were there we visit, The National Civil Rights Museums, Stax Museums and the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum. This was an important event for me because I actually
The soul of a museum is the essence of identity by which it is defined; it is that which makes a museum a museum. The museum has identifiable requisites without which it would not be a museum. By using creative methods of exhibition, interpretation, and education as well as effective methods of collection and conservation, the museum becomes an integral aspect and a valuable resource in society. There are unique distinctions between the museum and other cultural institutions. Although the basic requirements
bring that statement to fruition. Works Cited Edwards, Owen. "Courage at the Greensboro Lunch Counter." Smithsonian. Web. 7 Dec. 2013. . "The Greensboro Chronology." International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Web. 7 Dec. 2013. . "Greensboro Four Key Players." Greensboro Sit-ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement. NRInteractive. Web. 7 Dec. 2013. . "Greensboro Sit-In and the Sit-In Movement." History. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Web. 7 Dec. 2013. .
consider staying for a few days. Although Graceland is the city’s most famous attraction, there are numerous places to visit in Memphis. Beale Street and the Memphis Zoo are the most visited attraction in Memphis. We also included the National Civil Rights Museum, Sun Studio and Shelby Farms Park on the must-see list. Memphis is the largest city in Tennessee with a population totaling more than 670,000. Memphis is considered to be the home of blues music, but the city’s claim to fame also includes
Operation Understanding Hampton Roads. OUHR promotes the interaction between Jewish and African American students in order to learn about each others cultures. In the Deep South, my OUHR group visited several cities which were significant to the civil rights movement, such as Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta. Since I have grown up in a racially tolerant house, I felt I had nothing to gain from the trip besides an enjoyably week with my new OUHR friends. Much to my surprise, it was in these
and was an activist. Malcom X was an African American, Muslim, and human rights activist who was assassinated on February 21, 1965. His past goes with the civil rights movement and openly advocated for racial equality and black empowerment. Malcom X’s speeches and ideology are still being used today by activists. One of the main cultural concepts I noticed throughout the film, Malcom X, was bias. According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, bias “is a preference in favor of
Historically, museums and galleries have excluded too many people. I want to eradicate the pervasive assumption that “certain people just don’t visit museums.” In a modern era of public discourse characterized by instantaneous updating and dynamic participation, a savvy public shares knowledge and relays experience with the click of a mouse. The Internet, digital media, video games, and social networking offer new approaches to learning and understanding others. Regrettably, many museums – the giants
John F. Kennedy asked the American people for their support of his Civil Rights Bill. The bill, one of the examples in which Kennedy responded to the Civil Rights Movement, would bring an end to segregation in public places among other Jim Crow laws. However, much of his response involved the national outlook on the events that took place in the Civil Rights Movement. John F. Kennedy started a national conversation on the Civil Rights Movement throughout America promoting Kennedy gained the support
Suzan Harjo Suzan Harjo is a Native American rights activist, writer, lecturer, and poet from the Hodulgee Muskogee and Cheyenne tribes. She helped recover more than 1 million acres of stolen tribal lands and served as a liaison between the United States Congress and Native American tribes. Suzan acted as the main plaintiff in Harjo v. Pro Football, Inc., the successful lawsuit imploring the Washington Redskins to change their name. Harjo’s victory against the Redskins influenced several more football
not silence our athletes, because it is the truly courageous athletes who have the audacity to stand up when it is socially unacceptable. Sports should be used as a platform for a certain kind of politics such as militarism, nationalism and human rights. A few athletes stand out as political advocates of their time who were not afraid to express their opinions: Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, and Billie-Jean King. There is a rich tradition of resistance to politics in sports, but their actions have
Phoebe Robbins Mrs. Zarookian Social Studies - Period 6 March 12, 2024 Voting Rights During the Progressive Era “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” - Susan B. Anthony (National Women's History Museum). On July 4th, 1876 Anthony led a protest called the Declaration of Women’s Rights, after her speech, a member of the Congress formally submitted a proposal to let women vote. The Progressive Era was during 1870 to 1920 where activists, like Susan B. Anthony
and is a part of interpreting the past (Shackel, 2000, pg. 149). Shackel tells his readers to be mindful of how collective memory plays a part in shaping national histories (pg. 150). Shackel uses Harpers Ferry National Park as his example in this book because of how initially the memory of the park’s land was associated with its role in the Civil War, but does not approach race as explicitly. Early archaeologists fostered this myth by initially concentrating on excavating sites related to Harpers
Alice Paul was a great American suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist. She was the main leader and strategist behind the 1910s campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited sex discrimination when voting and guaranteed women the right to vote in all elections at the local, state, and national levels. She was the diligent leader of a popular political party, the National Women’s Party, which was a group of militant suffragists who took to the streets with
The Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's was arguably one of the most formative and influential periods in American history. Hundreds of thousands of civil rights activists utilized non violent resistance and civil disobedience to revolt against racial segregation and discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement began in the southern states but quickly rose to national prominence. It is of popular belief that the civil rights movement was organized by small groups of people, with notable leaders
elaboration, does World War II symbolize a prolongation of policies of segregation and discrimination both on the home front and the war front, or does it represent the start of the Civil Rights Movement that brought racial equality? The data points to the war experience being a transition leading to the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s. World War II presented several new opportunities for African Americans to participate in the war effort and thereby begin to earn an equal place in American society
Experience the history of Atlanta through these historic sites. Ranging from Civil Rights activists to soda bottling plants, these locations were once the homes to the historic people and activities that shaped modern Atlanta. While it is possible to visit most of them in a single day, you will want to stretch some of your visits out to truly experience the history. The Martin Luther King National Historic Site Within a traditionally black neighborhood, visitors to Atlanta will discover the home
of the legal and ethical implications of anthropological study of Native American human remains. The Kennewick Man controversy has called into question the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)’s ability to balance tribal, museum, and archaeological interest in ancient human remains. Kennewick Man was found on July 28, 1996 below Lake Wallula, a section of the Columbia River, in Washington. As the owners of the land, the US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) had initial control
Today, the island of St. Helena remains an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The house there where Napoleon spent his last days, however, was given to the French government. It is now a museum. For the lesson assessment, you will create an exhibit or pamphlet on the French Revolution that the museum would be proud to display. Step 1: Determine which events to highlight. Your pamphlet or exhibit should include the following features of the French Revolution: • at least three causes the French
Susan B. Anthony is a Women’s right activist and wanted women’s right to vote. She was very important back in the days and still is till this day. She was standing up for her own gender because back then all the men would have more rights to do certain things. More than women at least. Some things that she was apart of were in the women’s suffrage movement, women’s right, and abolitionism. Susan B. Anthony was a big suffragist in her time, she traveled everywhere to give speeches and put together
“Civil Rights Movement a Turbulent Time in American History The Civil Rights Movement was a very turbulent period in American history. Blacks and white sympathizers alike were the targets of death threats, vandalism, beatings, and increased discrimination. Activists, both black and white, were murdered by racists. The times were tough for many during this difficult fight against racism and inequality, and the struggle for their civil and human rights. The legacy of the Civil Rights movement is