What does the murder of Emmet Till and the subsequent trial of his murderers tell us about American society in the 1950's
What does the murder of Emmet Till and the subsequent trial of his murderers tell us about American society in the 1950's The murder of Emmet Till happened on Saturday 27th August 1955. Emmet Till was born in Chicago on July 25th 1941; this means that he was 14 years old. Emmet Till was sent by his mother to visit relatives in Mississippi, in the south of America. At this time there was racial prejudice in the North, but mostly black and white people were treated equally. The South of America was completely different. In the south the "Jim Crow" laws were in place. These laws made it legal for black people to be completely separated from the white people. Black people were not allowed to sit on the same benches, or eat in the same restaurants as white people. As Emmet Till was brought up in the less racist north, he was not accustomed to the separation in the South. He did not answer white shop keepers with the expected "yes sir, no sir" he talked to them as he did when he was at home, not with the respect that was normal in the south. Emmet Till was hanging around with the local black boys and was dared to go into the local convenience store to ask the white girl behind the counter, Carolyn Bryant for a date. When Carolyn Bryant's husband, Roy Bryant heard about the incident he took his brother in law J.W.Milam to Moses Wright's cabin where Emmet Till was staying. Milam
Segregation Sources Question
. a) Source 2 shows segregation at the lowest levels. Southern government's segregation laws even forbade a black man to drink from the same drinking fountain let alone use the same school or bus. . b) Martin Luthor King describes the many forms of segregation in source 1 He makes a specific reference to source 2; "you would use...a separate water fountain and lavatory labelled coloured." 2. Martin Luthor King mentions discrimination such as segregation in housing, schools and workplaces. He also mentions inadequate facilities for black children and poor job prospects for adults in source 1. In source 3 Jim Crow laws such as segregation on buses and separate "waiting rooms and other facilities in airports." Source 4 describes the intimidation and fear of murder the black community suffered in the south. Source 5 also makes a strong reference to the unjust and biased legal system in the south. 3. It is hard to judge the reliability of any source with out knowing a considerable amount about its background and the writer's motives. Source 7 can be seen as quite reliable, the New York Times was a reputable newspaper, although its readers were mainly liberalist whites so the story many have been slightly biased towards the black students we don't know this for certain though as the extract may have been taken out of context. Source 8 is a photograph. This makes it seem highly
Myspace, a new technology that makes the world flat
Derek Lebsock U.S. History C132 February 13, 2008 The access of great information is a great technology. It started off with great minds like Lincoln. How he used the telegraph from local places so that he could broadcast his speeches to newspapers and people all over the country. Now day's information is much easier to obtain. With the invention of the world wide web on the internet and the first web page coming in the early 1990's. It was an idea that empowered people. Now with millions of web pages, almost anyone can access the internet. One of the most important late great technologies would have to be Myspace. Myspace is a social networking site. It allows users to interface with everyone or just a select group of friends and schoolmates. Myspace was founded in 2003 by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. Anderson invented MySpace while helping to run an Internet marketing company he started with DeWolfe. They advertised MySpace by word of mouth. MySpace eventually grew from a handful of users to over 47 million in three years. And it is still growing. Myspace is globalizing the world. It is allowing the youth to communicate instantly with people across all nations. It allows users to embellish their homepages with artwork, pictures, music, and blogs of their daily lives. It showcases their personality for others to see. Then it allows the users to share this wide aspect
A comparison of the "Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln and "I have a dream" by Martin Luther King
A comparison of the "Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln and "I have a dream" by Martin Luther King Introduction The 2 speeches that I will try to compare were both speeches that were deep and meaningful also they were both conveying a message of a democratic revolution. They were both said In front of a large audience and both speakers were very important in their own respect and manner. Reason for speech In this section I will try and explain the reason for both of the speeches. Firstly we come AL speech, which was said a 100 years before MLK'S but it still tries to give a message of change in the government and the step towards equality. The speech was said in a battlefield after the American civil war and was talking about the freedom that people ought to have and the need for democracy. This is highlighted where he says "by the people and for the people " Secondly we come to the MLK speech which was said in the USA capital Washington DC on the 28th august1963 was said to motivate and tell the Negro's of America the wrongdoing that was going with them in that country and how they were being treated like 3rd class citizens it was also about the system of segregation and the racial discrimination that was going on this strongly highlighted in the phrase were he says "the life of the Negro Is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the
In your opinion, was the warren commission correct in its conclusion? Explain your answer fully using the evidence available.
