Black Men And Women 's Rights

Though the conclusion of the American Civil War in 1965 marked the end of slavery in the United States, African-Americans would not see anything resembling true freedom from the segregation and isolation imposed by slavery until very recently, and only after decades of difficult struggle. Some of the most important achievements occurred during the 1960s, when a generation of African-American leaders and activists, including Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and the Freedom Riders, fought against some of the last vestiges of explicit, institutionalized segregation, discrimination, and isolation in order to attain equality and civil rights. Only by examining the treatment of African-Americans throughout America's history can one begin to understand how the the ending of slavery, the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and the contemporary issues facing the African-American community are inextricably linked. In turn this allows one to see how rather than existing as a single, identifiable turning point in the history of civil rights, African American's struggle for equality and an end to isolation must be considered as an ongoing project.

The article “Black Lives and Blue Lives Matter” by Bryant Alston shows and represents the importance of black lives just like any other, police brutality, also showing how no matter the color of one’s skin, it should not affect one in a negative way or agitate others to want to look over one just because a person of color seemed as a more ‘fitting’ person for such a crime instead of other non-black, or non-hispanic, person. I completely agree with Bryant Alston’s perspective on those cases, which regard race and ethnicity.

The future looked brighter than ever for African Americans in the year 1865; Union victory, emancipation, the right to vote, education and opportunity were on the horizon. However, the post-civil war time period proved to be much different than anticipated. Although blacks were eager to demonstrate their democratic participation and inclusion, they were often faced with opposition and disenfranchisement, especially during and after reconstruction. This oscillating and contradictory battle for African American equality is seen best in primary sources of the time; written by known historical figures such as Robert B. Elliott (but also everyday documents such as contracts and petitions) these sources take us back in time for a first hand and inside look of the struggle between blacks and whites on the definition of freedom.

African americans have been fighting for their rights ever since they came to the United states. They have found it difficult to get the acceptance in the white society to be equal as a whole. Businesses are very bias on hiring colored people because they fail to understand that they are as equal as us. American finds the black society boycotting defending themselves against the discrimination in employment. Education is key to a successful black society because it they get the education they need businesses would more likely hire them. Black society are fighting for equal rights because of the act of racism so if businesses give them an opportunity the protesting will decrease greatly. American businesses need to be more lenient on african americans for these reasons boycotting, equal rights, discrimination.

People say that all lives matter instead of black lives matter but in certain situations that is incorrect. There have been many cases of police using

Many people of several generations before us fought a long and tumultuous battle to attain the civil rights for women that we have today. For many years, women had no rights. They had no rights to vote. They had no rights to property. They basically had no rights to themselves, as they were considered men's property. Due to these degrading circumstances, women over the years began to fight back. They started creating civil rights movements to help pursue their goals to fight against discrimination and to gain full citizenship rights. However, it wasn't easy for women to gain equal rights or the independence they deserved. The autobiographical accounts of Septima Clark and Casey Hayden and the oral interviews given by Diane Nash, Mary Dora Jones, and Earline Boyd, in Through Women's Eyes on pgs 656-664, demonstrate the trials and tribulations experienced during the civil rights movement that helped define these women's lives and experiences.

We have all heard the saying “black lives matter”. all lives matter regardless of your ethnicity, but to the public eye police officers have been targeted by the public because african americans believe they are being victimized by the cocasion race, causing protests and riots throughout the world.

African American women have strived for equal justice against men for many years. These women have fought for their education, rights to vote, and even certain jobs. Some that are well known for this act of justice are Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott, and Maria Stewarts. These three women's accomplishments during the civil rights era were so great that they still impact our world today.

It is written in the Declaration of Independence, “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.” (USHistory.org) Certainly,  if this was written for all men, this should have included African-Americans as well. At the turn of the twentieth century racism and inequality were the norm. During this time, two prominent African-American men spoke to African-Americans on which approach they should take to be treated in the same manner of White Americans. Booker T. Washington was an influential African-American leader, reformer, and educator. He believed that African-Americans should concentrate

Equal rights for African-Americans is a complex topic has been and continues to be one of the most prominent issues in our country. Our nation’s history with this issue goes back to the very start. Without African-Americans, America would not be the same country it is today. With that said, they are also one of the most oppressed groups in America. Historically, African-Americans have not had the same access to many things Caucasians have enjoyed for years, despite their large representation in America. This is where many problems concerning African-American rights stem from. I plan to explore this in my essay today. What has led to these civil rights issues? What has been done to give African Americans more rights? What does the future of

The justice for African Americans has been an ongoing process throughout the United States. Before there was a “Black Lives Matter”, a movement to stop the injustice that is happen to African American. Mrs. Morial generation went through the Civil Rights Movement, which was about trying to dismantle the Jim Crow laws created to keep people of color enslaved by placing barriers and depriving them of being free to live as equals that are not segregated from the mainstream. In addition, causing them to have to be socially isolated in concentrated areas; Therefore, the Civil Right Movement was in support of trying to integrate blacks and whites and unity as one rather than keeping them as divide. The youth activist in the two different movement share the same qualities but have different experiences that can each can relate too.

America’s history continues to influence our nation greatly. There is still a vast amount of inequality but prior civil rights movements have inspired many challenges for equal rights.

I do not identify as a male or female. I simply am me, and I live in a small, conserved town where if you do not fit in, you will get made fun of. I have two choices in my position; fight or fight. I have chosen to fight, and I will not give up, my life must mean more than running away and even if I run, I’m running for what I believe in. I will not give up the fight, and since I have decided fight, my weapon can be as simple as using my talent: art. I make art about LGBT rights, people of color, women's rights. Whatever it is I will stand by you and I am here to fight for you, and I will not put my paintbrush

The Black Lives Matter movement should not be re-named All Lives Matter because of the inequality and racism toward Black Americans, and the need to raise awareness of this movement. The first point that supports my position is That Black people have struggled for so long. As explained by As explained by Judith Butler, “they are targeted and hunted by a police force that is becoming increasingly emboldened to wage its race war by every grand jury decision that ratifies the point of view of state violence”. (Text5). Proving that there is a struggle in the relationship between police officers and african americans .Black

People have argued that “All Lives Matter” sends the same message, or even a better message, than “Black Lives Matter” because it sound more like a message of equality. But the message “All Lives Matter” invalidates black people’s problems by equating them to the problems that everyone else suffers. Assistant professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor said, “The entire point of Black Lives Matter is to illustrate the extent to which black lives have not mattered in this country”(Victor). Black people face issues specific to them because of their race, and saying “All Lives Matter” is a way of ignoring it. Imagine going to a fundraiser for cancer research and shaming everyone there because “other diseases matter, too”(Victor),Many also make the argument the majority of murder in the African-American community is committed by black people. The issue with their argument is that the majority of crime is intraracial. 93% of black murder victims are killed by other black people, and 84% of white murder victims are killed by other white people (Garla). Black people are more disproportionately poor and are more likely to be targeted by police and arrested, which puts them at a greater risk for being victims of a violent crime