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- 1391: Martin Luther King
- ... Kennedy gave respect to the movement and reacted to protests in Birmingham by agreeing to submit broad civil rights legislation to Congress, which eventually passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. King had modeled his philosophy on that of Mohandas Gandhi, who is one of the worlds greatest advocates of non-violent resistance. During his meeting with Gandhi he became more convinced than ever that non-violent resistance was the most ...
- 1392: Hippie Culture
- ... idea that was already being spread. The new culture identified themselves with the Native Americans and their unquestionable oppression, sacramental drugs, and true ties to America. The style that they developed was true to this philosophy. Described by Gitlin: Dope, hair, beads, easy sex, all that might have started as symbols of teenage difference or deviance, were fast transformed into signs of cultural dissidence...Boys with long and unkempt hair, pony ...
- 1393: Freedom In The United States
- ... refused to take action. The defendant was acquitted on the basis that in cases of libel the jury should judge both law and the facts. James Alexander was the first colonial writer to develop a philosophy on the freedom of speech. He founded the American Philosophical Society and masterminded the Zenger defense. Alexander's chief conviction was "Freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free government: when this support ...
- 1394: First Amendment
- ... refused to take action. The defendant was acquitted on the basis that in cases of libel the jury should judge both law and the facts. James Alexander was the first colonial writer to develop a philosophy on the freedom of speech. He founded the American Philosophical Society and masterminded the Zenger defense. Alexander's chief conviction was "Freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free government: when this support ...
- 1395: Comparison Of Martin Luther King Jr And Malcom X
- ... designed to propagate the moral reformations necesary to up the level of the so-called Negro community by eliminating the vices and other evils that destroy the moral fiber of the community. But the political philosophy of the Muslim Mosque will be black nationalism, as well as the social and economic philosophies. We still believe in the Honorable Elijah Muhammand's solution as complete separation. The 22 million so-called Negroes ...
- 1396: Changes In Society From American Revolution To Modern Times
- ... it depends what part of America you speak of when you are to decide whether our nation is still emerging. The national character of America is one of change. America doesnt keep a standard philosophy on something all the time. It would be hard to create a character for the ever-changing America, although there would be a general formula. This would consist of a 2 party system with ever ...
- 1397: Andrew Carnegie
- ... 1901 for $400 million, which would be a little over $4 billion today! After retiring, Carnegies fortune was estimated to be as large as half a billion dollars. From that time on, with the philosophy that the rich have a moral obligation to give away their money, he devoted himself to philanthropy. Although ironic, this man of great fortune strongly believed in the merits of poverty for the development of ...
- 1398: American Labor Movement: Development Of Unions
- ... could vote for the union they wanted to represent them. The board could also stop unfair practices used by employers against unions. America was developing into the country it is today. (4) The purpose and philosophy of a union, that a group is more powerful than any individual, has not changed throughout time. Americans are still fighting for what they believe in. They have been since the development of the country ...
- 1399: The Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... supported his government and at least accepted his measures.2 He claimed to have a desire to help the poor and said he would have found it impossible to follow the dictates of a single philosophy. His first action in power was to reduce all rents on the island, making the land owners, many of who were American, unhappy. In 1960 Castro was swiftly pushing Cuba to the left, and as ...
- 1400: RedScare
- ... Pallas leads the narrator to think that the raven speaks only of wisdom. When Poe published the story "The Raven", he also wrote an essay on the creation of the story, it was titled "The Philosophy of Composition." In that essay Poe describes the work of composing the poem as if it were a mathematical problem. The most important thing to consider is the fact that "The Raven," as well as ...
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