The Causes Of The Civil Rights Movement

The Causes Of The Civil Rights Movement
From 1954 to 1968, the Civil Rights Movement was sweeping the nation. Black Americans were
sick and tired of the discrimination and segregation they faced from their fellow white Americans.
They felt mistreated and felt like they should be given equal rights to that of white Americans. As a
result, they held many peaceful protests, mob gatherings, and used their words instead of violence to
bring light to the situation and hopefully end segregation. Led by Martin Luther King and many
other inspirational leaders such as Medgar Evers the Civil Rights Movement was prospering all over
the nation. However, white Americans did not share their concerns. Police would hose down
marches, peaceful protests would be counteracted by police brutality, ... Show more content on
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He would not accept bail on behalf of the men until the Justice of Peace arrived to process the fine.
In that time he left the jail for a while and returned. Upon return, he set the men free on bail without
the Justice of Peace. It is believed that when Price left the jail that is when he informed the KKK of
his situation and when they planned to murder the three men. Price escorted them out of town. Then,
he returned to the police station to return an accompanying officer who was not in the KKK. Once
he was by himself, he was in pursuit of the men. He seized the men just inside county borders and
seated them in his vehicle. Then, two other cars manned by Klansmen who were notified by Price
arrived. After that, he drove to a desolate predetermined area in the woods where they killed the
three men and buried them in pre–dug graves. Proceeding the deaths of the three men, the FBI
began an investigation on the disappearance of the men, however, the state did nothing. In
December the Justice Department charged twenty–one men with conspiring to violate the men's
civil rights. The prosecutors brought them to the federal grand jury, eight–teen men were indicted.
The following month judge William Harold Cox dropped charges against the majority of the
defendants, claiming that the law only applied to law enforcement. However, in 1966 the Supreme
Court restored the charges, ordering that the law applied to both law enforcement and civilians. The
case was reopened and back
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Medgar Evers
During World War II, Evers volunteered for the U.S. Army and participated in the Normandy
invasion. In 1952, he joined the National Association for the `Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). As a field worker for the NAACP, Evers traveled through his home state encouraging
poor African Americans to register to vote and recruiting them into the civil rights movement. He
was instrumental in getting witnesses and evidence for the Emmitt Till murder case, which brought
national attention to the plight of African Americans in the South. On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers
was killed.in 1970, Harry Reasoner visited Mississippi to find that justice for Evers had not been
served and racial tensions continued to run thick. Watch an excerpt of Reasoner's ... Show more
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Evers, a thoughtful and committed member of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), wanted to change his native state. He paid for his convictions with his
life, becoming the first major civil rights leader to be assassinated in the 1960s. He was shot in the
back on June 12, 1963, after returning late from a meeting. He was 37 years old. Evers was featured
on a nine–man death list in the deep South as early as 1955. He and his family endured numerous
threats and other violent acts, making them well aware of the danger surrounding Evers because of
his activism. Still he persisted in his efforts to integrate public facilities, schools, and restaurants. He
organized voter registration drives and demonstrations. He spoke eloquently about the plight of his
people and pleaded with the all–white government of Mississippi for some sort of progress in race
relations. To those people who opposed such things, he was thought to be a very dangerous man.
"We both knew he was going to die, Myrlie Evers said of her husband in Esquire. "Medgar didn't
want to be a martyr. But if he had to die to get us that far, he was willing to do

As Far as the Crow Flies
Mississippi history is long and varied. Three historical events Mississippi will long be known for is
slavery, Jim Crow Laws, and the murder of Emmett Till. Slavery began in Mississippi before it
became a state and the majority of its existence relied on the free labor of African–Americans. Jim
Crow Laws enforced segregation between African–Americans and Whites in Mississippi following
the end of slavery. Emmett Till was an unfortunate casualty of unknowingly going against the laws
of segregation in the South.
Slavery in Mississippi went through more stages than most people think. Initially, British convicts,
indentured servants, and even Native Americans were used for the labor needs on plantations.
Eventually, with the slave trade, African slaves replaced the forced free labor of British convicts and
Native Americans as a more cost effective way to fulfill the high need for labor on the plantations.
In Mississippi, slaves often came from places further north from where they were sold or stolen
rather than coming straight off a boat from Africa. Getting sold down south to Mississippi was
considered "hard time" and a punishment due to the nature of slavery in Mississippi. Most slaves
worked in the fields picking cotton which was challenging and the hours were long, often 18 hour
days. Youth nor pregnancy was a restrictive measure for children started in the fields at five or six
and pregnant women worked until they went into labor and were expected to be back in the

Essay On Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning (1988) is a historical drama that takes place in Jessup County, Mississippi and
is based on the FBI's investigation into the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi that
took place on the night of June 21st, 1964. James Early Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael
Schwerner were working with the "Freedom Summer" hoping to get African Americans in
Mississippi registered to vote. In the film, the FBI sends two men, Rupert Anderson and Alan Ward
to investigate the disappearance of the three civil rights workers. As they try to interview the locals
to try to determine what happened, they find it difficult to work around the local law enforcement
that has ties to the Ku Klux Klan. The wife of Deputy Sherriff Pell informs Anderson that the men
have been murdered, and their buried bodies are later discovered. Anderson and Ward plan to
prosecute KKK members for the murders, which includes kidnapping the mayor, who is brought to a
shack and interrogated. He eventually gives details of the murders, including names of the
murderers, but his statement will not hold up in court. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Human behavior changes for survival purposes. For example, those in the Donner Party were not
naturally cannibalistic, but they were for survival purposes. It is entirely possible that the sheriff's
officers were committing these murders out of self–defense. The other difference between
Mississippi Burning case and the Milgram study, is that in the Milgram study, the subjects could not
see the human being they were harming, whereas in Mississippi Burning they had to physically see
and murder the activists, as well as burry their bodies. This could be a significant enough difference
to invalidate the comparison between the

Emmett Till Thesis
It's 1955, it's a typical hot August day in the great state of Mississippi. In a world, a country,
separated by race, an over powered battle of superiority by whites and a submissive but equality
seeking lifestyle by African Americans. Movements by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
leading the way for a great change to come. Movements and riots were ran by elders but affecting
our youth just the same. Boys and girls who have to grow up with immediate bondage in the most
important times of their lives, when and where character is developed and racial confidence is
formed. One boy; one young boy, only felt the pain of his racial standings, never the reward of it.
His name was Emmett Till and his life and his racial suffering paved a way ... Show more content on
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How could two adults murder a child just for speaking to a woman? Roy Wilkins, The Executive
Secretary of the National Association fro the Advancement of Colored People said, "It would appear
that the state of Mississippi has decided to maintain white supremacy by murdering children". The
incident spurred Americans to work towards civil rights. For example, Rosa Parks and bus boycotts
happened less than four months following Emmett's death. Emmett's mother also decided to let the
world see what she had to see: her son's disfigured body. "Till's mother kept her son's casket open,
choosing to reveal to the tens of thousands who attended the funeral the brutality that had been
visited on her son". Emmett's body, in an open casket, stunned the people that attended his funeral.
Jet Magazine and the Chicago Defender also brought the horrifying news and pictures to thousands
of other people. This coverage encouraged many people to fight racism happening in the south.
Even today, incidents such as the death of Trayvon Martin have been looked at along side the
murder of Emmett Till . The legacy of this modest, kind, helpful teenager has impacted the world in
ways that he couldn't have

