Edgar J. Kaufmann

On The Duty of Civil Disobedience, written by Henry David Thoreau, explains that civil disobedience is the act of standing for your beliefs even though they are against the law. Thoreau goes on to say that the government (because it is ruled by the majority) is not always right for everyone especially the individual and the minority. Over the course of American history, there have been many different groups formed for the purpose of civil disobedience. The two that I am going to focus on are the

In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States. During his campaign he had promised to lead the country down the right path with the civil rights movement. This campaign promise had brought hope to many African-Americans throughout the nation. Ever since Lincoln, African-Americans have tended to side with the democrats and this election was no different. The Kennedy administration had noticed that the key to the presidency was partially the civil rights issue. While many citizens

Machine Gun Kelly The 1920’s otherwise known as the roaring twenties was the era of prohibition outlawing alcohol and the era of gangsters like al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly. If it wasn’t for the outlawing of alcohol I would probably be out of work dirt poor. I would be back on my farm in Tennessee where I grew up shoveling cow shit and arguing with my drunk of a dad every night. The first chance Kelly gave me to go back to Chicago with him I took, taking full advantage of the gang life. July

interpretation. He delivered a sharp historical account of the unconstitutional methods the Federal Bureau of Investigation used to weaken and destroy what it labeled to be subversive groups in defense of its ideal of America. O’Reilly saw the role J. Edgar Hoover played to be essential to the manner in which the FBI illegally refused to protect Black lives and persecute Black organizations during the civil rights movement. The events described in Racial Matters, could be prevented in the future, if

Next, the Black Panther Party provided a variety of social services and programs designed to meet the needs of the black community. Often times overlooked, these services have been virtually absent in the mainstream media’s coverage of the Panthers. Often times “the government’s myopic perception of the party as a glorified street gang, clouded substantial analysis of their social programs by outside observers” (Kirby). The Panthers were known to offer a “wide range of health and social services

J. Edgar Hoover for nearly a half of a century was and is one the most powerful officials in the Federal government. He was the head of the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972; he was the chief law enforcement officer. With intimate knowledge of politicians and how government operations made him the man to be feared by elected officials, none of the many presidents whom he served under dared fire him. Hoover was born on January 1, 1895, in Washington D.C. He died in Washington, D.C., on May 2,

after that. After high school he wanted to get into politics to worked for Library of Congress and attended classes at George Washington University Law School. He then later obtained a position with the Justice Department during World War I. John Edgar Hoover plays an important role on what America is today because he created a various amount of advancements in criminal studies and helped generate new ways to keep Americans safe. Hoover’s role models and childhood were a huge contribution to his

Introduction The Black Panther Party had a great deal of negative outlooks portrayed on them by not everyone, but more than half of the society. Without a doubt, the Black Panther Party addressed multiple situations with violent acts that implemented negativity towards them. The late Martin Luther King believed that he could obtain equality without having to use violence as a lament, instead the Black Panther’s believed that King’s non-violence movement had failed, and that violence was necessary

The volume of Mann Act cases began to decline in the 1930s as juries had become less willing to convict someone for consensual sex unrelated to prostitution. Although, as late as 1959, a federal judge still determined that a Mann Act conviction was apt simply for having the intent to violate the law, as long as the man had crossed state line. He stated, “Proof that he accomplished his illicit purpose is not necessary to conviction.” However, the terms of the law have been amended multiple times

In 1964, three civil rights workers from the North disappear in a diminutive Mississippi town. The FBI deputes Agents Rupert Anderson and Alan Ward are sent to investigate. Agent in charge, Alan Ward does everything by the book. Agent Anderson however was sheriff in Mississippi before joining the FBI and understands the local culture. As the investigation becomes more intense, the Ku Klux Klan launch a series of attacks against the local African-American population. No one on either side of this