The 1960’s were the most progressive era of United States history, from the civil rights movement to the new wave of feminism, the 60’s were one of the most influential and memorable era because of this. One of the most famous of these social movements was the anti-war movement brought by the unpopular Vietnam War. One of the most notorious groups were the Chicago Seven called that because of the seven activists sentenced to jail for protesting. The Chicago Seven took a stand against the Vietnam
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positive nonviolence includes clearing the past through conciliation, the present through mediation of dangerous conflicts, and building a future through equitable participation in positive projects. They are not mutually exclusive. Gandhi and Martin Luther King used both. Obviously, both forms refrain from direct physical violence. But negative nonviolence may include symbolic violence like “rude gestures, taunting, haunting officials” (from Gene Sharp’s “The Politics of Nonviolent Action”. Sharp deserves
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and "disruptive." In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. as he sat in his jail cell in Birmingham Jail, "One of the basic
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race, or the color of your skin, This dystopian reality was America in 1963, In 1963 Martin Luther King was put in jail for protesting the mistreatment of african americans in Birmingham, Alabama. During his time in jail he wrote a letter to some Clergymen. In this letter he shows the injustice that was thriving in America. The unfair segregation and why they should espouse their rights. In 1963 Martin Luther King was held captive in the Birmingham city jail for protesting about the mistreatment
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On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave his Civil Rights Address in reaction to the necessary deployment of the U.S. National Guard to escort African American students enlisting at the University of Alabama. In this compelling speech, Kennedy requested Americans to perceive racial inequality as an ethical issue towards which all individuals should endeavor. He carefully addressed the problems of discrimination and segregation within America at the time, knowing well that there would be disagreement
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Paul Robeson grew up in special circumstances for an African American in the early 20th century. His father having been respected by many in the communities they lived in and Robeson’s sparkly clean reputation, led him to be invited into the homes of white students from his school quite often. He even acknowledged how his experiences were vastly different than other Black kids who grew up in other parts of the country during that time period. This early life of Robeson’s along with the opportunities
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Cesar Estrada Chavez was a hero for Latinos. He is an example of leadership for young people, future generations, and for those in a moment lose hope, in memory of Cesar Chavez we say Yes we can! "!Yes we can!" for me it's hard to describe. I can not find the words because it's a feeling. Like the blood that runs through my veins, like love for Mexico, my people, my pride of being Latina. Three powerful words that help me stay strong in hard moments. It provide me confidence and hope to fulfill
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In “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King Jr. uses pathos, appealing to the audience’s emotions, in order to create an overwhelming feeling of understanding within the clergymen that he is responding to. Thus, this creates support for his argument that in a peaceful manner, it is the people’s moral responsibility to discontinue laws that are unjust and limiting to the individual. Throughout the letter, King’s goal is to create an uproar among the African American people in order for them
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In April 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned in Birmingham, Alabama for leading the non-violent demonstration against racial segregation and injustice. As Kind read the letter written by the eight local Clergymen, he then wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, in order to defend his action nonviolent actions. King uses many varieties of rhetoric strategies to exemplify his argument. He uses three Aristolean means of persuasion Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to establish his argument on
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As Martin Luther King said “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people”. King teaches, spreads that it is just as horrible to witness oppression and let it continue uncontested. Cesar Chavez expands on this idea in an article he wrote that argues how non-violence resistance to oppression is more powerful than violence. In his argument he uses many convincing rhetorical devices to develop his argument such as ethos and rhetorical
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