The Consequences Of Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning is based on a real historical event that takes place in the middle the civil rights
movement in Mississippi in 1964. The story sheds light on the investigation of the disappearance of
three civil rights workers. Faced with the daunting challenge of investigating a murder case in a
town where the Ku Klux Klan enjoys a great deal of support and discrimination runs deep, the FBI
agent had to resort to unconventional methods to crack the mystery behind the disappearance of the
three men. This film shows the deep division that persisted in the south and it gives us a glimpse of
the horror that Black people had to endure. This film illustrates the struggle of black people in their
quest to equality and justice. It gives us, the students a greater sense of this dark history of our
country and serves as a reminder that we must always be cognizant of the bleak consequences of
hate and discrimination.
Mississippi Burning is a portrayal of the murder of three Civil Right Worker in Mississippi in 1964
and challenges faced by the two FBI agents to bring those murderers to justice. At night, three civil
rights workers are driving in the Mississippi backwoods when a few cars appear out of nowhere and
one of them starts bumping into the rear end of the car of the civil rights workers. The activist's car
pulls to the side when one of the cars tailing them puts on its police light. The deputy gets out of the
car, approaches the car and shoots the occupant of the vehicle

Anne Moody's Role In The Civil Rights Movement
Anne Moody was a witness to the worst time for racial prejudice, in the worst place: Jim Crow
Mississippi. The civil rights movement was monumental in making change for minorities across the
country; but for a young African–American girl raised by a single mother, the civil rights movement
would have been hard to comprehend. However, the biggest factor that lead to her involvement in
the movement wasn't race or ethnicity. I would argue that the main contributing factor in her civil
rights involvement was her gender. This is evident starting with a young Anne Moody, after her
father left her and her eight siblings alone with their mother. A child learns from a young age, and
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She is involved in a sit it at the Woolworth restaurant, where she knew her actions would be met
with violence. Women in the Civil Rights movement would normally be a part of the "back stage",
and not directly involve themselves with protests, especially when they knew they'd be met with
violence. The white people verbally abuse the group and later take matters to a physical nature
(Coming of Age in Mississippi). They drag Moody and her companions toward the door, while
beating them and covering them in multiple condiments (Coming of Age in Mississippi). After about
3 hours of beatings, the group is finally escorted out of the restaurant. Once outside, Anne noticed
that, "About ninety policemen were standing outside the store" (Coming of Age in Mississippi,
Moody, 292). These officers had been watching the whole time yet had not done anything to stop it.
This is Moody's first real encounter with the hateful opposition, yet it already began opening her
eyes to her feelings towards the movement. Every one of her companions was beaten, not because of
gender, but rather race. I feel as though this really brought to Moody's attention for the first time that
the Civil Rights movement was necessary for the betterment of African–Americans, but would
provide little in the way of her aspiration for equality for women. I fell that it is this instance and
other similar instances with protests that Moody begins work with voter registration and voting
rights, as this is a narrower struggle among African–Americans and women. Also, Anne Moody is
hit hard by the death of Medgar Evers, because she saw him as a true leader, and one who was
focused on the right causes. Her encounters with the sit –ins stemmed from her involvement with
the NAACP, so I believe she needed a change of scene, hoping that voter registration would be a
platform she could use to advance both

Ethical Issues In Mississippi Burning
In the movie "Mississippi Burning," by Alan Parker, the white citizens of Mississippi believe it is
okay to treat the black citizens in a harsh manner mainly because of their deep rooted racism and
segregation.
In the opening scene of the movie, the segregation of races is evident with a water fountain for black
people and another one for white people. For example, when the TV reporters were interviewing the
residents of the area, they asked them how they felt the colored people were being treated and they
replied "They are being treated fine." This clearly shows that, the white people are either blind or
they're ignorant because clearly the black citizens were not even receiving their basic human rights.
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These rights and freedoms often reflect the Christian moral tradition so it is very ironic that Mrs.
Pell says that "segregation [is] what's said in the Bible" because according to the Christian tradition,
all people, regardless of age, color, race, sexual orientation, religion, etc. are equal in dignity. As a
member of God's creation each person should be given the due respect that a person deserves
because in the eyes of the Lord we are all equal, this coincides with article one of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Sadly, the black community is treated so badly, with no dignity that
they are scared to fight against the injustice. In contrast, article eight of the same declaration says
that a person's human rights are protected by the law. We can all ask for the law to help us when we
are not treated fairly. In the movie, the black community cannot even ask the law for help because
the law is racist too. Article twenty one says that we all have a right to democracy, however, when
the three young men were working to get blacks voting rights in Philadelphia, Mississippi, they are
brutally murdered. Also, the American Declaration of Independence (1776) was established but the
mistreatment of black people continued. For example in the movie, when Ward went to sit next to
the black man in the diner, the black man refused to talk and changed his seat, and the whole diner
turned to look at them. Eventually, when justice is delivered to the three young boys and it looks like
things are about to get better, one of the boy's gravestones have been

What Was the Story Behind Mississippi Burning?
The Mississippi civil rights workers murders involved the 1964 lynching of three political activists
during the American Civil Rights Movement.
The murders of James Chaney, a 21–year–old black man from Meridian, Mississippi; Andrew
Goodman, a 20–year–old white Jewish anthropology student from New York; and Michael
Schwerner, a 24–year–old white Jewish CORE organizer and former social worker also from New
York, symbolized the risks of participating in the Civil Rights Movement in the South during what
became known as "Freedom Summer", dedicated to voter registration.
The lynching of the three young men occurred shortly after midnight on June 21, 1964, when they
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When the Klan ambush was set up on the road back to Meridian, Chaney was fined $20, and the
three men were ordered to leave the county. Price followed them to the edge of town, and then
pulled them over with his police siren. He held them until the Klan murder squad arrived. They were
taken to an isolated spot where James Chaney was beaten and all three were shot to death. Their car
was driven into Bogue Chitto swamp and set on

Freedom Summer Project Analysis
The 1960s were an extremely difficult time for African Americans living in Southern United States.
The peak of the civil rights movement, many laws and regulations were passed in the 1960s to
protect blacks living in states such as Mississippi. Actions by whites in the south such as the
murders of Michael Schwerner, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Emmet Till, the
Freedom Summer movement, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's delegate challenge at
the 1964 Democratic party convention proved civil rights legislation was needed in the south by
demonstrating to the public how unfair the living system was for African Americans in the south.
While driving through Mississippi to investigate the burning of a black church, two white ... Show
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In August 1964 the newly formed party went to the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic
City, New Jersey to challenge the fact that the Mississippi delegation was all white. One of the
leaders of the party, Fannie Lou Hamer, gave a heartfelt testimony at the conference that was
nationally televised for all of the public to see. Her speech, which included stories of her being
beaten and sexually assaulted in prison, gave everyone in the United States insight on the unlawful
treatment of African Americans in the south. To avoid political controversy, President Lyndon
Johnson called a last minute press conference that cut Hamer's testimony off of national television.
This proved to be too little too late as most of the major networks covered this story on the evening
news, giving the public another chance to see Hamer's speech. Johnson was terrified about losing
Mississippi's vote due to the MFDP and realized that his best option might be to offer a compromise.
Both sides rejected the proposed compromise, which gave the MFDP two seats in the delegation, but
there was no doubt the 1964 Democratic National Convention was a major stepping stone for
southern civil rights and, through testimonies like Hamer's, allowed the whole country to see that
changes were needed in the

