Ku Davis Influence On Society

She’s been involved in a lot of black advocacy groups, from the National Black Deaf Advocates, being crowned “Miss Black Deaf America” in the year of 1990 then going on to being the Vice President of the association from 2002-2005. She is involved in dealing with homeland security, seeing that she became Senior Policy Advisor in 2004, her office being “Civil Rights and Civil Liberties”. She has even worked with Ralph Lauren Polo, the brand known for its nice clothes, to sell certain jeans with a slogan of G.I.V.E., which means to (“Get Involved, Volunteer, and Exceed”). You can believe her when she says she doesn’t have that much time for socializing for

In 1969, Davis came back the America and joined several radical civil rights organizations. She was a member of the Communist Party, USA and a member of the Black Panther Party along with being an assistance professor at the University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA). Governor at the time, Ronald Reagan, tried to terminate her position as UCLA professor because of her Communist affiliation, but that was overturned. Yet, devastation struck only a few months later.

In 1963, four black girls were killed in a bombing of a church, the bombing took place in her hometown and it became known as the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. This sparked a passion in Davis for philosophy because she was personally affected by the bombing, she knew two of the people killed in it. As a result of this tragedy she joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and then the Black Panther Party.

Her path became rocky quickly. At first she wanted to make the students in her school aware of the mission/goals of the Black Lives Matter. She was met with dismissal of this movement by students, as well as, teachers. She was shunned by some she considered her friends. She felt an issue so important to the safety of her fellow students and those in her community would be embraced. It wasn’t, but this did not deter her from continuing to share the voice the movement, even when she stopped being so popular.

In her time in the SNCC, Anne canvassed in the Delta to try and get blacks to register to vote. While canvassing, she faced discrimination from not only whites, but African Americans too. The blacks in the Delta turn Anne away because they have heard stories of what the whites will do if you claim to be involved in the SNCC. Through working with the SNCC, Anne Moody realized that by joining the movement, she was about to be a part of a big change.

of the differences in how Blacks are treated with in their race how light skinned were treated

Angela Davis achieved many great things in her life and now she is getting recognized by many people on International Women's Day. She had worked very hard to become the person that she is today. Angela is an American Politician activist, who then become an academic scholar and which then lead to her becoming an author who has had her book read by many people. She was always involved in many marches all over including the Black Panther Party, and the Civil Rights Movement. Davis has always been involved in all different types of activities which played a big role in her life. After she started to get involved she has started to have a higher interest in such political and more informational things.

She was the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first African American woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. She originally wanted to attend the University of Texas but since it was so segregated she don’t not get admitted and chose Texas Southern University, majoring in political science and history.

“All of us were working for so many movements at that time. Everyone was involved with the women's movement, the peace movement, the civil-rights movement. We were all radicals. I believe that's what brought it around,” she later told Workers World Service. “You get tired of being just pushed around.”

     Her parents nurtured the background of this crusader to make her a great spokesperson. She also held positions throughout her life that allowed her to learn a lot about lynching. She was

Through these organizations, Anne had become actively involved in the civil rights movement. She soon realized, though, that there were a lot of preconditions that were needed to achieve significant social change in the black community. Many of the projects Anne worked on, lacked support from the black community. She did not realize how much she would be harassed by the white people because she was fighting the rights of black people. The main preconditions for social change in the 1950s and 1960s, was getting the black community to support the various projects SNCC and the NAACP were working on. The black people they were fighting for did not always like the projects that Anne, and the other young people in SNCC, had been doing. Many black people tended to ignore the efforts of the SNCC because they were afraid of change. It took a lot of work to convince the black community to support the various projects the young people of SNCC were doing. An example of a project that the black community supported extensively, was Freedom Summer. This project would not have been successful if the black community did not support this. The Freedom Summer project proved to be a success because the black community went out and voted. This proved to the federal government, that black people were interested in gaining voting rights. Anne Moody had thought about joining the National Association for the

Pluralism is an integral part of Canadian culture and our society would be far behind if not for the contributions of citizens of all backgrounds, especially the black Canadians. Through the work of Mary Ann Shadd toward the freedom of blacks, the improvement of the Canadian media and women’s suffrage, we can see the immense benefits that black Canadians have provided this nation. Black Canadians such as Mary Ann Shadd exemplify the rich heritage and identity of Canadian society. The advanced society of Canada was showcased by Mary Ann Shadd in promoting the freedom of blacks, a contribution valued in our identity.

discussed. One can sense her urgency for the unity of black people and how her past experiences

In 1902, she graduated from Montana State University (now the University of Montana) with a bachelor of science degree in biology and followed her mother's footsteps and briefly worked as a teacher.(bio.com) Rankin later attended the New York School of Philanthropy (now the Columbia University School of Social Work) to become a social worker ( RANKIN, Jeannette). After graduating from New York she moved to Spokane, Washington to work for a children’s home. Spokane is where she became more involved in the Women's Suffrage Movement and later in 1910 gave up her social working career to focus more on women voting rights ( “Jeannette Rankin Foundation”) . She also entered the University of Washington in Seattle and became a professional lobbyist for the National American Suffrage Association (NAWSA) ( RANKIN, Jeannette). Her Speaking and organizing efforts for the movement

Theoharis expresses the main misconception of Rosa Parks in the sentence, “In textbooks and documentaries, she is the meek seamstress gazing quietly out of a bus window…” The phrase, “meek seamstress gazing quietly,” conveys the soft-spoken, introverted, and standoffish persona that media assigns to Rosa Parks’ legacy. Theoharis challenged that persona and further advanced her argument by using vocabulary with stronger connotations. For example, Theoharis refers to Rosa Parks as, “a lifelong activist who had been challenging white supremacy for decades before she became the famous catalyst for the Montgomery bus boycott.” In fact, Theoharis refers to Parks as, “being a rebel.” The phrases “lifelong activist,” “famous catalyst,” and “rebel,” further indicates Parks’ commitment, determination, initiative, and assertiveness throughout her lifetime and the Civil Rights