Essays on Civil Rights Movement

The Problem that Has No Name was written by Betty Friedan, a mother, a writer, a proponent of women’s rights to their own bodies, and the freedom to choose a place in the world other than just the home. Betty lived in Rockland, NY and...

Fundamentalism (biblical belief in taking the Bible literally) had been on the rise in the United States for the past 30 years, and gained momentum in the 1970’s with a few very influential leaders of churches. They had not been very politically involved up to...

The progressive movement represented a unified effort of groups that benefited society in order to correct abuses and government. Some of the more popular movements consisted of voting rights for women, civil rights for African Americans, temperance, and child labor. Each of these movements ended...

The civil rights movement was one of the most significant periods within American history. Countless events, issues, and acts occurred during the epoch to narrow down an exact definition. However, on a broad scale, the civil rights movement was a period of time in which...

After World War II, the Nuremburg laws that had segregated Jews from non-Jews were overturned. This progress contrasted heavily with the United States who, compared to the rest of the world, held on to archaic laws enacting the segregation of “colored” and non-colored people. This...