Analysis of Mississippi Burning
Analysis and interpret of Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning is a film based on the real life murders on three civil rights workers in
Mississippi in 1964. The title Mississippi Burning refers to the burning of crosses and buildings. The
"Burning" could also be the two agents who create a spark, which sets the city in flames. The movie
takes place in a small town in Mississippi. It is in a small community, where everybody knows each
other. It is in the Southern states of America in which there was a lot of racial segregation. The main
conflict in this movie is that the blacks are suppressed and are treated very badly.
The theme in the movie is mainly justice. Mississippi Burning takes place in the 60s and there was a
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Ku Klux Klan also has a main role in this movie. They are very strong together. They are cold
blooded murders and just want to get rid of the black people. They have a high status in society,
mainly because no one has the courage to do anything to them.
At one point in the movie Ward says to Anderson that some things are worth dying for, where
Anderson replies with the answer: "Down here, things are different. Here; they believe that some
things are worth killing for." That describes Ku Klux Klan pretty well. They are all willing to kill for
their cause and they want to wipe out the black race.
The genre of the movie is crime, drama and thriller. This can be seen because there are two FBI
agents trying to solve a crime; the murder of the civil rights workers. There are a lot of spooky
scenes, where the viewer can get scared and be offended.
The movie takes place in 1964. Three civil rights workers are killed and the two FBI agents, Ward
and Anderson, are hired to investigate the disappearance of them, but they quickly learn that it is not
only the disappearance of the three men that is the biggest problem in the Southern town of
Mississippi. They find out that the sheriff's office is linked to Ku Klux Klan. Agent Ward wants to
continue with "bureau procedure", but Anderson, who is well aware of the racial problems in the
South, wants to do it in other ways. The local black community has a huge fear of Ku Klux

Mississippi Freedom Summer: An Important Turning Point In...
I think the Mississippi Freedom Summer was an important turning point in the 1960s. Being that
"the 1964 law [Civil Rights Act] did not address a major concern of the civil rights movement–the
right to vote,"[1] the Freedom Summer was created. Freedom Summer was a campaign that took
place in the Deep South which registered African American to vote during the summer of 1964.
Throughout the summer of 1964, thousands of civil rights activists (a lot being white college
students from the North) went to Mississippi–as well as other Southern states– in efforts to end the
perpetual political disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South. Though the 15th
amendment (passed in 1870) allowed for these men to exercise their right to vote, many were still
unable to do so. "White locals and state officials systematically kept blacks from voting through
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Issuing a voter bloc would bring up both social and political change.
The Mississippi Freedom Summer campaign was organized by a coalition called the "Mississippi
Council of Federated Organizations, which was led by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and
included the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)."[3] Through the assembling of volunteer
white college students from the North help, the union had major public relations as many hundreds
of

Freedom Writers Eva Character Analysis
Paragrpah 1–Throughout Freedom Writers Eva is depicted as a character who is able to stand up for
whats right despite the consquences. At the start we are shown that she is a "third generation gang
member" and that she has grown up with this idea that she must protect her own. This construct's
Eva as being very protective of her own enthic group and that no matter the circumstances she will
be on their side. This all changes once Eva becomes the only witness in a murder committed by her
boyfriend while an innocent kid is the main suspect. Although Eva throughout the start of the film is
portrayed as being always there for her gang, after the shooting she experiences an inner conflict.
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One plot event that really stood out to me was the opening scene, where the three civil rights
workers are pulled over, called numerous names such as "nigger loving jew boy" and then shot by
police officesr. This suggest the extend of racism in Jessop and how people are willing to kill over
this. Another plot event that displays racism is the funeral scene where after the three bodies of the
civil rights workers are found the white men aren't allowed to be buried with the African American.
This shows how racist people are in Jessop County that even after death segregation must occur.
Likewise, racism is also brought up again in the court room scene where despite committing a crime
a guy is let off due to him being white and the victims African American. This displays that even
law to a certain extent can't stop racism. In terms of racism in Mississippi burning , plot events play
a vital

Jacob Lawrence Civil Rights Movement
Slide one.
According to Cornell law school, civil rights are defined as a privilege or enforceable right which if
interfered with by another person will give rise to and action. They include freedom of speech,
assembly and press. The right to vote and equality are also placed under civil rights.
The years between 1950 and 1970 we characterised by civil rights movements fighting for their
rights especially in the United States of America.
In the 1950s–60s artists aligned themselves in the war against racial discrimination and other evils
by doing emotional paintings and great photography.
1950–1950 civil rights struggle
Bus rides
Voting rights
Legal interracial marriages
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It was also accompanied by tension among the black and white communities as expressed by the
space between the two groups of kids.
Segregation been a social evil was not only affecting the once who had the ability to know and make
decisions but also the young and innocent as depicted by the picture.
Murder in mississipi
The murder in Mississippi picture was done by Norman Rockwell under his social welfare flagship.
His main aim was to show that among the white they were those who were after good and those
after evil.
Mississippi lied along the epicentre of the civil rights movements. The murder in Mississippi picture
tells the story of the three civil rights workers who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan among
others. The picture depicts the hardships that even the whites who were fighting for the rights of the
blacks went through.
Awakening from the unknowing.
The sixties in Mississippi were characterised by demonstration for equality and equal rights. Charles
W White was an African American and also a social realist artist. He was particularly known for
doing black and white painting depicting the struggle between the two

Mississippi Burning Sociology
The film "Mississippi burning" is an American crime drama from 1988, directed by Alan Parker.
The film is about the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964 and based on a true
story. The main characters Agent Rupert Anderson and Agent Alan Ward are played by Gene
Hackman and Willem Dafoe and their characters as Hackman and Dafoe is based on the the two
FBI–agents Joseph Sullivan and John Proctor. The film opens with three civil rights workers and
how they were taken and shot by some members of the Ku Klux Klan during the 60s. The two FBI–
agents Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe are told to go to Mississippi to investigate the
disappearance of the three civil rights workers. When they arrive Mississippi, they meet the sheriff
and asks about the disappearance. The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The two agents call for reinforcements, because they cannot break through any barriers of the city.
The FBI continues to send agents to help searching for the three missing civil rights workers, they
even send members of the Navy Reserve. Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe decide to arrange a
kidnaping of Mayor Tilman. Mayor Tilman is taken to a strange place with a black man, who
threatens to castrate him if he does not speak. He says everything he knows about the murders of the
three civil rights workers and tells them those who were involved. The information they get from
Mayor Tilman do they use to arrange a fake meeting to identify the members of the Klan. The main
characters Agent Rupert Anderson and Agent Alan Ward is played by Gene Hackman and Willem
Dafoe. They do an amazing job as actors. Willem Dafoe is running the leading role in the movie, but
it is Gene Hackman who is running the show. As a former south sheriff, Hackman knows the
conditions in and out. The actors portray the characters in a special way. The acting gives us an
insight on how it was in reality. They act in a way that makes you become interested in the movie
and

