Martin Luther King.
MARTIN LUTHER KING Letter from Birmingham Jail" is a clearly written essay that explains the reasons behind, and the methods of nonviolent civil disobedience, and gently expresses King's disappointment with those who are generally supportive of equal rights for African-Americans. Martin Luther King, more than any other figure, shaped American life from the mid-'50s to the late '60s. This was a time when large numbers of Americans, barely recognized as such by sanctioned power, dared to dream of what the country could be at its best, in the face of what often was its worst. For example, in December, 1955, days after Montgomery civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to obey the city's rules mandating segregation on buses, a bus boycott was launched and King was elected as president of the newly formed Montgomery Improvement Association. As the boycott continued through 1956, King gained national prominence as a result of his exceptional oratorical skills and personal courage. Despite attempts to suppress the movement, Montgomery buses were desegregated in December 1956, after the United States Supreme Court declared Alabama's segregation laws unconstitutional. King's leadership took place during the most tumultuous period in America's recent past. Under his guidance, the unfathomable goal of abolishing federal and state-sanctioned segregation and discrimination was
The Game.
The Game "Come on, come on, yessss, level 4 here I come". Ken was playing the new computer game his mum gave to me and Luke for Christmas. The game was about fighting evil creature's monsters trying to destroy the world. "Luke, check this out, I passed level 3" Ken shouted with excitement. Luke who could never pass level 3 on the new game was shocked when he found out his elder brother has passed it when he always had been the better of the two in computer games. "And..." sounding like he was not interested when really he was. Ken and Luke were brothers, living in a nice friendly suburb in Texas, America with their parents. The day was really hot and it had just past noon. Ken was on the computer and his younger brother Luke was busy playing with Ratty, the family dog. "Ken, Luke, your friend's here" the boys' mums' voice echoed up the stairs. Ken went to check who it was, "Martin, glad to see you, you wouldn't believe what has just happened". Martin and Ken were best friends and had known each other for 3 years when they first met in school. Martin and Ken were 13 years old and Luke was 10. As Martin rushed up the stairs into Ken's room, Luke came in as well. Ken quickly acclaimed "I am on Level 4, the last mission". Martin gazed at the new computer screen which read 'LEVEL 4, PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE'; Martin who was astonished gasped "Whoa, that's way cool, you
John F Kennedy
Q4. To what extent do sources A, F and G give a full and accurate assessment of Kennedy's actions and abilities? Source A is a Democratic Poster during the 1960 Presidential Election campaign. It predicts what Kennedy will be like as President but doesn't actually tell us what he has done, therefore it is unable to give us an insight to Kennedy's actions or abilities because he isn't able to do anything yet. It is also unreliable because it is a deliberate attempt to get democrats to vote for Kennedy, it is also inadequate because of this. It's adequacy is questionable because it is confined to a group of people that aren't a representation of the whole nation but only the Democratic view at that time. Source A is also limited as it is confined to a time period before the elections. In terms of content Source A shows us the views of some of the nation and displays evidence of the propaganda and tactics used during J.F.K's electoral campaign. Source A's only use in terms of provenance is that it shows the tactics used by the Democrats. Source F is an extract from William Manchester's novel "one brief shining moment", it exaggerates Kennedy's actions during the Cuban Missile crisis. It claims that he saved the world from communists and nuclear destruction. This source is unreliable because it is a hagiography an was edited by Jackie Kennedy. It is also depicted
The civil rights movement.
The Civil Rights Movement . What do you understand by the term segregation? Segregation- could be seen at work in separate restaurants, waiting rooms, swimming pools and toilets. Hospitals were also segregated. When Charles Drew, a doctor, was very badly injured in a car accident, he was turned away from a white hospital. Drew died before he could reach one, which took Black patients. 2.In which particular states was segregation most widespread? Segregation was most widespread in the South. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi etc. 3.Which issues were the civil rights movement most concerned with? The issue that aroused great passion was that of education. 4. President Truman was unable to introduce laws to improve civil rights plan which included anti- lynching bill and ban on measures designed to stop people from voting because he faced opposition from his own party and many of his plans had to be dropped 5. Why was education a key issue in the struggle for civil rights? Education was a key issue in the struggle for civil rights because the Black People had not been educated in politics. 6. Why was Brown vs. board of education of Topeka case significant? NAACP took the Topeka school board in Kansas to court as a test case. In 'Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas', NAACP argued that it was simply logic it was sensible to send sever-year-old Linda Brown to her nearest school rather
The Civil Rights Movement
'The Civil Rights Movement Achieved a Great Deal in the 1950s and 1960s' The person making the statement believes that thanks to the Civil Rights Movement the quality of life for black people has increased. This interpretation is supported by a table of figures in Source A. The table was published in a history textbook. This information regards education, an area in which the Civil Rights Movement had been strongly been campaigning for the desegregation of schools. This information is from a textbook so therefore we are led to believe that these figures will be accurate and unbiased. . Although these numbers are estimates they are still a reliable source of information. The table shows the dramatic increase in the numbers of black students in the same schools as white students. We can see that in every state apart from three there have been increases in the percentages of black students in schools with white students. This would indicate that the desegregation of schools had been a success. As the Civil Rights Movement and campaigned strongly for this, then they had obviously gone some way to achieving their goals. The photograph is Source B was taken at the scene, where a black student is on her way to enrol at an all white high school in Little Rock. The photograph shows that desegregation had been a success, as blacks were getting into previously all white
The Civil Rights Movement
