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…Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an African America poet, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is best known for her book "I know why the caged bird sings." In 1993, Maya…

…; in later years, she became the first black woman screenwriter and director in Hollywood. In the 60¹s, she was a friend to both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X; she served in the SCLC with Dr. King, and worked for years for the civil rights movement. Also…

…on TANF grants than any other services. The government is not doing low-income Americans a favor by providing for them when it weakens civil rights and the constitution. There is no way to separate a religious groups charity efforts from it religious agenda…

…, but upon probable cause...” This means that a person will not have their private property searched or taken without a warrant or probable cause. Therefore, random locker searches are illegal, against civil rights, and wrong because, if they are done randomly…

…stated that everyone human has certain inalienable rights and freedoms. Many of the rights implied in the Declaration of Independence were being denied to African Americans. For example, being unjustifiably enslaved by another, taking away ones representation…

…The doctrine of the rights of man was faulty, according to Marx, because none of the supposed rights of man, go beyond the egoistic man, man as he is, as a member of civil society; that is, an individual separated from the community, withdrawn…

…The Civil War was the mot devastating war in the history of the United States and there have been millions of books written on the subject. I have found that it is difficult to find books that are based on fact without a lot of personal bias from…

…administrator, and an admirable commander in chief who did a masterful job of articulating the moral goals of the war for he strongly believed in the preservation of one nation indivisible. (The Civil War, pgs. 14-16) Lincoln's primary concern…

…officers of these black troops Congress enacted equal pay legislation” (The American Civil War: A Multicultural Encyclopedia 56). African Americans had won the battle in the war of equality. African American soldiers continued fighting for other rights…

…Watching the documentary "Surviving Columbus" I got an understanding from both sides growing up believing Christopher Columbus was a hero and that's he and his explorers taught the Indians how to be civilized. Now I realized that you need both sides…