Magna Carta Equality
I don't care if you mastered the Magna Carta. Niggers don't belong in here. Voting ain't got nothing
to do with you." (D. Nicholas 303). These are just some of the things that African Americans were
told when they felt brave enough to go and ask if they could cast their vote. White people wanted to
make the "Negroes" feel as if they were nothing but the dirt on the bottom of their shoes. They
wanted to them to fear them, and in this way, it helped white folks keep the African Americans
under control. While Celeste was hoping to be able to make a change in Mississippi, she soon
figured out it was come with a fairly large price. Celeste encountered many obstacles with
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With the help of Mrs. Owens and Reverend Singleton, she was able to introduce herself to many
people and advise them as to why she was there. On a Sunday morning, she decided it was best to
announce her Freedom school at the end of mass. She told the parents that the classes were held
every morning from nine o'clock until. She also informed the adults that she held voter registration
classes at the church as well. The announcement would help Celeste bring in more people to her
classes, and help teach the children to real history behind their culture. Although Celeste only started
out with two children coming to her classes, she wasn't going to lose faith in believing that no one
else would come. While more people started coming to her classes, she began to cover more
materials on voting. "She taught her small group about poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and literacy
tests, the legal obstacles they sought to remove once and for all." Certain voter registration offices
created certain obstacles to prevent African American voters from casting their vote. Literacy tests
were used against people that weren't able to read, and poll taxes were used so the poor wouldn't be
able to afford to

Compare Mississippi Burning And American History X
Mississippi Burning and American History X explore the idea of racism in both films through the
use of cinematic techniques. Both films were set in different times and places however still enhance
the idea that a particular race is superior in comparison to another. These films highlight how racism
has existed through the progression of human history in different settings; Mississippi Burning set in
Mississippi whereas American History in Los Angeles. Mississippi Burning (1988), directed by Alan
Parker is a fictional film which explores racism influenced by the murders of the three civil rights
workers committed by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). American History X (1998) directed by Tony
Kaye highlights the societal racial issues during the late 90s and shows the influence of racial hate
within a young group of youth and the effect of white supremacy gangs within a certain area of
location. Although both films portray the underlying message of a hatred and violent nature towards
the blacks, the alteration of the characters' attitude and perceptions towards a particular race are
changed. Both films explore the theme of racial segregation, actions fueled by racial discrimination
and abuse of power. This is highlighted through the techniques of colour and flashback,
characterisation and camera shots and angles.
Racial segregation highlights the racial theme within both films of Mississippi Burning and
American History X. The importance of setting establishes culture during a

Mississippi Burning Trail Case
The Mississippi Burning Trail was a 1964 Supreme Court case that involved the deaths of three civil
rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Shwerner, who were working in
Mississippi to get blacks the right to register to vote. The men, in an attack based in hatred, went
missing. Word got to the F.B.I. who sent agents to investigate. These events would later result in one
of the most paramount court cases of the Freedom Summer. Andrew Goodman, Michael Shwerner,
and James Chaney were driving on quiet road in Neshoba County, Mississippi; they were there to
take part in the "Mississippi Summer Project," a project that would a bring a significant number of
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Agents identified 18 individuals as potential suspects to the murders; Cecil Price, Sam H. Bowers,
Horace Doyle Barnette, Jimmy Arledge, Billy Wayne Posey, Jimmy Snowden, Alton W. Roberts,
Lawrence A. Rainey, Bernard L. Akin, Travis M. Barnette, James T. Harris, Frank J. Herndon, Olen
L. Burrage, Herman Tucker, Richard A. Willis, Edgar Ray Killen, Ethel Glen Barnett, and Jerry
McGrew Sharpe. All of these individuals were in positions of power, were involved with the K.K.K.
or other white supremacist groups, or held white supremacists beliefs but were not involved with
large groups. Laurence Rainey, the sheriff of Neshoba county and his deputy, Cecil Price, were
largely put under the most pressure by investigators as they believed that they were directly involved
in the deaths of the civil rights workers. In December of 1964, authorities had enough evidence to
arrest the suspected individuals. Agents went through Neshoba and Lauderdale counties and arrested
the 18 individuals for conspiracy to deprive the three men of their civil rights under color of state
law. The charges were initially dismissed by a U.S. Commissioner as he stating the charges were
based on hearsay evidence. 1 months later, government attorneys were able to get an indictment, but
3 months later their efforts were wasted again as Federal Judge William

Mississippi's Lawless Invaders Analysis
According to these articles, the mainstream Southern perspective on the "Freedom Summer"
activities of pro–civil right college students is that they are criminals. They also seem to view the
disappearance and eventual murder of the three civil rights workers as unimportant and the fault of
the victims, and not their attackers. In the article entitled, "Mississippi's Lawless Invaders," the
reporter writes, "Much worse, however, is the planned lawlessness for which students are training on
the campus of the Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio. We refer to the so–called 'student
army' that is beginning to enter Mississippi to break state laws and foment strife. This 'army' of
young integrationists...[many of which] have never seen Mississippi...want to break its laws," to
express the popular opinion that the pro–civil rights college students are worse than other
lawbreakers because they (the students) are actively choosing to break the law by favoring
integration instead of segregation. The article labeled "Heart of Darkness," the author writes about
the discovery of three bodies, two of which have been identified as those of Mickey Schwerner and
Andy Goodman, while the third body awaiting identification is most likely that of James Chaney;
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The reporter quotes William Faulkner, a Mississippi–born author, who stated, "The question is no
longer of white against black. It is no longer whether or not white blood shall remain pure, it is
whether or not white people remain free" then goes on to write about how white people have not
remained free as they have been "thoroughly shorn of [their] native rights." The reporter states that
whites, especially those in Mississippi, have been made "virtual slave[s] of the Negro and have paid
the ultimate

Ethical Issues In Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning, a 1988 film, depicts the historical events surrounding the murders of three civil
rights workers in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer. The movie's main focus is racism in the
southern United States. It was at times hard to hear the KKK members in the movie describe African
Americans in such vile words. The movie accurately portrays racism in the south; a good portion of
whites really believed that blacks were the scum of the earth. Blacks were separated from the
population, and routinely harassed, beaten, and sometimes killed because of their race. One idea that
the movie fails to address is racism that existed in the north. Not only southerners were racist at this
time. Malcolm X pointed out many times that northern, white liberals were also part of the problem.
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A lot of progress was made after the Civil War ended, when slavery was abolished by the 13th
Amendment, the 14th Amendment guaranteed equal protection to everyone, and the 15th
Amendment provided voting rights for African American men. Subsequent civil rights legislation
was passed up through the end of Reconstruction. Nearly a century later, Brown vs Board of
Education provided a monumental decision that reversed precedent, which is something rare for the
Supreme Court to do. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was primarily a voting rights act. The 24th
Amendment, abolishing the poll tax, was ratified in 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 extended
even more protections that were guaranteed through the 14th Amendment, and made civil rights
laws more enforceable. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 providing protections and mechanisms of
enforcement to make sure that everyone who had the right to vote could vote. The 1968 Civil Rights
Act dealt with fair housing and housing discrimination. Despite these gains, it doesn't mean we
shouldn't keep seeking new ways to protecting the civil rights of all

