... : "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?That to secure these rights , Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government ... country was literally redefined as people from all walks of life fought to uphold their standards on what they believed a true democracy is made of; equal rights for all races, freedom of speech, and the right t...

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... (NAACP). On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people, both black and white, gathered at the Washington Monument and Walked to the Lincoln Memorial. The march dramatized the struggle for jobs and freedom, and to try to force congress to pass a pending civil rights bill. The key speaker for the march was Martin Luther King, Jr., who delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The march turned out ... to be a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement. President John F. Kennedy, who supported the movement, met with civil rights leaders and promised to push the ... a woman's right to ab...

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