Every day there are new obstacles that get in the way of life; whether they’re political, economic, educational, familial, or societal. In the book, Hidden Figures, a nonfictional narrative written by Margot Lee Shetterly, Shetterly describes the lives of four women and other African-Americans, and the obstacles they had to overcome growing up as African-Americans in Hampton Virginia during the early to late 1900’s. While those women had many amazing personality traits and characteristics that helped
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or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?” (Henry David Thoreau, 1849, “Civil Disobedience”) According to “Documents of Freedom,” Civil disobedience is when “Men such as Martin Luther King, Jr. violated unjust laws but willingly accepted the punishment that came with violating the law… often confused with simply violating laws that you do not like…Civil disobedience demands to accept the punishment otherwise, there would be no
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The 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott was a success in bringing equality among the racial segregation within buses. When the boycotted started, it was led by Martin Luther King Jr., who insisted their campaign would be a nonviolent approach. According to Document 2, King didn’t care whether he was arrested, jailed, and breaking the black discriminating laws or not. Instead he wanted his followers to be nonviolent in their protest and for his point to be made. He knew that if they acted aggressively, then
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of people like Martin Luther King Jr and Mandela, standing up for what they believed in and doing what they think is upright. Back in the late 1990’s, Blacks were considered free, yet were not treated as equals. Many people, including some white men and women, thought this was not the way America and its people should live, so they engaged in the streets. Chanting and screaming was all you heard from these protesters, but one man emerged from the rest, Martin Luther King Jr. He was an
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. King, both a Baptist minister and civil-rights leader, had a huge impact on the Racial relations in the United States, starting in the mid 1950’s. With many efforts, King led the SCLC. Threw his activism, he played a major part in ending segregation of African-American citizens in the United States. Not only did her help end segregation he also created the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act
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Words all too common for any African American who wanted change. Wait, the slogan of whites when speaking to blacks. Wait, something Martin Luther King Jr. do not use conjuctions could not do anymore. King was making strides in the desegregation of the nation. He did this by traveling where he was needed and doing what he could, to help right any injustice. King was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for parading without a permit. His thought was that there was no problem requiring a permit to parade
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The backgrounds of the Antigone and Martin Luther King’s letter are very different. Antigone takes place in Ancient Greece, while Martin Luther King’s letter was written in the twentieth century. However, both main figures of the writings strongly disagree with the “unjust” laws, showing a slight similarity. In Antigone, the speaker, Antigone, is an enemy and disgrace of the audience, the citizens. She claims that burying her “outlaw” brother is not breaking the law. Antigone emotionally appeals
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The Crip walk or the C-Walk originated in the 1970’s by the Crip gangs from the Southern LA area. People (especially the Crip gang members) believe that the “dance” is a part of their history. They claim it is a reflection of a larger picture; a reflection of a culture, of people, of pain and of suffering. The Crip walk or the C-walk had a variety of purpose to it. Such as recognition, showing love and loyalty to fellow Crip members, and also to make a loud statement. Another purpose of the Crip
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The Best Way to Persuade: Fear “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, by Jonathan Edwards, is a speech that attempts to persuade individuals to join the Puritan movement. Edwards aims the speech towards everyone who is a part of the Puritan village and also those who are not. To sway the audience, Edwards uses a wrathful and intimidating tone. Jonathan Edwards believed that if you did not give your life to God then you would face God’s wrath. Edwards uses imagery and metaphors to persuade his
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1960s due to the eruption of new leaders, sympathetic presidents, radical groups, and a rejuvenation of history and heritage. From the “separate but equal” laws of Plessy v. Ferguson and the Jim Crow Laws of the late 1800’s, the new goals of Martin Luther King Jr. would strive to change African American civil rights through non violence and revealing oppression, while other groups would emphasize the embracement of black culture, both still against the oppression in the United States. Strategies were
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