In textbooks, literature, and films alike, the African American struggle to be viewed simply as "human" through the eyes of their white counterparts is portrayed through images of horrible inequality, police brutality, and violations of the United States constitution, which guarantees equal protection of all American citizens under the law. ... Similarly to the Civil Rights Movement, the Gay Rights Movement is currently striving for equal protection under the law, and fair treatment within various institutions such as the institution of marriage, or within the work place. ... Most ba...

• Word Count: 1532
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

White men used white women to justify the frequent lynchings occurring in the south, portraying white women as victims of assault and those in need of protection. However, African American women who fell victim to rape did not receive the same protection and defense- leading to the double standard concerning how white women and black women were treated as rape victims. ... This white woman's rape inspired white men to take violent action against the man accused of being responsible, and also gave them an excuse to act out violently against innocent African Americans. ...

• Word Count: 831
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(Zinn, 199) When Hayes beat Tilden in the presidential election by promising to end the Reconstruction in the South, it was evident that the White House would no longer support any calls for the protection of blacks. ... A final blow to the hopes for national protection of African American civil rights was dealt with The Force Bill of 1890. ... With the protection and support of Northerners lost, the blacks in the South were held hostage by white supremacists. ... The Court prompted discrimination by implying that if blacks wanted legal protection, they would need to seek it from their stat...

• Word Count: 1530
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In 1850, The Fugitive Slave Act was passed, it forced law enforcement and ordinary citizens with severe fines if they failed to assist in the capture of runaway slaves when the suspicion could be based only on written claims. ... The Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawed segregation in businesses, it banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places. ... Over decades after the civil rights movement, Supreme Court decisions have contradicted the Fourth Amendment protections, which guarantees citizens a right to privacy. ... As of today, the Patriot Act permi...

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While these groups of individuals may feel they are being subjected to racism, law enforcement stand to believe it is a simple act of private security. ... Should race be used as a factor of protection, or is it an absurd action of racism/discrimination? ... In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified which states that "No State shalldeny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws," which would have made racial profiling illegal; however it did not stop the practice, it just encouraged the police to be more discreet with their racist actions (Chatelli...

• Word Count: 1975
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According to Patricia Hill Collins, mothers of the African American decent try to provide the most sacred and strongest protection for their daughters and try to teach their daughters to love themselves for who they truly are in order to survive in the patriarchal society: "African-American mothers try to protect their daughters from the dangers that lie ahead by offering them a sense of their own unique self-worth" (Collins 127). However, this sense of protection and sense of unique self-worth are missing within the mother/daughter relationships that are displayed in Sula. The lack ...

• Word Count: 5084
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Just like African Americans, Mexican Americans secured legal protections for civil rights but the inequality of their outcomes remained. ... "Mexican Americans achieved a major victory in 1975 when Congress expanded the Voting Rights act to cover "language minorities....

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Through persistence, African Americans were able to pass the Civil rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, along with many more legal achievements1. ...

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Washington, DuBois, and Racial Discourse As the dialogues on race wear on - and as America, as a country, continues to suffer from racial fractures that run deep indeed - the historical figures (meaning just that - the figurative modern representations) of Booker T. Washington and WEB Dubois conti...

• Word Count: 2122
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate