Brown vs. Board of Education was a landmark decision of the United
> States Supreme Court, by declaring that state laws that established
> separate public schools for black and white students denied black
> children equal educational opportunities.On May 17, 1954, the Warren
> Court's unanimous (9-0) decision stated that "separate educational
> facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, racial segregation
> was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the
> Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This victory
> paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement. The
> case was intended to end segregation but nothing changed. 1957,
> Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called out his state's National Guard
> to block black students' entry to Little Rock High School.
> President Dwight Eisenhower responded by deploying elements of the
> 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Arkansas
> and by federalizing Faubus' National Guard.
> In 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace personally blocked the door to
> Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama to prevent the
> enrollment of two black students. This became the infamous "Stand at
> the Schoolhouse Door," where Wallace personally backed his
> "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" policy
> that he had stated in his 1963 inaugural address.. So even though
> the walls weren't physically there, they were mentally seen through
> everyone's mind. With all the harrasment and cruelty inflicted on
> each other, breaking down the wall of seperation just couln't
> suffice for the damage done. And since the past couldn't be
> forgotten reaching equality and coming together as one was impossible.
>
> But one man lived without seeing these walls and that man was
> known as Martin L. King Jr. He even had dreams that one day whites
> and black wouldn't acknowledge each other by what color are their
> skins but rather the actions they take. He had dreams of equality,
> freedom, and love that keeps people together no matter what color.
> Martin L. King told the world this as he stood up at the Lincoln
> Memorial in Washington D.C. to a crowd of 250,000 euphoric
> supporters for racial equality, On August 28 1963.
>
> Now on February 10, 2007 Obama announced his candidacy for
> President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol
> building in Springfield, Illinois. The choice of the announcement
> site was symbolic since it was also where Abraham Lincoln in 1858
> delivered his historic "house divided" speech.Throughout the
> campaign Obama has emphasized the issues of ending the war in Iraq,
> increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care,
> at one point identifying these as his top three priorities.And
> exactly 45 years later, at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
> Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech to an audience of 38.8
> million people. The convention was held in Denver, Colorado and the
> speech was given on August 28, the same month and day Martin L. King
> gave his "I HAVE A DREAM" speech. Obama is the first African
> American to be nominated by a major political party for president.
>
> Ever since Martin L.King told the world his dreams and long after
> his assasination on April 4, 1968 his dream kept making changes and
> breaking down walls. Slowly but surely the barriers in are minds
> came down one by one. So even though the past was never forgotten,
> it was forgiven and Obama's nomination proves it. It justifies the
> change in us and the change the world is taking. Martin L. King's
> dream was much more then just a dream. He proved to us that no
> matter what obstacle is in your way, with enough determination any
> dream can come true.
> R.I.P.
> Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
> (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968)
this isn't a debating topic but still good 2 know
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I disagree!!! j/k pretty cool article or what not man
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Well this is a very important turning point in the history of the US and now with a Black president candidate that may actually win, i can be satisfying to step back a see were it all began
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I agree also..... if he were to win, that would be a big step for african americans and well, muslims....I'm eager to see how this year's presidental race will turn out.....
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I agree also..... if he were to win, that would be a big step for african americans and well, muslims....I'm eager to see how this year's presidental race will turn out.....
lmao, the irony, great choice of words, lol sorry had to point it out.
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it was a homerwork assignment for history. I had to write something about martin luther king. i finished it and handed it in and decided to put it here aswell
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it was a homerwork assignment for history. I had to write something about martin luther king. i finished it and handed it in and decided to put it here aswell
Oh ok thats cool. I am a bit random at times so I can relate a bit.
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I agree also..... if he were to win, that would be a big step for african americans and well, muslims....I'm eager to see how this year's presidental race will turn out.....
Barack Obama isn't Muslim. His name just sounds Muslim.
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not necessarily, they just hated other people even more. but racism in general has toned down quite a bit
Racism has actually been on the rise since 2003. The Nationalist Socialist Party (American Nazis), KKK, white supremacist/Christian fundamentalist groups have been growing ever since 911. They are still a fair minority, but they're like weeds that refuse to die and crop up at the slightest opportunity.
truth is racism will never end. The only way i think it will is to make the next generation oblivious to the past. because everytime you tell em how the blacks were slaves or how the irishes were looked as the outcast of society your implanting racism into there minds. But that can never happen because of pride. They went to through much for it to be forgotten, so history will never be erased. so racism will always be known
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it definetley shows that most people in the united states have gotten over racist hatred ^^^ *points to alabama*
yeah, i have to say that in parts of alabama there are still places that are highly (not segregated visually) segregated socially and theres a definite gap in income between. sadly here and mississippi its still occurs pretty frequently.
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