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…. On February 27, 1933 the Reichstag fire that burned down the German Parliament building was blamed on communists and used as a stepping stone to take away civil liberties. The day after the Reichstag fire President Hindenburg and Chancellor Hitler invoked Article…

…and the Negro's Place in American Life is a document that meticulously details the life, achievements, viewpoints, opposition and controversy of the famed civil rights figure, Booker T. Washington. Booker T. Washington was the most controversial figure in the fight…

…Liberty, to me, means the power to do what we please or the state of having freedom. Having the liberty gives us the privilege to do what we please and having the right to make our own choice. Does having liberty mean that we can really do something…

…Before the Civil war most blacks were considered slaves. As slaves they had no personal rights. After the war, a lot of things changed for the blacks. The process, which helped these blacks to gain rights, was called Reconstruction. During…

…discrimination 1. The federal government attempted to use many laws to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves, such as the Civil rights Act of 1866, which gave African Americans the right of citizenship and forbade other states from passing…

…certain rights. Without government life would be a constant struggle to survive against the evil of others. Consequently, governments had to intrude on people’s rights and liberties to better control society and provide the necessary safeguards for property…

…round because it is the only means in which absolute peace can be achieved. This has proven historically, both in the Far East in India, and right here in America, with the Civil Rights movement. When one is morally obligated to fight a war for a country…

…of these aspects is his laws and courts. The legal system directly reflects the way that man thinks, as the guilty are viewed as being wrong, while the innocent are viewed as being right. There are blatant representations of society’s evolution in the law courts…

…Blind Nation The color of our skin automatically makes us a suspect in today’s stereotypical world. “Despite the civil rights victories of 30 years ago, official skin color prejudice is still reflected throughout the Criminal Justice System…

…statement is the unedited text of the operative part of Proposition 209, the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), that passed November fifth by a percentage of 54 to 46. Though the initiative does not actually mention affirmative action, Californians feel…