know things such as farming, carpentry, mechanics, or others things they were interested in. When he built the school the boys worked hard and if they graduated they got $100 in new clothes and help finding a job.

Don’t Fear the Noble Death Thesis: Claude McKay’s If We Must Die encouraged African Americans to take their stance in society, send a statement to their oppressors, and have no fear of an insignificant death. The Red Summer of 1919 brought intense racial violence in the United States between white Anglo-Saxon and African Americans. Many white Americans believed that blacks, along with immigrants threatened their way of life. The men who went off to fight in World War I, along with the Great Migration of the South created a bigger black population in northern cities. The onslaught of this new culture posed a threat to white America.

He received threats by his teammates and would use violence against him. (McBirney 2017). Robinson helped change sports for black people. The primary distinction between Jackie Robinson and Miep Gies is that she helped save people from the Holocaust and Robinson he helped impact sports by becoming the first black player

The film At the River I Stand was a very interesting film that went back to the civil rights movement and told the dream that Martin Luther King had and how his dream has come a long way. This film took place in 1968 in Memphis, TN. It focused on how African Americans were excluded out and were paid low wages and worked in poor working conditions. Not only did they go on strike to gain equality, but they also wanted to stand up for what’s right. Being though Martin Luther King was assassinated during this film, African Americans started more riots all over the country to fight for justice.

When one thinks of the civil rights movement, the first thoughts are often of events that took place south of the Mason-Dixon line. Images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches, boycotts, and desegregation instantly pop into one 's head. Though the north was a much more welcoming environment for African Americans, it still had its fair share of inequality to balance . One place this struggle played out was Proviso East High School, located in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois called Maywood. My family is from Chicago.

At the National Archives is located the draft card of Martin Luther King Jr., a Civil Rights Activist, who fought for the rights, freedom, and equality of everyone. Dr. King grew up during an era in history when racism and discrimination was the norm in America, so as an adult he dedicated his life to peacefully fighting injustice and inequality. He led marches, directed sit-ins, and participated multiple boycotts along with many other activists. Additionally, all of these actions where done to get the attention of the American government, American society, and the world. Dr. King wanted everyone to know that the way African Americans and other minorities were being treated was wrong and that these unjust norms needed to be removed or altered from our society.

“Arc of Justice” recounts the momentous trail of Ossian Sweet, a successful African American doctor, who dared to breach the color line in Detroit. Through meticulous research and historical evidence, Boyle exposes how racism and prejudice influenced the housing market in maintaining the color line that still largely exists today. Boyle wonderfully captures the moment when the Northern system of segregation was created and uses the largely forgotten trial as frame of reference for the greater injustices felt across the country. The climax of the story begins the night after the Ossian Sweet moved him and his family from Black bottom, a Detroit ghetto, to a bungalow located in a white, middle-class neighborhood. Angered by Sweets arrival, the

He had exposed the truth about Mississippi, by showing people that lynching’s still happened and that there needs to be a change. Emmitt Tills murder was the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, his murder opened the eyes of the people of America and made people realize things needed to change. Although the Civil Rights movement happened very slowly, the murder of Bobo was the spark that everyone needed to take action against segregation in America. Bobos murder is the reason today there’s no such thing as “separate but equal” his murder started the movement that made everyone together and