I most agree with Ward who stated "although slavery is buried...Jim Crow is very much alive19" as it demonstrates effective equality was not gained in the "de jure" or "de facto" sense during the Reconstruction era as the introduction of Black Codes severely limited progress towards effective equality. Whilst the Black Codes stopped African-Americans gaining effective equality the Freedmen's Bureau aimed at generating effective equality in both the "de jure" and "de facto" sense. ... Whilst the Freedmen's Bureau made political progr...

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Federalism is a concept that started many years ago during the times of the ratification of the document we live by called the Constitution. This concept basically states that there will be two levels of government, the national and the sta...

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It is obvious that significant improvements have been made in the way that the criminal justice system deals with Blacks during the history of the United States. Blacks have not always been afforded a right to trial, not to mention a fair one. Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on ...

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When the settlers in the colonies began to have a need for cheap and effective labor, Africans were turned into slaves and sold off to white men as property. ... Vagrancy laws made it illegal to not have a job. ... If blacks were found without a job, they would be sent to prison and subjected to forced labor. ...

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Many tried to escape segregation in the South by moving into northern urban areas, only to find poverty and an insufficient number of jobs. ... The law, jobs, political affairs and the mass media were still controlled by the white man. ...

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, an arguably more significant achievement, rendered illegal numerous discriminatory barriers to effective political participation by African-Americans and mandated federal review of all new voting regulations so that it would be possible to determine whether their use would perpetuate voting discrimination. ... Activists organized boycotts, picket lines, and demonstrations to attack discrimination in access jobs and the denial of economic opportunity. ...

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African Americans have been fighting for their rights for decades. The African American civil rights movement changed everything. This social movement looked to outlaw discrimination towards black Americans and obtain their right to vote. The movement did not turn to violence to get what they wanted...

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Even in the 21st century, racial discrimination and stereotyping continues to exist. Most minorities experience racial discrimination. However, Black men are more likely to be victims of police violence, racial hate-crime violence and urban gang violence than any other major ethnic group; it should ...

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