What Is The Meaning Behind Mississippi Burning
Within American history, the year 1964 stands out to the nation as the year that was faced with the
civil rights movement. Altogether, with various events that occured over the course of the year, it
caught the attention of many Americans and showed that progress was being made as well as there
was hope that a country where all men are truly created equal could exist. The movie titled
Mississippi Burning does an admirable job at revealing the internal battle that our nation was going
through at this time and is an important film to be shown to young generations so that we are not
doomed to repeat events of our past.
The film Mississippi Burning starts out by displaying how three Civil Rights Workers get tailed,
caught, and murdered in the woods by members of the Ku Klux Klan. The movie reveals to viewers,
through conversation, the clashing personalities of the two FBI agents, Agent Ward and Agent
Anderson, who came to Mississippi to investigate the missing persons case of the three boys. It
becomes obvious over the course of the film that the two agents do not exactly see eye to eye on
how to operate the investigation, including tactics to get the information they need. In addition,
unfortunately, the two agents find out pretty quickly that they are not welcome in the town, as it is
essentially a community run by the KKK. Many of the businesses in the town, and even the police
department are controlled by members of the Klan, making it a society full of racist hatred. The two
agents, after not being able to get very far on their own, call for reinforcements to assist with finding
information for their investigation. A large amount of FBI agents as well as numerous members of
the Navy Reserve are sent to help in the search for the three missing boys. As the two agents get
closer and closer to finding the truth about the murders, they are constantly surrounded by the Klan's
leaders including Clayton Townley and Deputy Clinton Pell. Agent Anderson, being originally from
the South knows Mississippians' view on African Americans and realizes that any white citizen
would be scared to death at the sight of an African American having the upper hand over them and
wanting revenge on members of the Klan. The two agents

Mississippi Burning History
Mississippi Burning was directed by Alan Parker and written by Chris Gerolmo,their aim for this
American crime thriller film was to portray the events that took place during the FBI investigation
into the murder of three missing civil right workers. The movie was released on December 9,1988,
starring lead actors Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) and , Rupert Anderson( Gene Hackman), Mississippi
at that time was known for extreme racism and efforts to segregate blacks and whites in every way
possible. The investigation sparked even more anger throughout the community of Mississippi
which ultimately leading to the burning of African American churches, killings, and a gruesome
fight the for the truth.
The film Mississippi Burning was quite accurate ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The plot was entertaining while being very educational. What stood out to me was how relevant this
movie is even today. A black church in Mississippi was set on fire in 2015 as a result of a hate
crime, this goes back to the "strategies used in the 50s and 60s to invoke fear" simmon from Nydaily
news states. Even today we can learn from the actions taken during that time and reflect on the
issues of today as they have not gone away completely. The director's accurate references which
showed though the characters actions and word choice shed light on what was dark and ugly time in
history, the injustices that African Americans had to face were displayed fairly in spite of the
additional drama . I was able to empathise and grow a deeper interest for this particular time period
because the movie was so moving and emotion for me as a young black person. Although there were
a couple exaggerations when it came to some events, I felt that it added to to the movie rather than
taking away credibility. While having few inaccuracies, they were not completely fantasized but
dramatized to create a positive reaction and response from viewers like us. Alan Ward, the director
merely filled in the blanks to create a wholesome story that did not stay too far from the

Comparing The State Of Mississippi: The Line Between Good...
The topic of good and evil first arose in the book of Genesis and whether an act is good or evil is
still contentious in today's society. An individual's perception of what is good and evil is always
subjective, as it will have been shaped by religious beliefs and cultural influences. Despite the
differing views that arise, good and evil are polar opposites and have been symbolised as being
dualistic, such as the battle between light and dark or God and the Devil. Burning Mississippi, 1988,
a film based around a FBI investigation into the murders of three civil rights workers in the U.S.
state of Mississippi in 1964, clearly demonstrates how the line between good and evil is in fact
permeable and, depending on the situational pressures, that almost ... Show more content on
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This act of evil demonstrates how the line between good and evil is permeable as it is situational
forces that induce him into choosing an evil outcome. As one of the town's police officers he would
normally have been a righteous person who chooses to use his free will in a positive manner.
However, due to the nature of Mississippi in 1964, with the extensive oppression of the coloured
(Negro) people, he was undoubtedly pressured into the actions taken. Mrs Pell, another movie
character, demonstrates this when she spoke to FBI Agent Rupert Anderson. She wept saying,
"Hatred isn't something you're born with. It gets taught. At school, they said segregation what's said
in the Bible. Genesis 9, verse 27. Seven years of age, you get told it enough times, you believe it."
This dialogue is evidence of the extreme situational forces that were present. The actions of Frank
Bailey, in the murdering of the three civil rights workers unquestionably demonstrates how, due to
the circumstances, a normally good individual can be induced into committing an act of

Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement Essay
Protest against injustice is deeply rooted in the African American experience. The origins of the civil
rights movement date much further back than the 1954 Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of
Education of Topeka which said, "separate but equal" schools violated the Constitution. From the
earliest slave revolts in this country over 400 years ago, African Americans strove to gain full
participation in every aspect of political, economic and social life in the United States. Segregation
was an attempt by white Southerners to separate the races in every sphere of life and to achieve
supremacy over blacks. Segregation was often called the Jim Crow system, after a minstrel show
character from the 1830s that was an old, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
One of the cases against segregated rail travel was Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), in which the Supreme
Court of the United States ruled that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional.
However, in 1952, the Supreme Court heard a number of school–segregation cases, including
Brown v. Board of Topeka, Kansas. It decided unanimously in 1954 that segregation was
unconstitutional, overthrowing the 1869 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that had set the "separate but
equal" precedent. As desegregation progresses, the membership of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) grew.
The KKK used violence or threats against anyone who was suspected of favoring desegregation or
black civil rights. Klan terror, including intimidation and murder, was widespread in the South in the
1950s and 1960s, though Klan activities were not always reported in the media. One terrorist act that
did receive national attention was the murder of Emmit Till, 14–year–old black boy slain in
Mississippi by whites who believed he had flirted with a white woman. The trial and acquittal of the
men accuse of Till's murder were covered in the national media, demonstrating the continuing racial
bigotry of Southern whites. To protest segregation, blacks created new national organizations. The
National Afro–American League was formed in 1890; the Niagra Movement in 1905; and National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. In 1910,

