A flurry of activity took place in the history of African-Americans in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The Civil Rights movement was propelled by violence against blacks, political marginalization, and continued segregation. One of the cases which compelled many whites and blacks to join the Civil Rights movement was the violent lynching of Emmet Till in ...
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which the Anti-Federalists required in order for the states not in favor of the Constitution to ratify the document. All of these amendments are important, as they insure that we have rights, and those rights are clearly spelled out. The sixth amendment establishes ...
People complain that the problems of our society are too overwhelming for one person to do anything about. One person may not be able to change the world but one act by a few good people can affect a wave of change throughout a state and a country. This was the result of a plea ...
In the matter of the State v. Orenthal James Jones (a.k.a. O.J. “The Juice” Simpson, I hereby temporarily suspend everybody’s race card. Every time O.J. Simpson’s name is mentioned, people lose their damned minds, especially in light of his recent conviction and incarceration for conspiracy, robbery, assault and kidnapping. Some white people scream that O.J. ...
