Essays on Civil Rights

After World War II, an overall increase in prosperity and living standards led disadvantaged Americans to fight for civil rights. As defined by Oxford Dictionary, civil rights are “the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.” During the 1960s, escalating political and...

For hundreds of years america has been seen as the shining country of both a new start and a successful start to a new life. Race, religion, and national origin, among others, have shaped society’s beliefs and attitudes towards their fellow citizens through repeated examples...

I believe the rights of the accused can supersede the rights of the victim. This is proven through court case Miranda v. Arizona. In this case, Miranda was arrested at his home and taken in custody to a police station where the complaining witness identified...

In the wake of World War II, world leaders were faced with punishing Nazi perpetrators and collaborators for the atrocities committed against Jews and others during the Holocaust. All nations agreed that human rights (then called “crimes against humanity”) had been violated, but the mass...

Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, many leaders emerged that captured the attention of the American public. During this period, the leaders used different tactics in order to achieve change. Two strong civil rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were very well known...

The subject matter of the right of defence extends to the defend one’s own body and even the act gives the right of self-defence not against any unlawful act has been committed or has been attempted, the right only arises when such act is an...

Civil liberties and civil rights are mechanical components that have influence on the way we live our lives. Each category can be applied in different situations, to identify different experiences for each individual. People in the US, for instance, have started to question whether democracy...

Lucy Stone was born on August 13, 1818, in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Much brighter than her brothers, Stone was frustrated by the inequality that encouraged them to attend college. Lucy Stone lived her adult life as an Abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She did not...

When the first colonies came to America in 1607 they faced prosecution for exercising their religious beliefs not long after the American revolution, the framers wrote our constitution and from that the bill of rights which guarantees Americans their civil liberties. Civil liberties are basic...

A prominent part of the history of the United States is understanding the fight for personal freedom through civil rights. The bravery of those who have stepped up to defend their rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have helped pave the way...

For Unit 4 of the AP Human Geography course I decided to use the article, “How Michigan is an extreme example of gerrymandering,” by Eric Lupher. The article discusses how gerrymandering is a problem all over the United States, but some places have it much...

Justice Paul Heath stated “most fundamental aspect of a democracy…the right of all citizens to elect those who will govern on their behalf.” Taking away the right to vote is contrary to the function of a democracy. As Heath mentioned all citizens have the right...

In the United States, along with many parts of the world, lack of Gender Equality has created many cases of harassment and discriminatory conduct and comments towards women in the work place. Women are typically paid less than men and women typically hold smaller positions...

Pauli Murray was a champion for human and civil rights who was brought up in Durham. Her bits of knowledge and vision keep on resounding actually in our times. As a lawyer, antiquarian, poet, teacher, instructor and Episcopal minister, she worked all of her life...

Democracy is based upon the equitable distribution of nation’s resources among its citizens and the insurance of lives of the last people in the queue. Marginalized sections are those who are not ensured with the basic necessities of life and thus sidelined. In modern times...

Yozo Fujino (2017) found that civil infrastructure supports our everyday life and social activities. He also included that most of the bridges is built during our high economic growth period. As time goes by, maintenance and expenditures increased. He also included that condition of infrastructure...

Guaranteeing Civil Rights we should continue the fight to end discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or ethnicity. We, as a nation, must always speak out against bigotry and intolerance within our communities and our political...

Being able to vote before the age of 18 in the primary election, would be a good idea. Nearly half a million or more citizens in Texas turn 18 every year. Having their votes can make a big difference moreover having the right to vote...

Censorship aims to protect children or other venerable people by blocking content deemed inappropriate. This however means that the public can only be exposed to things the government allows them to view. In many cases censorship is a positive thing. In this day and age...

Human rights have recently been grounded firmly as a universal, cross-cultural concept that affects the way operations are undertaken. Social credit as a system introduced by the Chinese government has some impacts on these universal human rights. The system monitors and assesses people and businesses...

Human Rights has become a common topic of conversation within many social media platforms today. These important conversations help to educate us in what is happening around the world concerning the rights of human beings and also what rights we actually possess depending on where...

Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that ‘All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, That among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.’ The criminalization of prostitution encroaches on these essential rights....

In the United States of America, the legal battle regarding civil rights has been ongoing and resulted in violent, impactful movements that have and continue to greatly impact our country. From the days of slavery, to the Jim Crow South, to current widespread mass incarceration,...

Since the beginning of modern times, racism has been a noteworthy issue that has tormented the United States of America for a long time. It has been around in our nation since before the civil war and even today. Despite how far we have come,...

In the following essay, I will talk about racism as a social structure using sociological concepts and perspectives. I will talk about racism, how it is produced and how it is considered or conceived. I will talk about how Bonnila-Silva argues about New racism, how...

Freedom to vote is one of the most important and the most hard-earned political right outside the bill of rights. We began as a nation where rights were restricted to only white men. It’s only because of perpetual hard work and the firm beliefs of...

Introduction Advocating, developing international human rights standards, monitoring human rights violations, service delivery and activism on human rights issues are the salient functions of several Non-government organizations (NGOs) especially in third world countries. In the globalized world order, the NGOs tend to fill the geographical...

This essay is about Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist fighting for the equal and fair treatment of African Americans. She had such a huge impact she was later called the first lady of civil rights by the United Congress and she is also called...

Imagine bus doors open and you walk in. You pay your fare and walk through the middle aisle. All around you, the white’s began pulling disgusted faces and spat where you walked. You did not seem bothered by this as this was an everyday occurrence,...