Civil Rights In a Democracy, the majority does not need any protection because it is the majority, which has control. However, as seen through history, even majorities can be tyrannical, and the minority needs protection from them. \"Civil rights\" is the term used when speaking of the privile...

Theoretical Analysis PaperThe Life and Studies of W.E.B. Du BoisPhillip StaytonSocial TheoryProf. Wilcox11/13/2000William Edward Burghardt Du Bois entered the world on February 23, 1868. This was less than three years after slavery was outlawed. However, his family had been out of slavery for seve...

African Americans have been struggling for equality for many decades. It only seems that during the 1960\'s is when there were actual significant advances made. This was about the same time that civil rights came into the political scene. Throughout the South, Blacks were still in the majority, but ...

Jackie Robinson: His Contribution to SportsThere was once a time when Goliath white men roamed the earth. They had names similar to Boog, Harmon, and Moose (Richmond 184). They wandered throughout the empty countryside carrying wooden sticks, smacking harsh fastballs delivered by pitchers with names...

Hubert Humphrey once stated, "When we say, 'One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all,' we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it" (Hakim 111). During the 1960's, a great number of people did, in fact, begin to believe it. These years were a tim...