Civil Rights And Social Equality

1. 2 Define Civil Liberties; then define Civil Rights. How are they similar? How do they differ? Which civil sequence has more influence on your life as you know it to be now? Why do you believe this to be so?

Civil liberty and social inequality has been one of the most protested and talked about subject, even before the civil rights movement that began in the mid-50s. Many different people find the courage to bring these injustices to light and speak out against the subject, creating a more equal and truly bringing justice to all, no matter race, religion, ethnicity, or gender. Whether it be through a peaceful protest or moving speech, courageous minorities help resolve civil issues within America and demand change. Civil liberty issues have been, and still is being, resolved through vocal advocates willing to protest and use the first amendment to speak out against discrimination and unfair treatment towards minorities.

During the 20th century, male and females were not being treated equally a lot of women started getting mad because they weren’t getting jobs or the right to vote as men, so it led to the Civil Rights Movement, the Equal Rights Amendment was involved, because women weren’t treated equally or given the same rights as males. The Civil RIghts Movement was when there was a lot of racism and black and white people weren’t given the same rights, it was unfair to the black because they couldn’t do so many things like vote and also there was sex discrimination. In 1923, Alice Paul, leader and founder of the National Woman’s Party, considered that ERA should be the next step in the 19th Amendment in granting equal justice under the law to both sexes, male and female, in the U.S. Alice Paul said “ We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.” A text from the amendment said “Equal of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

The First Amendment guarantees U.S citizen with basic freedoms such as religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. In the 2010 case between Salazar and Buono, the First Amendment was put on trial in the Supreme Court Justice. The Supreme Court examined whether a religious cross, meant to honor World War I Veterans, violated the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment. Frank Buono, a former preserve employee, filed the lawsuit to get rid of the religious cross in the reserve permanently, stating that it was built on federal land thus creating a sense of favoritism of one religion over another in government. By establishing favoritism towards Christianity the U.S government violated the Establishment Clause. This paper analyzes the rhetorical situation between the governments interference within religion

Civil rights refer to the rights a citizen has in regards to social and political freedom and equality. The Civil Rights Movement was a significant time in United States history beginning in the 1950s and ending in 1968. The climax of the Civil Rights movement hit in the 1960s when following increased dramatically. African Americas came together in marches, boycotts, and sit-ins trying to secure more rights as American citizens. Leaders of such movements like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks fought against the federal government linking the movement to communism.

There has been many arguments in the defense to felons regaining their civil rights, and well as enfranchisement. Some people dispute that there is a disproportionate amount of African-Americans that the electoral laws have affected. Moreover, the Republican Party used this to their advantage in keeping states red. From the rights perspective, the political system enacts disenfranchisement laws to protect the civil virtue of the citizens, the history of laws of exclusion was adopted from the colonel era, and that the American political systems has made moves to change some of the electoral laws in some states.

In total there are fifteen laws that count towards the topic of civil rights in the United States, alone. Kenji Yoshino, author of “The New Civil Rights” says that in order for us to turn our current beliefs into a set of ‘new’ civil rights, law must play a role. Obvious enough, law alone cannot bring about a new set of civil rights. There are more than enough pieces that could make up this puzzle. For instance, media plays a huge role in this situation. The media only shows what they want us, the people, to see. If we only see what they want us to see then wouldn’t that leave us very narrow-minded? The media adds irrelevant detail to every situation. For example, a person’s race, which otherwise

Ethan Hall Professor Sherry Sharifian GOVT-2305-71433 29 September 2017 Civil Liberties are basic freedoms and rights that are guaranteed to us by the government through the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Federal Law (“Civil Rights vs. Civil Liberties.”). Whether they are freedom of speech or a right to an attorney, these basic rights are a right to all of us. 1 Civil rights are the basic rights to be free from unequal treatment based on certain protected characteristics (race, gender, disability, etc.) (“Civil Rights vs. Civil Liberties.”). Whether it is outlawing slavery or giving women the right to vote, these civil rights are aimed at equality.

Civil rights have been a big issue throughout American history. From the time America was formed, groups have been discriminated against due to their ethnicity, religion, and race. Slaves were not considered American so they did not have rights. They did not become American citizens until the Fourteenth Amendment was passed in 1868. Still, African Americans still did not have as many rights as other groups. Almost a century after the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted, African Americans were still fighting for equal rights. That is where Civil Rights leaders like Fannie Lou Hamer and Martin Luther King Jr. come in; with any cause, there are those who oppose it: in this case it would be George C. Wallace.

For centuries African Americans have been treated differently because of the color of their skin. They’ve been slaves, segregated, and discriminated, and been forced to fight for equality. Till this day African Americans are discriminated but yet have accomplished a lot from changing laws to changing the way they are viewed.

Sujan Roka Govt. 2305-71013 Professor Sharifian Sept/30/2017 Civil rights v. Civil Liberties Civil rights and civil liberties are the rights and freedom both made for good of communities and country. Both are introduced to benefit citizen of the country. A Civil right is mainly about the fair treatment with every person which is protected by the fourteenth amendment. “It was first introduced after civil right movement which was mainly about the true equality among African American who were mainly treated as slaves.” (1, FindLaw). But now the civil right is not limited only to African American, it includes every person like women, transgenders, lesbians, gay, etc. On another side, Civil liberties are basic rights and freedom given to

Civil rights are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment and to also be free from unfair treatment or discrimination in a number of settings.The civil rights were said to have been set to historically achieve true equality for African-Americans in all facets of society but now it goes for many other equality rights such as sex, age, disability and religion. A majority of laws originates at a federal level when they are guaranteeing civil rights.

For most Americans, the Civil Rights movement that came to a climax in the 1960s is synonymous with the end of an era of oppression and inequality, and the beginning of a new age; one of tolerance and equal opportunity. This event marked what was seemingly the end of a long streak of racism and segregation. The 1964 civil rights act also ended the institution of legal segregation which, had existed in our nation since the violent and bigotry ridden post-civil war Reconstruction Era. However, to this day, racism is said to have lived on long after the removal of it in its formal incarnation, instead

On December 1, 1955 a 42- year old, African American, female boarded a Montgomery City bus to go home from her job as a seamstress.

Activists use multiple strategies for achieving civil rights which has both success and failures. Racism in the U.S. has been an ongoing thing for awhile and it is something that should never be brought up and never should have been started.