Essays on Civil Rights

Introduction “We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war,” Jimmy Carter during his presidency explains his goal of humility. He always fought for what is right, whether it would be in war zones,…

Introduction After the abolition of slavery, discrimination and hate crimes continued to occur, eventually leading to Jim Crow laws and later the civil rights movement. Combined, these past events formed the current dilemma we have today, which is the constant feeling of inferiority, and the…

On December 1st 1955, Rosa parks went through a difficult incident that stood up for freedom and racial rights in America. After a tiring day of hard work, Rosa decided to get on the bus. She sat down, and eventually the bus got full. A…

Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote a poem “Sympathy” that was published in 1899, The poem inspired lots of people including Maya Angelou and Alicia Keys. Maya Angelou wrote a poem and Alicia Key wrote a song, they both named it “Caged Bird”. As a matter of…

The Civil Rights Movement did not suddenly appear out of nowhere in the twentieth century. The efforts to improve the quality of life for African Americans are as old as the United States. However, it was until the year of the 1960s, a nonviolent approach…

This is a historical and political speech delivered by Eleanor Roosevelt on December 9, 1948, in the Palais De Chaillot, Paris, France. It took place one day before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed after two long years and multiple work sessions chaired…

One quality of the Bill of Rights that I think is very good is the First Amendment. In short, it states that “Congress can not establish laws that interfere with one’s free speech or religion”. This is beneficial to all of us because it is…

The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after the Second World War. Plenty of controversial opinions were discussed during the drafting period to decide whether or not to provide restrictions on the right to freedom of expression. A heated discussion was held…

Abstract People around the world face violence and inequality and sometimes torture, even execution, because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse….

Introduction There is not much study into gay history as gays, due to fear, kept themselves from revealing their true identities. A mere beginning is the Portland Vice Scandal which ordered that gays be sexually sterilized in 1912. Following was Harvard’s Secret Court which would…