Activism and U.S. History

[one...two...tree 2,762]

In 1960 African-American college students sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in North Carolina and refused to leave. Their sit-in captured media attention and led to similar demonstrations throughout the South.

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When James Meredith was denied admission to the University of Mississippi in 1962 because of his race, Kennedy sent federal troops to uphold the law.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964, ... outlawed discrimination in all public accommodations.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, increasing numbers of married women entered the labor force, but in 1963 the average working woman earned only 63 percent of what a man made.

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Reform legislation also prompted change. During debate on the 1964 Civil Rights bill, opponents hoped to defeat the entire measure by proposing an amendment to outlaw discrimination on the basis of gender as well as race. First the amendment, then the bill itself, passed, giving women a valuable legal tool.

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In post-World War II America, Americans of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent had faced discrimination. New immigrants, coming from Cuba, Mexico, and Central America -- often unskilled and unable to speak English -- suffered from discrimination as well. Some Hispanics worked as farm laborers and at times were cruelly exploited while harvesting crops; others gravitated to the cities, where, like earlier immigrant groups, they encountered difficulties in their quest for a better life.

Chicanos, or Mexican Americans, mobilized in organizations like the radical Asociación Nacional Mexico-Americana, yet did not become confrontational until the 1960s. Hoping that Lyndon Johnson's poverty program would expand opportunities for them, they found that bureaucrats failed to respond to less vocal groups. The example of black activism in particular taught Hispanics the importance of pressure politics in a pluralistic society.

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 had excluded agricultural workers from its guarantee of the right to organize and bargain collectively. But César Chávez, founder of the overwhelmingly Hispanic United Farm Workers, demonstrated that direct action could achieve employer recognition for his union. California grape growers agreed to bargain with the union after Chavez led a nationwide consumer boycott. Similar boycotts of lettuce and other products were also successful. Though farm interests continued to try to obstruct Chávez's organization, the legal foundation had been laid for representation to secure higher wages and improved working conditions.

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In the 1950s, Native Americans struggled with the government's policy of moving them off reservations and into cities where they might assimilate into mainstream America.

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In the 1960s and 1970s, watching both the development of Third World nationalism and the progress of the civil rights movement, Native Americans became more aggressive in pressing for their own rights. A new generation of leaders went to court to protect what was left of tribal lands or to recover those which had been taken, often illegally, in previous times. In state after state, they challenged treaty violations, and in 1967 won the first of many victories guaranteeing long-abused land and water rights.

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[Fandango 1,439]

I'm going to start protesting against keeping murder illegal.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I'm going to start protesting against keeping murder illegal.

It's a matter of one following their conscience for what is right or just. Blind obedience to civil laws simply on the grounds that it is the law has never led to any social reforms.

[Fandango 1,439]

I'm going to start protesting against keeping murder illegal.

It's a matter of one following their conscience for what is right or just. Blind obedience to civil laws simply on the grounds that it is the law has never led to any social reforms.

I think paying taxes is unjust.

Hell, Leona Helmsley was a fcukin patriot!

[Scott & Lai 12]

I think paying taxes is unjust.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I'm going to start protesting against keeping murder illegal.

It's a matter of one following their conscience for what is right or just. Blind obedience to civil laws simply on the grounds that it is the law has never led to any social reforms.

I think paying taxes is unjust.

Hell, Leona Helmsley was a fcukin patriot!

woot!!!

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I'm going to start protesting against keeping murder illegal.

It's a matter of one following their conscience for what is right or just. Blind obedience to civil laws simply on the grounds that it is the law has never led to any social reforms.

I think paying taxes is unjust.

Hell, Leona Helmsley was a fcukin patriot!

Steve,dont ** with the master. Your gonna get hurt.

[mawilson 2,133]

Steven,

All those people were U.S. citizens.

Show me one historical act of "civil disobedience" when a group of citizens of one country

successfully disobeyed the laws of another country, and history proved them right.

[Dan J 277]

Steven,

All those people were U.S. citizens.

Show me one historical act of "civil disobedience" when a group of citizens of one country

successfully disobeyed the laws of another country, and history proved them right.

Revolutionary War. More specifically the non-violent actions of the period.

Edited August 16, 2007 by Dan + Gemvita

[mawilson 2,133]

Steven,

All those people were U.S. citizens.

Show me one historical act of "civil disobedience" when a group of citizens of one country

successfully disobeyed the laws of another country, and history proved them right.

Revolutionary War. More specifically the non-violent actions of the period.

The Revolutionary War led to the downfall of British rule in America and the rise of a new

independent nation. Unless you want Hispanics to take over America through overpopulation

and overthrow our government, I can't see how your example is relevant.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Steven,

All those people were U.S. citizens.

Show me one historical act of "civil disobedience" when a group of citizens of one country

successfully disobeyed the laws of another country, and history proved them right.

The silence is deafening. Maybe Steven's google broke.

[JoeMama 0]

I'm going to start protesting against keeping murder illegal.

It's a matter of one following their conscience for what is right or just. Blind obedience to civil laws simply on the grounds that it is the law has never led to any social reforms.

Laws are there to maintain order. They are written to give protection of all citizens. Which, we, as US citizens, rightfully deserve. The majority of US citizens have spoken. It is clearly stated that we do not to create a social reform for illegal aliens. Which, they have exactly ZERO rights being in the USA.

[isleta521 5]

As mention in another thread:

John Wilkes Booth was another (in)famous activist that had a cause he felt was right and just and worth fighting for

[JoeMama 0]

As mention in another thread:

John Wilkes Booth was another (in)famous activist that had a cause he felt was right and just and worth fighting for

Yet, he was undeniably a US citizen

[isleta521 5]

As mention in another thread:

John Wilkes Booth was another (in)famous activist that had a cause he felt was right and just and worth fighting for

Yet, he was undeniably a US citizen

Actually, he was a confederate