HISTORY COURSEWORK Question 1: The Civil Rights Movement The war meant that all American citizens had a part to play in the war effort. The war meant that America's government took charge of industry, causing end of the depression. For America the war was a time of prosperity. Just like when women got the vote thanks to their input in the first world war, it was now the black Americans chance to become recognised as American citizens due to the fact America needed the m to work and fight for their country. The USA had joined a war that was fighting against the racism of Nazi Germany, which made it difficult for them to justify discrimination against black and ethnic groups. "...we will not be intimidated by the threats of dictators...we look forward to...freedom of speech and expression...freedom of worship...freedom form fear...everywhere in the world." The war brought the opportunities for black Americans that led to the end of segregation although there was still segregation in the armed forces till 1948. More than 1.5 million G.Is were stationed round Britain where there was no racial segregation. Having fought with and been in a country where there was no segregation of blacks, white Americans opinions began to change. After the black Americans had fought and worked so hard for America, people began to question the ethics of them being treated unfairly again at
The Changing Role and Status of Women since 1945
The Changing Role and Status of Women since 1945 Assignment Two: Objectives 2 and 3 . Source A is an account of events towards the end of the Second World War written by a woman welder and it gives us a good idea of what happened to some women when the end of the war was drawing near and men started coming home. The source tells us that 12 women welders were made "redundant" with "no reason given" and although the source is only one woman's experience, a lot of women were made redundant as soon as the war started coming to an end because men were promised their jobs back and women were, therefore, expected to go back home and revert to being housewives and mothers again. Although the government produced a great deal of propaganda encouraging women to take men's jobs and depicted women as strong workers and an important part of the community, as soon as the war was coming to an end and their effort wasn't needed anymore, women suddenly turned from valuable to dispensable workers as personnel officers, as in source A, simply fired the 12 women workers with no explanation or reason. We can assume the source is reliable because it's an account written by a woman who actually went through the war, working hard and then was suddenly made redundant and we can assume the account was written at the time, making it a valuable piece of evidence. There are, however, limitations to
Religious Studies
Matthew White R.S. COURSEWORK: A02 Camillo Torres was a Roman Catholic priest and proffesor of sociology in Columbia. Columbia has many problems and torres' study of social conditions convinced him of the problems. He resolved that they cannot be solved except by a revolution to sweep the ruling parties out of power and replace them by a socialist government. Camillo Torres belived that only violence could solve the problems and so, because of his active involvement in politics, he was forced to leave the priesthood. And so he formed the United Front of the Columbian People. Its goal was to bring about a peaceful change, but this was difficult to achieve. During the 1950's nearly a quater of a million people died in the civil was 'La Violencia'. Torres used violence in his fight against. The government was so ruthless and oppressive that Camillos Torres decided the only way to bring about a revolution was to use force. Martin Luther King was a christian. He became a doctor of theology and in 1954 a baptist minister in Montgomery, Alabama. He believed in non-violence, and peaceful forms of protest. Not all black people agreed with him. He organised the 'bus boycott' where every black person refused to ride on the buses because the were segregated and made to sit at the back. The boycott was successful because black people were the principle users of the buses
Of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, who do you think was the more successful in their approach to improving the lives of African-Americans today?
Of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, who do you think was the more successful in their approach to improving the lives of African-Americans today? The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, black people struggled toward the same goal that the slaves had struggled toward so many years before-freedom. This time it was not freedom from enslavement, but freedom to enjoy all the benefits of life in America. At first the movement, under Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership, was a non-violent one. But gradually people became impatient with this approach, and leaders with a more militant outlook gained followers. It was a tumultuous time and often a frightening one Dr. King wants the same thing I want- freedom! - Malcolm X, 1964 Malcolm Little, changed his changed his last name to "X," a custom among Nation of Islam followers who considered their family names to have originated with white slaveholders. Spoke with bitter eloquence against the white exploitation of black people, Malcolm developed this brilliant platform style, which soon won him a large and dedicated following. He derided the civil-rights movement and rejected both integration and racial equality, calling instead for black separatism, black pride, and black self-dependence. Because he advocated the use of violence (for self-protection) and appeared too many to be a fanatic, his leadership was rejected by
In what ways were the lives of Africans changed by the policy of Apartheid in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s?
In what ways were the lives of Africans changed by the policy of Apartheid in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s? In this assignment I will describe how people's lives were changed due to the apartheid laws in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Firstly the term Apartheid means "separateness". This separation was for the blacks, the whites and for different races too. This meant that blacks and whites were totally separated from each other. Apartheid was based on the views of the nationalist party and they said that all different races should be kept apart from each other. This was impossible because their had to be some contact between the races, this was necessary so that the black South Africans and different races could work for the whites. Black South Africans were told where they could live and those areas were reserved for the black population only. In the 1950s there were Laws and Acts, which restricted the lives of the black South Africans; this included the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act. This Act meant that it was illegal for people of different races to get married. This also meant that no black or white could get married even if they were deeply in love. Any couples that had children and got married before 1949 were classified as "coloured". However another Act was passed, this Act was called the population Registration Act of 1950. This Act said that all South Africans
