US Civil Rights Sources Questions
GCSE History Coursework: US Civil Rights Question 1a. What type of discrimination is shown in Source 2? The type of discrimination shown here is segregation, and in this picture it is at a water fountain. Question 1b. How does Source 1 support what is happening in Source 2? Source 1 is an account of Martin Luther King describing life for a typical black person growing up in the south. He says, "On your job you would eat in a separate place and use a water fountain and lavatory labelled coloured." Question 2. What other types of discrimination are shown in Sources 1 - 5? In Source 1 there are many different examples of discrimination, for example you were born into a Jim-crow hospital, you would live in a ghetto and the housing would be bad, you had to play on the streets because all the coloured parks were poor, Segregation at the workplace and not having the right to vote. In Source 3 there is very strong discrimination against businesses owned by coloured people and bus companies had a policy that black drivers were for black passengers and white drivers for white passengers. In 1933 Texas prohibited blacks and whites boxing or wrestling together. An Arkansas law in 1937 required segregation at all racetracks and gaming establishments. Source 4 is a young girl called Anne Moody who is now very frightened of getting killed just for the colour of their
With what truth can it be asserted that the U.S.A was the land of equality for all minorities?
With what truth can it be asserted that the U.S.A was the land of equality for all minorities? The idea that the US was a land of equality for all minorities is one that lacks truth and accuracy. Many barriers stood in the way of the US being a land of equality, namely the negative attitude of whites, the Supreme Court, Presidents and Congress' working against them or lack of action to support them, standard of living conditions and education and minority action. The factor that created the greatest barrier was white hostility, although the other factors did play an important part. The negative attitude of white's towards minority groups was a key factor in denying them a land of equality in the U.S. The most notorious anti minority group was the Ku Klux Klan, which used any means possible to deny both African-Americans and the individual minority groups their rights, thus hindering any chance of the US becoming a land of equality for all minorities. Immigrants were targets of their hatred as they blamed for the growth in radical republicans. The Ku Klux Act of 1871 was introduced in order to try and curb their activities, increasing the chances of the US becoming equal and although it was successful in curbing some activities did not expel their activities altogether. The existence of the KKK meant that the US could not be a land of equality for all minorities. In order
The Nationalist Option And Its Consequences on the Movement Towards Equality.
Rising out of slavery and reconstruction were questions of the capacity of blacks for education, citizenship, and leadership. Black leaders and writers came up with separate sollutions to answer these questions, ultimatly seeking the same outcome of equality for African American people in the United States. These separate sollutions were a "dialectical struggle" within the black community between the opposing forces of black nationalists such as Booker T. Washington, and integrationalists such as W.E.B. DuBois. Commentaries on the meaning of racial uplift and the role of black leadership in pursuing it were often shaded by social Darwinian conceptions of racial struggle, specifically, the view that "two distinct races on the same land mass could never coexist, as the dominant race would inevitably annihilate the subordinated one" (Gaines, 1996, p. 36). Out of these conceptions, the nationalist option was born, which stressed that the way to achieve equality for black people in America was to either organize around their own cultural ancestry and formulate a government that would offer equality or to the acquisition of industrial training and uplift through education. This opposed the integrationalist option, which stressed upward mobility through the pursuit of higher education and direct political involvment. Both options maintained that the ulimate goal was for
Why was Martin Luther King both so bitterly criticised, and so deeply mourned by black citizens of the USA?
Why was Martin Luther King both so bitterly criticised, and so deeply mourned by black citizens of the USA? Martin Luther king was bitterly criticised by many people but conversely he was also deeply mourned when he was assassinated on April 4th 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, king was only 39 years old. His death was followed by rioting in 125 cities and resulted in forty-six people being killed. There are many reasons for this contrast in opinions of Martin Luther King, some believed he was arrogant; when members of the SNCC asked King to join them on the ride into Mississippi, he pompously declined saying 'I think I should choose the time and place of my Golgotha'. On the other hand, Martin Luther King was hailed as the most conspicuous- and eloquent - among all civil rights leaders and he stood up for what he believed in and became a drum for justice . King was an influential leader to millions of black citizens in the USA however the extent to which his leadership skills benefited the movement had been a controversial idea debated during his lifetime, and this has since his death. Martin Luther king was bitterly criticized by other groups such as the NAACP and CORE who said he was a 'glory seeker'. A NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated, Martin Luther King wanted to stage a massive joint protest with all the civil rights groups. However, Roy Wilkins, the
Was John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald alone or was there more than one gunman?
