Inservice Teacher EducationInstructional MaterialsPolitical ScienceSeminarsA review is presented for the DVD-video documentary "A History of Civil Rights in America," in 4 volumes, produced by Centre Communications and Amb...
The National Park Service is mandated to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of America, but currently, there are no sites in the system that protect places connected to Emmett Till--or any of Mississippi's complicated civil rights history. That might change soon. MISSISSIPPI RECKONING Delm...
The history of Black civil rights is the story of America's caste system. It is the story of how for centuries upper-class White people made African Americans into an enslaved class, easily identifiable because of their dark skin, and then reaped the benefits—sometimes using law, sometimes u...
Western civilization,Western culture- the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea" 4.civilization- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intel...
In addition to songs of social protest, rock and roll music continued to be popular in America during the nineteen sixties. The most popular group, however, was not American. It was British -- the Beatles -- four rock and roll musicians from Liverpool. The Beatles' song "I Want to Hold...
“‘Yellow power' is just now at the stage of an articulated mood rather than a program—disillusionment and alienation from white America and independence, race pride and self-respect.” Black activism played a fundamental role in the launch of the Asian American civil rights movement, but Asia...
ACLU stands for American Civil Liberties Union. This non-profit organization is dedicated to defending the civil liberties of all Americans. What did the ACLU do in the 1920s? In the 1920s, the U.S. was experiencing the Red Scare, an overwhelming fear of Communism spreading in America. The...
Quartering Act of 1765, Summary Boston Tea Party American Civil War Overview The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. Civil War Battles A to Z Browse the Battles of the Civil War, from A to Z. ...
risked his life many times in his struggle for black civil rights. He did not believe in violence. Martin Luther King, Jr. used his voice to tell people his ideas. He was very good at speaking to people. He spoke of his dreams for America. He gave his famous “I Have a Dream” ...
American Civil War, four-yearwar(1861–65) between theUnited Statesand 11 Southern states thatsecededfrom the Union and formed theConfederate States of America. Prelude to war How a tax increase helped spark the American Civil WarIn 1828 the U.S. Congress passed a tariff that increased the ...