National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

People of the jury, I would like to make notice of why we are here today. Montag, a former fireman, is accused guilty of the killing of Beaty, captain of the firehouse. (Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster paperbacks, 1951). First off, I would like to address the actions of Captain Beaty. It is difficult to pity a man who took away knowledge, and dared a man to shoot him. Montag, being from the clueless society he lives in, did not think twice about the consequences. As people living…

Introduction Sometimes in life people are faced with difficult choices. They may feel torn between which one to choose even when they may know which one is the right choice. In that very moment a decision is made that can possibly change the path of life forever. In the stories of Jamal Faison and Kellie Phelan I will take you on a journey of two very different people who made a choice that would subsequently lead to their arrest and prison sentence at one of the United States most notorious…

Square Deal. Protecting the public with the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, requiring all food and drugs to clearly state the materials used. Establishing the new U.S. Forestry Service, which would establish eighteen national monuments, five national parks, and one hundred fifty national parks. The passage of the Elkins Act of 1903 and Hepburn Act of 1906 kept railroad prices…

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” (Rosa Parks). To me this quote means that if you know you are doing something that is for a good cause or something that will help people find their voice, then don't be scared to do it or don’t be scared if there are consequences because it would turn into a good outcome. But before we start talking about Parks I would like to give some background. Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her…

George Yacu Ms. Donohoo English Per. C 14 December 2015 “Keep Your Eyes On The Prize, Hold On” According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the population of prisoners in the United States has nearly quadrupled in a span of almost forty years. In 1972, the United States incarcerated 300,000 people; however, recent statistics show that about 2.3 million people are in prisons and jails today. There is a sense of despair and hopelessness in poor communities and…

Philando Castille, and many other innocent and unarmed black people are all examples of racial injustice within our own country. Racial injustice has become a very large issue and too many people are dying for reasons unknown. There are people in the world who do not have a large enough audience to effectively speak on the issue with numerous people noticing. The players are using their unique stage to give people a voice who do not have one. National Football League (NFL) players are correctly…

of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. He raised an outstanding 1 million dollars for the organization. Robinson said in one of his speeches to his N.A.A.C.P. members, “Certainly if such revolutionary change can be brought about in baseball, it can be brought about in education, in transportation, and any other area of our American lives” (Anderson and Moser n.pag.). He also marched in many marches and he participated in many protest. He also gave speeches to people…

Maya Angelou was an American poet who went through three wars, segregation and racial discrimination, yet she has come to be known for her amazing poetry. Her works have influenced generations of people to stand up for civil rights and paramountly themselves. She began writing in a the Civil Rights Movement in the modern period where she worked closely with the movement’s leaders. Most of her works are a written in a style that expresses the experiences of her life as a black woman in a…

Many regard W.E.B. Du Bois as one of the leading intellectuals of his time. He has contributed a great deal to the improvement of the African American community, with his research, published works, involvement in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and his activism. His scholarship has advanced African American thought, study, and engagement. Other notable minds during Du Bois’s time were Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, and Ida B. Wells. What made this era…

While fighting for their rights of equality and humanity during the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans, and other non-black activists who helped them, noticed a few things that would aid in their fight. Non-violent demonstrations were the most effective way to protest; litigation, when it would happen, was slowly but surely aiding them, rather than oppressing them as it had with Jim Crow laws; media attention brought support to the movement, and economic boycotts would show that the…