Essays on Social Movements

MeToo movement is a social movement that wants to fight to bring an end to sexual violence and sexual assault that is being done against people, the success of this movement is to take a stand that objectifies individuals The movement is designed to help...

Sexual harassment and abuse has been an oppressive means of belittling women. Men who are in a position of power are able to coerce themselves to feel entitled to any woman’s attention and body. However, as of late, the Me Too movement has proven a...

The Me Too Movement has become mainstream in media and in culture, it appears that after every court case of accusations such as the Christine Ford hearing, various women feel obligated to come out from the shadows and retaliate as a way of fighting back....

All over the world, workplace sexual harassment is a big problem for women and society. This is also true in my home country of India. In this I will discuss about the history of workplace sexual abuse in India and about the Me Too movement...

Perhaps one of the most acclaimed and controversial radical group of all time, the Black Panther Party were “Young, brash and eloquent”, making them so feared in the late 1960’s. Though many people praised the movement, many Americans criticized them for their aggressiveness and violent...

Salvation as liberation is a key theme in Liberation and Black Theology. I will point out later that the reading of Scripture can lead to the theme of freedom for poor and marginalized, which is the bringing of salvation into the present and the future....

The astonishing period of the Black Arts Movement built up the idea of a persuasive and masterful obscurity that made questionable however noteworthy associations, for example, the Black Panther Party. The Black Arts Movement required ‘an unequivocal association among craftsmanship and legislative issues’ (Smith). This...

Nelson Mandela is one of the most impactful and moral political leaders of modern times. He was an activist, lawyer, father, prisoner, survivor, and eventuality, president. As a vehement believer in human dignity and the equal rights of all people regardless of origins or backgrounds,...

Simeon Wright, Emmet Till’s cousin, once wrote “It never occurred to me that Bobo would be killed for whistling at a white woman”. This quote could not be any truer for how Emmett Till faced his murder in Money, Mississippi after playing a prank on...

Emmett was a huge cultural influence on the Civil Rights Movement and for the history of African American freedom too. Emmitt Louis Till was a 14 year old African American boy born on July 25, 1941. He was born in Chicago, IL at Cook County...

John Brown experienced many failed business enterprises and bankruptcy, but he is best remembered for his dedication to abolish slavery in the US. Brown’s early life will later influence his abolitionism. His family had extreme anti-slavery views. When Brown was twelve years old, he was...

Identification and Evaluation of sources This investigation will explore the question, To what extent has the American Women’s Health movement in the 20th century help modern day woman in their fight for reproductive rights? The 1960s to the 1970s will be the main focus in...

The Easter Rising was a foundational event in Ireland’s history. It inspired the change in social and political system that had a direct correlation to the moderation of the nation. Occurring over the dates 24 April 1916 to 29 April 1916, the Easter Rising took...

Pro-choice is a movement that is targeted but not limited to a woman’s right to have an abortion when she finds it necessary. This particular topic is a very pressing one, with millions of women worldwide being denied of their rights to have abortions and...

The Black Lives Matter movement has been disturbing people’s lives by blocking streets and by creating a false movement to “better” the lives of blacks. One side believes that the BLM movement is not beneficial to America because of the following reasons, the protests usually...

The Black Lives Matter Global Network is a chapter-based, member-led organization with the mission of building local power and intervening in state- and vigilantes-inflicted violence against Black communities. Other things like racial profiling, police brutality and racial inequity in the United States have protested regularly...

Memes have shifted their role from entertaining viewers to passing on critical messages to the viewer about something or someone. They have become popular in the recent past following continuous evolution of technology particularly social media technology. They dominate the news headlines especially on the...

Muhammad Ali is known as one of the most influential figures in and out of the boxing ring. Also known as one of the greatest boxers and sporting figures of all time, Ali was also a part of the civil rights movement. Along with fellow...

Without question, the Pro-choice versus the Pro-life debate has to be one of America’s debates topics with no doubt, and rightfully so because it is such a serious, and difficult topic to discuss. Everyone has their own opinions about abortions, and there are a lot...