Civil Rights Movement by Anna Oikonomou

4.b. "I Have A Dream Foundation"

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-12 10:21:29 UTC

3.d. The "I Have a Dream" Song, by Common ft. Will.I.Am. (2007)

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-13 17:21:07 UTC

soundtrack from "FREEDOM WRITERS"

3.b. "Freedom Writers" The Movie Outside the Box

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-13 17:28:00 UTC

1. The"FREEDOM RIDERS" Movement (1961)

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-13 17:42:13 UTC

From May until November 1961, more than 400 diverse and committed Americans rode south together on buses and trains, putting their bodies and freedom on the line to challenge the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial injustice and inequality in public transportation. The Freedom Rides changed the Civil Rights Movement and demonstrated the power of individual action to change the nation.

3.c. "The Freedom Writers Foundation"

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-14 15:34:17 UTC

3.e. "The Freedom Writers Diary" Book (2004)

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-14 15:36:38 UTC

Nick "Trane" Detsis

2014-05-15 07:23:08 UTC

Since coloured people appeared in this world they were victims of racial discrimination just because their different skin colour. Since Martin Luther King's speech no one had given a speech like his. No one had the courage to express his/her opinion about coloured people in public. This speech was just the start of a small riot to begin and these people will be as the other ones independent their skin colour. Every single person has the right to live free from the time of his birth.

Panagiotis Kedikogloy

2014-05-15 07:33:16 UTC

The most impressing thing with Martin Luther King is that he showed so much faith in this movement and i believe that this is the main reason that it actually suceeded . Furthermore , i think that he could be an excellent role-model for children nowadays because he is an example of acoomplishing the impossible and that is the best way to succeed .

Martha Athanasiadou

2014-05-16 14:42:23 UTC

The Civil Rights Movement was a mass movement for racial equality that took place in the USA in the 1950s. Until then, despite the abolition of slavery, racial discrimination and inequality persisted in the country. African-Americans were excluded from voting and lacked equal employment opportunities. Furthermore, they were segregated in most areas of daily life such as workplace, schools and public transport and were denied access in facilities like hotels and restaurants. The Civil Rights Movement was a non-violent protest promoting full rights for black Americans. Its leader was Martin Luther King, a Baptist minister, who believed in non-violent change and fought against racial discrimination. He organised a mass march in Washington in 1963 and in his famous ''I have a dream'' speech, called for equality for all people. His action, along with the contribution of other African-Americans, obliged the enforcement of laws against racial discrimination.

In 1964, President Johnson signed up the Civil Rights Act that ended racial segregation and one year later he ended unfair voting requirements, giving black Americans full right to vote. The Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King's struggle has led to significant legal and social change in the USA and has proved that violence is not necessary when fighting for something as fair and indisputable as equality for all people, regardless of their race and skin colour. MLK's ''dream'' has been a step in the right direction with regards to making world a better place for everybody.

Aggeliki Daskalopoulou

2014-05-19 16:44:18 UTC

Freedom and equality are the most important aspects of human life. Everyone should be treated like an equal. Measures should be implemented in order to protect people from discrimination. A lot of civil rights movements have taken place, particularly in defense of peace. The most sensational was the one that Martin Luther King led, speaking and fighting for the equal rights between the coloured "slaves" and the white Americans.

As I was listening to his speech, I shuddered with the phrase: "I have a dream that one day my four children wiil live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character."

Panagiota Evmorfiadou

2014-05-19 18:01:45 UTC

"I have a dream" is the distinctive phrase that Martin Luther King said in 1963. This man startd the Civil Rights Movement which was about colored people rights. In that period of time, colored people lived in slavery, famine, absence of freedom, poverty and, generally speaking, in inferiority. Martin Luther King was against the racist discrimination and he wanted for the colored people to have rights and freedom. He wanted for his people's children to live without fear, with education, with a promising future ahead and, most importantly, with hope!

When I first heard this speech, I was surprised by the strength and the confidence with which that man addressed all his colored audience that day.

I support and strongly believe that everyone should enjoy the right to live with honor and equality!

4.a."A Class Divided" Film (1968)

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-20 13:58:31 UTC

4.c. "School Segregation is Back" Article (2014)

anna1oikonomou — 2014-05-20 14:00:13 UTC

George Kazilis

pked — 2014-05-21 18:55:25 UTC

While I was watching the video I was fe

2. The "I HAVE A DREAM" Speech (1963)

anna1oikonomou — 2014-06-08 16:44:40 UTC

3.a."Freedom Writers" Movie Clips

anna1oikonomou — 2014-06-08 17:06:27 UTC

That's how a holocaust happens ..

"SELMA" Film (2015)

anna1oikonomou — 2015-02-09 19:31:37 UTC

watch the newly released 'Selma'. It should be incredibly thought provoking and will hopefully demonstrate the power of individual action in politics.

Synopsis:
"The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history."