Evangelicalism and Liberation To fully analyze and comprehend the effects evangelicalism had on nineteenth century white women and the twentieth century African American an understanding of where this theology evolved from is imperative. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a theology c...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. posed challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s through non- violent and peaceful moves and put across his message to the white Americans to help support the cause o...

The Man, the Dream, the Legend: Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only spoke with purpose but also with a style unlike any others. He was an inspirational speaker and a motivational leader. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., due to his importance in the civil rights movement of the...

Racism has existed in the United States for hundreds of years. While the issues of racism came to a head in the civil rights era of this country, the issue is still alive and well within many aspects of society. Research shows that Americans are still very influenced by ethnic origin, and...

Many social analysts have argued that Christianity and the Bible lendthemselves to diverse and often conflicting interpretations. This view isborne out in the case of race. Preachers of racial tolerance and those whoadvocate racial extremism have cited the Bible as a source of their beliefsr...

Massive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations, draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there was ...

IntroductionMartin Luther King Jr. was an incredible leader who greatly advanced the civil rights movement. Early in his life, Martin Luther King Jr. went to very prestigious schools and won awards for his charismatic way of speaking. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was led by King, tried to put a...

Why were the sixties a importance to our country's history? Thesixties were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social andtechnological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musicalstyles, Camelot, civil rights, women's liberation, a controversial and decisivewar in Vie...

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...

The 1960's were a time of major political and social change. These changes were primarily fuelled by the youth of the time. Their parents had come from life in both the great depression of the 1930's as well as World War II, and were on a whole more conservative than their children, a fact the young...

During the past 40 years, black Americans have endured the painfulprocess of having to fight for what has been considered the rights of everyman since our nation's founding. The right to be considered equal withperson's of a different skin color, the right to have access to the samefacilities...