Research Question: Was John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald alone or was there more than one gunman? A. Plan of the Investigation (110 words) The purpose of this investigation is to examine the assassination of the former U.S. president John F. Kennedy, which occurred in Dallas on the 22nd of November 1963. More precisely, this investigation will focus on the question whether the assassination was an act of Lee Harvey Oswald alone or if there were more shooters involved in the events at the Dealey Plaza. Research was initiated through online research of declassified U.S. document archives to provide primary sources and websites of different historians to provide secondary sources. These sources were then evaluated and annotated in the bibliography, in which both the information presented and the sources of the information were analyzed. B. Summary of Evidence (803 words) Source 1: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy published by The National Archives1 Based on the evidence analysed, the Warren Commission concluded that three shots were fired from a window in the sixth-floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building at the events of the assassination. Two bullets presumably caused all the damage done to Governor Connaly and John F. Kennedy (single bullet theory2) and the other bullet probably missed
History on Sharpeville
G.C.S.E. History Coursework: South Africa . Study Sources A and B. How far do these sources agree about what happened in Sharpeville on the morning of 21 March? Use the sources to explain your answer. Both these sources are almost different, both in information and tone; Source A blames the police for the outburst of aggression, and Source B obviously impugns the South African. Source A was written by a South African journalist, apparently white- evidence for this is that the policeman asked if he had authorization to be there (it was an all black township). This means that he would not be mainly prejudiced towards the blacks, he would be more interested in informing everyone with the truth. Source B was written by an English tabloid; however, their foundation of information is an unidentified individual, but it is highly it would be the South African administration, as only one journalist (Humphrey Tyler the author of Source A) was an observer of the Sharpeville incident, not the person who wrote Source B. Both the sources agree that the police arrived at Sharpeville at around noon, though not the exact time. They also agree that there were crowds near the station: 'There were crowds in the street... (near the)... police station' and 'the only way the police could (get to)... the police was to force a way' the tone of source B is more hostile. The main differences are in
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
To what extent was Kennedy a great American President?
To what extent was Kennedy a great American President? The aim of this essay is to consider different interpretations in attempt to reach a balanced conclusion to the question "To what extent was Kennedy a great American President?". Alot of people may have different opinions on Kennedy. During his presidency, Kennedy was perceived as being a great, powerful leader and many admired him but after his assassination, people began to see his input for American society in a different light. During his presidency, Kennedy was shown to the world as a caring family man. "If youth and energy were the hallmarks of Kennedy's public image, the key to his success lay with the media, particularly television. The 1960 Presidential campaign was the first in United States history in which the television performances of the two main candidates were crucial in deciding the outcome in the election". (Stephen Hoare, British Historian, 'The Assassination of John F. Kennedy' 1988) This is a secondary source but it is written by Stephen Hoare, a Historian, so he must have done a lot of research into Kennedy so it must include factual information. Stephen Hoare argues that television and the media was the key to his success as a great American President. The following points could be made to support this argument. At the time, television had began to play an important role in putting an image,
For what reasons and with what success did black Americans fight for their Civil Rights in the 1950's and 1960's?
Lauren Wood For what reasons and with what success did black Americans fight for their Civil Rights in the 1950's and 1960's? The Black people came to be living in America because most of them came over from Africa and India on slave ships, ready to be sold when they arrived, as slaves for the American white people. The slave trade was very popular, and blacks were brought over from places like Africa, and India, and then sold in America as slaves. The slaves were then given rights, and 'set free' so that they could lead their own lives and not be under anyone's control, and owned. In America, the black people had long term and background grievances that were day to day prejudice and discrimination. There were little things such as in the south the blacks were treated no better than the slaves. The blacks in America were not allowed to live their own lives, they wanted, like all humans to have the chance to live happy and fulfilled lives, and have some of the things that the white people have. In some places in America the black people were not even regarding as being humans. They were treated like animals, and this was extremely racist. A source that supports this view is source E. Source E is 'A statement from a book, called American Dreams Lost and Found by S. Terkel' Vernon Jarrett is saying that his dad was seventy nine, and a white man had never called him 'mister'
The Ku Klux Klan
The KKK's Views On Immigrants The two major events that led to the Klan's rebirth in the new century were. The large influx of immigrants numbering about 23 million people mostly from Europe. The fears were that the foreigners were taking the jobs and housing from the 'true' American people. People, against the KKK argued that because America was such a large country with vast and diverse resources, the people should be more than happy to share with those from less fortunate countries. There are also advantages to additions to the population, as once the immigrants settle in to America they can open up their own businesses for example, and actually be useful to provide wealth to America. Opponents of the Klan's views also argue that immigrants should be allowed into the U.S.A and treated well, as the Statue of Liberty welcomes them. The nation was feeling invaded by the foreigners. The sheer number of immigrants pouring into America was also one of the KKK's biggest arguments against them, because they were over-powering white American neighborhoods and over-crowding the schools. The other event was World War One and the fact that black were allowed to serve in the army and were able to see a hole new world of possibilities ("A Hundred Years of Terror"). The Klan also had a problem with the attempts at unionisation in the later part of the 1890's. Which led to many