Martin Luther King Jr.: Improving The Life Of African...
Martin Luther King Jr.. lost his life trying to better the life of African American people. I think he
was one the best african american leaders. Martin luther king was born January 15 , 1929. he was an
excellent leader. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key
role in the American civil rights movement in the mid 1950s He attended segregated public schools
in Georgia. Martin Luther King graduated from high school at age 15. His father was a minister at
the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. At fifteen, Martin Luther King Jr. was enrolled at
Morehouse College. He graduated from there in 1948, he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from
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President John F. Kennedy showed as little enthusiasm for the march as had Roosevelt, but this time
the black leaders would not be dissuaded for anything even if they showed any care. After a while
then freedom summer happened, In 1964, civil rights organizations including the Congress on
Racial Equality and Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee organized a voter registration
drive, known as the Mississippi Summer Project, or Freedom Summer, aimed at dramatically
increasing voter registration in Mississippi. The Freedom Summer, comprised of black
Mississippians and more than 1,000 out–of–state, predominately white volunteers, faced constant
abuse and harassment from Mississippi's white population. The Ku Klux Klan, police and even state
and local authorities carried out a systematic series of violent attacks; including arson, beatings,
false arrest and the murder of at least three civil rights activists. Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter
registration project in Mississippi, part of a larger effort by civil rights groups such as the Congress
on Racial Equality Core and the Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee SNCC to expand
black voting in the South. The Mississippi project was run by the local Council of Federated
Organizations COFO, an association of civil rights groups in which sncc was the most active

Racism In Mississippi Burning
In 1964 Mississippi was faced with the civil rights movement. The movement showed great signs of
hope and progress from racial segregation and discrimination of african americans, three civil right
workers go missing. Mississippi Burning illustrates the civil rights battle that the nation was facing
at this time. Mississippi Burning is a mystery/thriller film loosely based off the Mississippi Burning
murders on June 21 1964. Mississippi Burning explores racism and hatred of a group of white
supremacists and how they have been oppressing the African Americans community. This movie
was directed by Alan Parker, produced by Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry.
The movie starts in 1964 with three civil right workers (2 jews, 1 black) who were organizing a
voting registry of African–American, they go missing and the FBI are sent to investigate. We follow
Agent Alan Ward(Willem Dafoe) who is charge of the investigation and Agent Anderson(Gene
Hackman).These agents were sent from Washington D.C. As the agents discover more and more
about this town, they discover that the african american community were being harassed by the
KKK. The Agents think that the KKK are also behind the three civil right workers going missing
and there is only one way to stop them and that is to imprison them. They can only arrest them for a
violation of Civil Rights Law and not a citizen's arrest. If they were arrested for a citizen's arrest
they would go off the hook because they are white and it

Mississippi Burning: Gene Hackman And Willem Dafoe
Mississippi Burning
The movie Mississippi Burning starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe follows the story of two
FBI agents and their team investigating the murder of two white and one black civil rights workers
in Jessup county, Mississippi. This movie takes place in 1964, a turbulent time in the southern
United States involving the Ku Klux Klan and their violent responses to the expansion of African
American rights, especially the right to vote. The movie examines racial tensions in the South and
how intervention from the federal government can help, or in some cases hurt, the African American
community in their fight against the Klu Klux Klan. Often times members of the Klan are police
officers or judges making it hard to arrest, let alone ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This movie is loosely based on an FBI investigation from the 1960's, but they stay true to what life
was actually like in the south during the time period that the film is set in, which is why this movie
is an important educational tool. The movie is not being used in class because it is a cinematic
masterpiece, but because it accurately expresses the hardships that African Americans in the south
face and the difficulties that authorities faced in convicting people who committed these civil rights
crime. The movie does an incredible job of depicting these realities through this particular story,
which is why it is important to show this movie in school. It is important to keep in mind that this
story is just one example of a civil rights crime in the south. There were thousands of crimes similar
to this where the criminals never even got arrested because of all the difficulties the authorities
would face in doing so. Mississippi Burning is a great movie to show in U.S government class
because it accurately reflects the struggle of African Americans in the south in the 1960s and the
trouble that Authorities had in converting civil rights

The Civil Rights Movement: Neshoba County
In the mid–twentieth century the Civil Rights Movement shook the entire nation, peaking between
1954 and 1968, though some argue that it started before this this and continues even today. During
these years a tragic event happened in a small town that changed the course of this great movement.
This event was during the Freedom Summer campaign and entailed the murder of three civil rights
workers that took place in the relatively sparsely populated Neshoba County, Mississippi. Due to
this horrific event, most people throughout the United States came to see Neshoba County as one of
the most racist places on earth, although this is not provable Neshoba County is known for several
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James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman were on their way to help with trying to
get the local African Americans to where they could vote for the elections that they were not
allowed to vote for. The three men were arrested on traffic charges and was locked up until a set
time in the middle of the night. The three were released and was heading down Highway 19 south
toward Meridian, when something strange happened. The three were being following and eventually
police sirens were going off and they thought that they were just being pulled over. The police
officer that released them and the Ku Klux Klan abducted and killed them. All three were shot and
beaten until an unrecognizable state and were put in a swamp like area on County Road 515. The
three would be missing for forty–four days before an informant would tell the FBI that was looking
for the three where the bodies were located. Before the informant told where the bodies were, people
were beginning to think that the whole thing was a hoax and that they were probably somewhere
laughing at the whole thing. Name would begin to fly around and fingers would begin to be pointed
but there was not enough evidence for the state officials to step in and prosecute the case. However,
after much uproar from locals and civil right activists the federal authorities would eventually step
in and take over the case.

Analysis Of Mississippi Burning
Director Alan Parker's 1988 film, Mississippi Burning explores the more violent side of the Civil
Rights movement as it catastrophizes the 1967 'MIBURN' case, where two FBI agents go on a
investigation to scrutinize the disappearance of 3 civil right activists. Alan Parker has propelled his
views of the little difference made to the lives of 'Negros' through the eulogy of the civil–right
workers, the supplication of the young man and the choir which is presented at the end of the film. It
is evident that director Alan Parker not only signifies the troubles relating to the murders in the film,
but also the little difference which has been punctured into the everyday living lives of African–
Americans in the United States.
One of the primary reasons that the eulogy of the civil–right workers signifies the little difference
made to the lives of African–Americans in the United States, is explicitly shown through the
expression and the wording of the eulogist, signifying the fact that there needs to be a difference in
the very lives that they live in. "I'm sick and tired of the people of the country who continue to allow
these things to happen" signifies not only should the biased stop committing such acts, but also for
the African–American community to step up. Due to the crime case being a 'wrap–up', the eulogist
understands that the African–Americans are used to the fact that there are constant deaths from their
communities. Consequently, the eulogist is trying to implement a

How African Americans Changed During The 1960s
America has a long history of oppression, discrimination and injustices towards African Americans,
however the 1960s has brought important political and social changes. People who have not lived
through this decade of change can gather some information of this time through historical
documents such as letters and films that portray true events. An example of a film that is based on a
true story is "Mississipi Burning" and a powerful historical document is "A Letter from
Burmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther king. Each of these materials describes/portrays some of the
issues African–American faced during the 1960s, specifically in the south. After analyzing these
materials, we are able to understand some of what African–Americans endured during the 1960s.
"Mississippi Burning" is based on the investigation of a missing persons case which turned into a
murder case in Mississippi that involved three young students who were civil rights workers
involved in Freedom Summer of 1964. Two of the students were Jewish and one was an African–
American whom came down to Mississippi from New York City. After the students did not return
home the parents pushed for media attention since the Mississippi Police were not doing any
investigations. The FBI then had to get involved with the case. Little did the parents know that the
police were the ones who actually committed the murder of their children. This film shows us the
oppression towards African–Americans, specifically in the south.