In your opinion, was the warren commission correct in its conclusion? Explain your answer fully using the evidence available. In my opinion the Warren Commission was wrong in thinking that Lee Harvey Oswald could have killed President John.F.Kennedy all by himself. I agree with the Warren Commission that Lee H Oswald could have killed Officer.Tippit in order to avoid arrest. The Warren Commission final conclusions are: a) A single gunman Lee H Oswald, using a Mannlicher-Carcno rifle, murdered President Kennedy. b) Oswald had fired three rifle shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. c) The President had been struck from the rear by two bullets. One of these bullets had entered the back of Kennedy's head and caused his death. d) Lee Harvey Oswald worked alone in the assassination. There had been no conspiracy. e) Oswald had killed Officer.Tippit with four revolver shots in order to avoid arrest. The Mannlicher-Carcano rifle could not have been used by Oswald to kill President Kennedy because when it was found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, the investigators who first saw the rifle described it as a worn out and rusty and a misallied scope. The rifle-bolt disturbed and slowed the rate of fire and disturbed the position of the eye. The rifle-bolt and the trigger were stiff. The telescopic sight could not be properly aligned
My View on the Civil Rights MovementThe anger of Blacks was deep-rooted Art, poems, Jazz, the Blues all expressed
My View on the Civil Rights Movement The anger of Blacks was deep-rooted Art, poems, Jazz, the Blues all expressed it Communist organisations espoused civil rights as early as the 30s Past injustices were strong motivation Great migration changed everything Truman Concerned with international prestige Desegregation Moral and economic motivations Could have gone further, but didnít The Fifties Brown v. Board of Education was just enough to gain the US prestige Was never really enforced Black power had roots in Rosa Parksí time Early stirrings of the movement had a powerful affect on southern Blacks, stirring something JFK Concerned about the support of the South Didnít help CORE until it became a big thing Bobby sold them out LBJ Like LBJ, JFK, and all his predecessors, didnít truly protect the Blacks, so when they began to move, they experienced massive resistance Civil Rights Acts "were enforced poorly or ignored" Government tried to channel anger "into the voting box" March on Washington dominated by Kennedy, who made it peaceful MLK didnít express the anger, Lewis wasnít allowed to Malcolm X: "It was a sellout. It was a takeover." Bringing Blacks into coalition of democrats Legislation was useless Voting hadnít helped the Harlem Blacks Kerner Report issued just for symbolism, thus was rejected Civil Rights Act
Why did some black activists reject the approach of Martin Luther King towards civil rights?
Question 2: why did some black activists reject the approach of Martin Luther King towards civil rights? Two main black activist leaders of the early 1950's were Martin Luther King andMalcolm X. Today, both of these men would be remembered as 'great leaders'.However, these two men had totally different approaches towards meeting the same main goal. Both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for civil rights; however Malcolm X also wanted to have a separate black society whereas Martin Luther "wanted the integration of white people with black people. Malcolm X believed that violence was the key to his goat whereas Martin Luther King chose to take the non-violent approach This is one reason why some black activists rejected, the approach of Martin Luther King to civil rights. His non violent attitude led some black activists to conclude that Martin Luther king was too closely connected to white people Also, despite Martin Luther King's efforts, discrimination was still occurring. Black people were being discriminated against and being segregated on places like buses. On December 1st,1955, Rosa Parks(a black woman) refused to give her sat up to a white person on a bus. This resulted in her arrest, which caused an outrage in the black community, thus beginning the "bus boycott". Martin Luther King led the boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, which led the bus
Who is blamed for Kennedy's death in Source A and do the other sources confirm or contradict this?
Who is blamed for Kennedy's death in Source A and do the other sources confirm or contradict this? After JFk was assassinated the American Government appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to head an inquiry into Kennedy's death. They did this so as to end rumours of conspiracy theories within the government. The Warren Commission report was presented on the 27th of September 1964. It concluded that there three bullets fired at Kennedy from the School Book Depository behind the motorcade and that the shots were fired by a lone gun man named Lee Harvey Oswald, a man who worked in the Book Depository. They came to this conclusion from the following pieces of evidence. A bullet was found on Governor Connally's stretcher almost completely unmarked and the Warren Commission stated that it was: 'Fired from the 6.5millimeter Mannlicher-Carcano found on the sixth floor of the Depository building'. The Warren Commission came to the three bullet conclusion as there were: 'Three used cartridge cases found near the window of the sixth floor' and all three 'were fired from the same rifle as the one on Connally's stretcher' states the Warren commission. The wounds on Kennedy's and Connally's body were as follows; after the first bullet missed its target the second bullet entered Kennedy at the back of his neck and exited through the lower front portion of his neck, this bullet was not
Christianity and racial harmony
Christianity and racial harmony a) Religious pluralism is the act of accepting all religions and faiths as having an equal right to co-exist. b) These days, the roles of men and woman in Christianity are very different from wheat they used to be. At one time, people thought that men were far superior to woman. For example, this next quote from 1 Timothy 2;11-14 states that, 'A woman should learn in quietness and full in submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For rAdam was formed first then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived.' This quote from the bible is giving a message to Christians that men are superior to woman and that men have authority over woman but woman do not have authority over men as men were created before woman. The Ephesians 5:22-24,33 also promotes the same meaning. In the Genesis 2, Adam is said to be created first and so, in many of the Evangelical Protestant churches, men and woman have separate rules. Women are responsible for bringing up children and maintain a Christian home. Men, on the other hand have to earn for the family and lead the family in religion. Only men are allowed to be church leaders. In the Galatians 3:28, it makes it clear that there is neither male nor female for everybody is one in God's eyes. And therefore, men and woman are
To what extent had the situation for black people in America improved by 1900?
24/09/05 To what extent had the situation for black people in America improved by 1900? The situation for black people in America underwent a huge improvement after their emancipation, but by 1900, due to segregation laws and discrimination in general, life was still very difficult for black people. A common black American saying, 'We ain't what we ought to be, we ain't what we going to be. But thank God we ain't what we used to be.', was how they summed up the situation for themselves. By 1900, the black people of America had many more opportunities than pre-1865, but there was still a long way to go before they gained equality with whites. They had poor jobs, poor pay and were generally treated as some kind of a subspecies by whites. On the positive side, black people were no longer slaves to white people. In 1865, after president Lincoln's death and the end of the civil war, slavery was abolished. The former slaves now had the freedom to travel, and therefore to find work, and to set up a home. In the South, radical Republicans had given blacks equal voting rights to whites; this ensured that the newly enfranchised blacks would vote for Lincoln's Republican Party. In the North blacks had legal and political equality; they could all vote. The right to vote is often thought of as the badge of citizenship; 700,000 black men in the South wore this badge after the end of
