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Identify and elaborate on one or two lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work. USE INFO FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT (FROM LAST WEEK) AMERICA AND TERRORISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY (THIS WEEK)
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Civil Rights Movement, America, and Terrorism
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Civil Rights Movement, America, and Terrorism
It was not until the mid-1950s that the civil rights movement began rising in America
(Riches, 2017). The core drive for the rising of activism on human rights was catalyzed by
activist Rosa Parks. She did this by refusing to give up her seat to a white man being a black
woman. In that era, all the black people were reserved for the back seats of the bus leaving the
front seats to the whites (Bader, 2016). Thus, the African slaves began fighting for their rights as
human beings to resist the constant oppression due to their indifference in the race. They also
fought for the banning of the slave trade, since no amount can be equivalent to the value of
human life.
Other activists later came on, such as Martin L...
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