Mark Twain 's Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Introduction
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835– April 21, 1910), commonly known as Mark
Twain was an American writer whose works act as social commentary on issues including racism,
poverty and class distinctions. His most distinguished novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) convey the vanquished way of life in
the pre–Civil War Mississippi Valley and life on the river. His unpretentious, colloquial, yet poetic
style and wide–ranging humor embodies the development of ideologies based upon the American
Dream. Twains' life and the literature he contributed shed light to the societal issues and culture
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His first success as a writer came when his humorous tall tale, Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog",
published in a New York weekly, The Saturday Press, on November 18, 1865.
Marriage (middle–class lifestyle and mobility, American culture of moving forward etc.)
His wife, Olivia Langdon Clemens was born into a wealthy family with her father, Jervis Langdon
owning a thriving timber and coal business. Olivia's intellectual and progressive upbringing would
become a major influence on Samuel Clemens and his writing. Her father participated in the
Underground Railroad; they socialized with leading doctors, theologians and suffragists of the time.
Olivia's aunt was a pioneering itinerant teacher at a time when women were just beginning to be
'granted permission' to graduate with college degrees. Mark and Olivia's marriage reflects the
middle–class lifestyle with their nomadic existence and their Socialist, forward–thinking approach
to life that began to emerge in America. However, the perpetual travel and Jean's (son) need for
ongoing medical care took its toll on Olivia's health.
Social commentarypost–reconstruction, racism, Jim Crow Laws
Twain's influence on society ultimately involves his novels and the way in which he eloquently and
skillfully reflected issues embedded within American culture. During his lifetime, he watched a
young United States evolve from a nation torn apart by internal conflicts to one of international
power. He experienced America's vast growth and

How Did Martin Luther King Influence The Civil Rights...
The movement for Civil Rights and equality in America in the 50's and 60's was greatly influenced
by many iconic personalities. Arguably the most influential character, Martin Luther King Jr.
brought light to the issue of inequality and took action unlike others towards change. This mentality
made King a primary target and threat of the KKK, but his immense support and driving force to
succeed in the movement outweighed attempts by the Ku Klux Klan to eradicate the figure from the
social advancement. Throughout his career, King had become targeted by the Ku Klux Klan on
countless occasions and many attempts were made to kill King and his driving force for Civil
Rights. In 1963, King became a target for his work in Birmingham, Alabama. The first ... Show
In the same year, King organized a demonstration which culminated in his most iconic address, the
"I Have a Dream" speech. The oration called for peace and equality, and inspired the likes of 1000's
to proceed towards success in Civil Rights. Presented on the Lincoln Memorial steps – a monument
for the President whom brought down slavery across the nation – he voiced his vision for a future of
equality, stating "this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these
truths to be self–evident, that all men are created equal.'". Countless assassinations attempts were
made after this and included many different Klan organisations across the nation, particularly in the
South. The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, responsible for much resistance in Mississippi
including the 'Freedom Summer Civil Rights workers murders", became the group most involved
with the killing of King, attempting murder in 1964 and 1965 for his work in the South with the
"Southern Christian Leadership Conference"(Appendix 6) and "Freedom Summer". These attempts
were, like previous, unsuccessful, and the two campaigns deemed largely influential for the Civil
Rights

Similarities Between Frost And Nixon
Frost/Nixon
This film managed to accomplish something I thought to be impossible, it made me like Richard
Nixon. It does not excuse his actions, but rather allows to audience to judge Nixon from a different
perspective. We see him not as infamous corrupt politician history, but more of a worthy adversary
for frost and a lonely human being. Somewhere between the money hungry, prideful man,
Frost/Nixon portrays a human being. In fact, both men are seen as flawed individuals. Frost, the
charming, unassuming talk show host sets out to interview the recently disgraced President, Richard
Nixon. His producer, and many, more experienced journalists, try to dissuade him; however, Frost is
quite determined to prove himself and win back his fame. Sheen, who plays David Frost, brilliantly
navigates the nuances of his ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
His longing for fame, his need for admiration, and, most importantly his insecurity and loneliness.
The emphasis on these particular traits allows the film to truly come together. While the Frost/Nixon
interviews have had an amazing impact on history, it is easy to see the more romantic side of the
story. Instead, Frost/Nixon, though it clearly takes the hollywood approach, manages to show the
more brutal side of showbusiness and politics. It links the two as well. Both Frost and Nixon are
both so similar, as seen in their late night phone call. Their need to succeed, to prove to those who
laughed in their face, is the driving force behind everything they do. While, originally, Frost lack of
effort allows Nixon to win in the first 3 of the 4 overall interviews, he later decides that these
interviews could be meaningful. His character journey, and the interview process, is told through the
lense of a documentary. Supporting characters explain the motive behind both Frost and Nixon's
interest in the interview. It adds a historical feel to the movie. Overall, I felt that this movie did a
really good job of adding a human backstory to the

African Americans And The Civil Rights Era Essay
On August 13, 1955 a man named Lamar Smith was shot in the middle of the day by a white man.
Dozens of people watched this murderer gun down Smith, however, the killer was never indicted
because every witness claimed that they witnessed him murdering Smith. There are many cases
similar to Smith's situation, in which the murderer gets away with the crime because of their skin
color. Throughout the Civil Rights Era, African Americans made the greatest sacrifice, protestors
risked their lives trying to achieve equal rights. There are many incidences when white protestors
are targeted by hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. President Lyndon B. Johnson seemed to only use
police brutality when it came to silencing the protestors and King during their movement to end
oppression towards African Americans and to gain equal rights. Students are only taught so much
about the hate crimes that occurred during the Civil Rights Era, this research paper's purpose is to
show readers the hate crimes they were never taught in school. Anyone that was of African
American descent during the Civil Rights Era automatically had a bounty over their head that was
set by white supremacists. There is no limit to the age of, on August 28, 1955 in Money, Mississippi,
Emmett Louis Till was murdered. Till was only 14 years old when he was kidnapped and murdered
by two white men. The reason behind Till's kidnapping was because he was caught flirting with a
white woman three nights before he was found dead.

Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Research Paper
Cause of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Tracing back to the time period of the Triangular Trade, African–Americans were brought to
America as slaves and were treated as the inferiors. Most of them were not granted for the basic
human rights that they deserved. After the Civil Wars, the African– Americans were finally freed
form the identity of slaves, but still treated unequally. During the 1950s and 1960s, the era of the
Civil Rights Movement has occurred, which involved numerous movements that many of the
Africans–Americans participated eagerly. Equal rights, educational opportunities, prohibit
discriminations, and end of the segregations were the main focus of these movements. Civil Rights
Act of 1964 was one of the most important acts that marked the end of the unequal application of
voter registration requirement and racial segregation. The most significant events that led to the
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It created a racial caste system in South America and has completely separated the whites from the
blacks. For example, blacks and whites could not get along in the same railcar, waiting room,
theater, school, and even restaurant. Moreover, the Africans were even rejected for accessing
beaches, swimming pools, parks, picnic areas and hospitals. Jim Crow Laws says, "It shall be
unlawful for a negro and white person to play together or in company with each other in any game
of cards or dice, dominoes or checkers." (Birmingham, Alabama, 1930) And in 1929, Missouri
stated, "Separate free schools shall be established for the education of children of African descent;
and it shall be unlawful for any colored child to attend any white school, or any white child to attend
a colored school." These laws demonstrated how the society has isolated the white and blacks during
the time and how severe the discriminations were at the time. The most significant law that caused
the segregation on the railcar was the law

Andrew Goodman Thesis Statement
Andrew Goodman
Andrew Goodman was a white civil rights activist from the United States murdered by the Ku Klux
Klan at only 20 years old. The KKK murdered Goodman along with the Congress of Racial Equality
activists Mickey Schwermer and James Earl Chaney. ==Youth and Family==
Andrew Goodman was born on November 23, 1943, in Manhattan, New York City's Upper West
Side.Simkin, 2016Linder, 2014Andrew Goodman grew up in a loving, supportive household with
access to the best schools. His parents, Carolyn and Robert Goodman, raised him to be intelligent
and socially aware alongside his two brothers.CORE, 2014
The Goodman family frequently hosted leading liberal thinkers like Zero Mostel, an actor
blacklisted in Hollywood, Martin Popper, the Hollywood Ten's lawyer, and Alger Hiss, later
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He applied and they accepted him for the Freedom Summer campaign registering African–
Americans to vote.Linder, 2014 At the 1964 World Fair, Goodman joined Mickey Schwerner to
protest the attendance of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Now the two men moved to Oxford,
Ohio's Wester College for Women, presently a subsidiary of Miami University, to refine possible
strategies for CORE protestors and to prepare for their work with the Mississippi Summer
Project.CORE, 2014
The men did not know at the time, but the Imperial Wizard of Mississippi's Ku Klux Klan Sam
Bowers ordered the burning of the Mount Zion Methodist Church, a local African–American church
Bowers ordered Klan members to ambush the church during a meeting on June 16, 1964, not long
after a previous visit to meet with Mount Zion church leaders about using the church as a place to
register black voters. Bowers thought Schwerner would be at Mount Zion for the meeting, but he
was still in Ohio.Linder, 2016
==The Murder of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Mickey

mississippi burning trial Essay
The Mississippi Burning Trial" was not for the cold–blooded murders of three young civil rights
workers, but rather for the violation of their civil rights. The federal government wanted to break
Mississippi's "white supremacy" stronghold on the South. "The Mississippi Burning Trial" proved to
be the opportunity to do so. The three branches of the federal government and their various
departments were actively involved in bringing about this civil rights trial in Mississippi and these
activities and personal views are well documented in court records, department records, and the
press.
The federal government's Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman were working
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Violence was their preferred method of dealing with enemies.
The number of violent attacks on black citizens as well as "outsiders" fills volumes of record books.
Michael Schwerner joined forces with SNCC along with his chief aid, James Chaney, a black
Mississippi native. They both had hopes that the federal government would be pushed by their
numbers to increase FBI and federal protection for the students. The third man on their team was
Andrew Goodman. He was a reasonably wealthy, white, 20 year old from Manhattan. Idealistic and
eager to work, Andrew had no clue that his first day in Mississippi would also be his last. On the
night of June 21st in Neshoba County the three young men disappeared after being stopped on a
bogus traffic violation. After discovering their burned out car on the second day of the search, most
everyone knew the three had been murdered. The press followed the search and brought the case to
the nation's attention. Many bodies of murdered civil rights workers and black citizens were
recovered from the backwaters and swamps as federal agents and Navy seamen scoured Neshoba
County. The killers in Neshoba County had made a very grave mistake. They hadn't just murdered
three local "colored boys" this time. The parents of Schwerner and Goodman had money; they had
ties. So much so, that they were given an audience with

Mississippi Burning Film Analysis
91104 Level 2 Connections 2017
Name: Tramain Marunui
Connection
Texts and author/director
Innocence
Hurricane
Eye In The Sky
Mississippi Burning ⇽Introduction⇾
The main connection I am going to look into in further detail is Innocence.
The meaning of Innocence from my opinion is " To not be found guilty of a cause or problem" eg:
Invulnerable.
I will be using four pieces of texts to help me back this up.
The first text is Hurricane directed by Norman Jewison, Hurricane is about a man named Rubin
Carter who's dream is winning the middle weight boxing title but all came to a crash when some
unsuspected murders happend.
The second text is Eye In The Sky directed by Gavin Hood, Eye in The Sky is about the British
army preparing to take out a group of Suicidal Bombers in Nairobi Kenya.
The final text is Mississippi Burning directed by Alan Parker, Mississippi Burning is about a
mystery killing of 3 civil right workers supporting the African American Race.
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Culpability
The first connection I will be explaining is Culpability.
From my opinion Culpability means to be blamed for something they didn't do despite them
pleading innocent from a Law's point of view.
The movie that relates strongly to this is Hurricane, Rubin Hurricane Carter was a Boxing champion
but all went downhill when he was accused of murdering three people at a bar in New Jersey.
An example of how culpability was used was when in the

Mississippi Burning: James Chaney, Agent Ward
Mississippi Burning is an incredibly correct and truthful portrayal of both the white and black
communities reaction to the Freedom Summer murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and
Michael Schwerner. The film also depicted the events that followed the killings such as church
burnings and riots, and the changes that occurred during the civil rights movement.Agent Ward is
the embodiment of the visionary government officials in the Kennedy administration.Ward
demonstrates hope in the cause of justice and he is not willing to give up until the case is solved.
The film also depicts the typical white Mississippian of the 1960's in a way that encompasses the
views of most white people in the South at the time. I found this movie incredibly hard ... Show
I could not really wrap my head around the brutality of the events both the murders and the events
that followed, or the way the nation handled the events. This movie provided an in–depth look at
how the FBI investigation of the case was handled and how the suspects felt no remorse which made
my blood boil. The men who killed James, Michael and Andrew did not even acknowledge that they
had done anything wrong. They acted like they had done America a favor when in reality they are an
ugly part of American history and they case affected us in a way that we are still trying to recover
from today. Focusing on this time period helped me understand that the southerners were, in fact,
people of their time who were accustomed to the policy of segregation. America was at a turning
point in the fight for racial equality which elevated racial tensions in the South that were already
incredibly high. Congress was passing legislations that gave Black Americans fundamental rights as
citizens, especially by enforcing integration, but it was made very clear that the deep south would
not be abiding by those policies. In the height of the civil rights movement, there was a lack of
support for integration which stemmed directly from the deep south. Mississippi Burning is an
accurate representation of the mindset of most people in the South, both black and white. The
audience sees this concept when Mayor Tillman is speaking to Ward and Anderson and says "Fact is,
we got two cultures down here: a white culture and a colored culture. Now, that's the way it always
has been, and that's the way it always will be." Tillman is referring to the changing culture that's
happening in the rest of America, the integration of both cultures. Tillman and the rest of the South
have adopted this mentality where they believe that segregation is the way God

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