The 1960-70's: The Civil Rights Movement

Malcolm X 's approach towards racial equality was always "by any means necessary", meaning he promoted followers of the Islam religion to defend themselves and do what they had to do. Malcolm X believed African-Americans didn 't need to fight for civil rights in a country where they were only brought to as slaves. He wanted them to embrace their roots and isolate themselves. The main conflict between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was violence or nonviolence. Malcolm X 's violent approach towards equality came from his childhood and Islamic religion.

As a result of all the bombings, a total of seven people were arrested; all people involved with the bombings were members of the Ku Klux Klan. All of these were immediate impacts, but there is one major lasting impact. Without the Montgomery bus boycotts, the U.S. might still be segregated today. The boycotts left a lasting impact on America generation to generation. The bus boycotts are one of the main reasons blacks and whites can live happily ever after today.

Being half African American and half Caucasian brings a lot of issues to my attention. White supremacists march their marches and throw their “pep rallies” to rile up emotion, just as does the Black Lives Matter movement. As much as I hate having to admit it, but white supremacist are allowed to practice their freedom of speech just like anybody else as long as it doesn’t impede on others

I asked God to keep his finger on the shoulder of that one; I told him that boy was special. But he let Alex die. So on December 26, when I learned what happened, I renounced the lord. I withdrew my church membership and became an atheist. I decided I couldn’t believe in a God who would let something that terrible happen to a boy like Alex.” (pg.60).

The two leaders are remembered for giving fiery speeches to protect African Americans and standing up to the Jim Crow laws through courageous acts on busses. Although Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks are given the majority of credit for the Civil Rights Movement, in fact Jo Ann Robinson is an underestimated heroine of the Civil Rights Movement. Her background and experience pushed her to lead boycotts and take part in a infamous political council. Her role within Women’s Political Council gave her the experience to initiate a prominent national boycott. All of her efforts contributed immeasurably to the Civil Rights Movement and should be given more credit for her brave acts.

I believe that the bombing of Japan was an over the top choice by the Americans. This way of bombing the Japanese was very inhumane, and left thousands dead. The A-bomb was extremely inhumane, there were a number of other options that the americans could have used, instead of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Some might think that the A-bomb saved america, but it destroyed Japan. They didn’t realize how much the A-bomb would affect the people and the whole country of Japan, the 20,000 kilojoule bomb killed 140,000 people within the months that followed.

“The mob was simply angered by the deaths of the white men and proceeded to raze the town of Rosewood.” The whole white neighborhood of Sumner wanted to eradicate the town of Rosewood. Which resulted into their entire town burning into ashes. Loved ones dead and memories lost. Even though the massacre was taken into consideration in court, the jury decided that the mob that caused so many deaths was left unpunished. Upton, uses these similarities to create such a dynamic article by stating that the two town had peace between each other but ever since Fannie’s statement it was perceived to whites that they knew it was true.

Therefore Black Power is a reaction to the failure of white power. It is a symbolism of a mind and action shift from a devotion of a non-violent direct action to a violent necessary action for change. Even though Martin Luther King didn’t deny the existence of the violent progressive strategy he didn’t believe in it. He was different from all the other black power theoreticians in that he preached a black-white alliance towards change (non-separatism). Carmichael as the leader of SNCC abandoned the nonviolent strategy and went for separatism, non-integration and creating economic opportunities for black Americans through Black Nationalism and the militant action.

His lack of expressions and emotions led him to kill his son and “mistakingly,” a court leader. Catharsis is the emotional cleansing part of the story. Catharsis is present in Things Fall Apart when Okonkwo commits suicide and goes against all of his “rules” like no becoming like his

Unlike Rodriguez, Douglass would have been seen as a danger because educated slaves could bring on a revolution and would be seen as an abolitionist with crazy ideas. However, Rodriguez believed that one should immerse oneself into the American way of life which included giving up one's cultural identity for a new and better one. In contrast Frederick Douglass did not want to give up his rich cultural heritage because he understood that without it people would forget the horrors committed to them in the white man’s world. Frederick was an advocate of his heritage and taught others to read and write so he could inform them. Douglass wanted other African Americans to see the world without the fuzzy restriction of old world ideas.

The people of Havana have been thrown into a state of panic after the explosion shook the city. The Maine had previously been sent to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans after rebellion broke out against Spanish rule in Havana in January. The warship weighed more than 6,000 tons and was built at a cost of more than $2 million. It is believed that Spain is the perpetrator of the incident, but nothing has been declared official. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is convinced the destruction of the warship was destroyed by the enemy.

When someone showed signs of the plague, another person would claim he would fetch a doctor. Instead, he would leave and lock the door, never returning. Di Coppo says that “the victim, abandoned by both people and nourishment, yet kept constant company by fever, wasted away” (1). Since the people could not fight the Plague, their instinctive flight response resulted in abandoning family and friends in favor of fleeing to the

Jeff Wallenfeldt, the author of the article published on Britannica, wrote, “Although many Angelenos in the late 20th century prided themselves on their city’s ethnic diversity, there was a strong feeling on Los Angeles’s minority communities that the city’s predominantly white police force practiced racial profiling and engaged in racist brutality against African Americans and Hispanics” (Wallenfeldt). CNN reported that five days after the riots started, over 50 people were dead and approximately 2,000 injured. The damage from the riot was estimated to cost around one billion dollars (“Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts”). Many felt that the authority should not have beat him and that it was not right of them to do so. Because of how they felt, it caused a large violent protest to fight for what they felt was

When the Baltimore riots took place everyone around the world not just in Maryland started pointing fingers towards the black people. However, it was just the African race getting blamed when multiple races were involved in the riots. The riots took place because of innocent black people were being killed for example Freddy Gray was killed in the back of a patty wagon. Mr. Gray was put into the vehicle alive and well but when they went to take him out he was unresponsive. Alton Sterling would be another perfect example of police brutality against the African race.