Civil Rights Act of 1957

As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “ If you can’t be the pine on the top of the hill, be a shrub in a valley. But be the best little shrub on the hill.” This means that you should always be the best person you can be your height, size, shape, or race isn’t what really matters. There are many parts to someone so they shouldn’t focus on the exterior but just be the best of whatever they have to offer. Martin Luther King Jr. had four principles that might help you be the best you. The first…

Protecting Your Rights? “Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don’t like as well as those we do,” were words once said by Trevor Phillips. These words couldn’t be more true and relate more to the world today. It is so crazy to think that the U.S. has been fighting for civil rights for so many years and though it has come a long way they are still fighting for full equality. In the speech,”A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama, he talks about human rights,…

Introduction With our class readings these last few weeks and the videos we have watched, we have had the opportunity to learn about the Federal law Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the impact it continues to have on people’s lives. According to the Employment and Labor Law the reason for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to help improve the problems dealing with discrimination and to promote equality (Cihon & Castagnera, 2014). The law protects employees and…

“COME MEET EMMA” In early October 2014, the Drumright Historical Society began discussion on a way to honor our founder, Emma E. Akin. Due to the fact that there are not many persons left in Drumright that remember Ms. Akin or her work, we wanted to first focus on our local community. However, because of the significance of her work, we also hoped to reach out to the state of Oklahoma. Curator, Tammy Posey suggested a special exhibit featuring many of Ms. Akin’s personal belongings and…

one’s safety is very crucial. Death or serious tragedies because of the lack of safety changes lives forever. So the act of forbidding women from engaging in combat is a must, even though some might think it is unjustifiable. The reasoning for this prohibition on women in combat is very convenient, pertaining to the safety protocol among women in the United States. Women’s rights have evolved stressfully as they still continue to reach the true meaning of justice while maintaining the safety…

Law 88-352 – July 2, 1964, or better known as The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was designed ”to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted…

10/02/2017 Civil rights and civil liberties. Civil rights are significant set of rights which are specially made to protect all the individuals from unfair treatment. These rights provide equal opportunity and protection regardless of religion, race, sex, age, class, etc. under these rights people receive equal service including education, employment, security, housing, shelter and many more. These civil rights are originated from federal level. These rights are included and derived from many…

Civil Rights Civil rights are rights given to everyone under fair use, they protect citizens from discrimination. Anyone and everyone is to be protected despite their details, like their gender, sexuality, race, and looks. An important person, Thomas Jefferson, states that we have the right to pursue whatever makes us happy. People should be able to do things that make them happy, like applying a label to themselves or just being whoever they are. On the other hand, people who are just being…

Americans with disabilities act: ADA headwords US labor law that prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability. ADA disabilities, mental & physical medical conditions. protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of…

Locke’s right to revolution within his description of political obligation is one of the important features in the world today. The right to revolution gives citizens the ability to hold their sovereign accountable for their actions. If the sovereign is unable to protect its citizens natural liberties, then they are allowed…