... with the forces of segregation. The scale of protest and police brutality of the Birmingham Campaign created a new level of visibility for the civil rights movement and contributed to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Born in Mt. Meigs, Alabama, Shuttlesworth was licensed and ordained as a preacher in 1948. He earned an A.B. (1951) from Selma University and a B.S. (1953) from ... engaged in de-colonization movements to gain independence. India, Vietnam, Algeria, the Congo and Sudan are just a few examples of countries that gained independence from foreign occupiers. These moveme...

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... for other African Americans to follow. He fought hard to pass amendments that would help bring equality to black civil rights and strongly participated in woman's rights. Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolitionist movement and equality of human rights. In February of 1818 Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County Maryland. Like most slaves of the day ... being. After the civil war Douglass became the main voice of the African American race and worked arduously to gain proper black civil rights. Douglas had also aided in the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th...

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... desegregation of public schools had to be enforced, nor did it abolish segregation of public places. (Kluger) This was still a victory for the NAACP, which made a name for itself as a key group in the effort toward black and white equality. One the most gruesome events that headed the Civil Rights Movement was the vicious murder of a young African American boy named ... Rights Movement. The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights centralized the support for the struggle of African Americans living in oppressed areas, and was crucial to the drive to win the passage of civil rights legislat...

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• Grade Level: High School

... he suffered a massive heart attack. Not yet fifty, he reassessed his life. He quit smoking, lost weight and tried to delegate more of his work. He was instrumental in winning passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, working closely with Eisenhower while soothing southern colleagues who were suspicious of social change. When the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world's first satellite ... and propelled JFK into the White House. Kennedy relegated Johnson to the outer circles of his administration, but did give him some significant responsibilities. Johnson headed the space program, played a ...

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... expanded her energies in reformist organizations to include the effort to pass new legislation. She was dedicated to the abolition of child labor, the establishment of minimum wage, and the passage of legislation to protect workers. (Lash, 1984) She encouraged women to educate themselves, cautioned the young not to marry too hastily and organized massive voter registration drives for women in ... ignoring a police order to move on and charged with disorderly conduct. (Roosevelt, 1968) Although ER and staff worked 12-16 hours a day on a regular basis, she was the innovator and key suppor...

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• Grade Level: High School