Thesis Statements

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Thesis Statements
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• From 1960 up until the mid 1970s, there was a
  plethora of civil rights groups and movements in
  the United States. Prominent among these were the
  African-American and Native American movements.
  Both movements were successful, perhaps too much.
  Although African-Americans gained rights and then
  equality cam about by Affirmative Action, which
  favored minorities over white men.

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• Between the period of time of 1930 to 1975, many
  minority groups in the U.S. made great progress
  toward political and social equality. Not the
  least of these groups were African-Americans and
  Native Americans. Both groups demonstrated their
  extreme unhappiness with the American society as
  it was, protesting peacefully and violently if
  need be.

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• Fair and unfair are words that could be spoken
  about the years from 1960 to 1975. Through these
  years, many ethnic groups fought for political
  and social equality. When many think about this
  issue, two groups stand out the most
  African-Americans and women. These two groups
  have fought all throughout history for their
  equal places in society.

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• American history has been riddled with movements
  by minorities and women to gain civil rights. For
  many years after the abolition of slavery, racial
  prejudices still dominated American culture. The
  Anglo people always felt superior to the
  minorities who shared the land with them. Not
  only were these discriminations local, such as
  the Jim Crow laws, they were also national, such
  as the ruling in Plessey v Ferguson case. In the
  1960s and 1970s, these movements gained renewed
  strength. African Americans, as well as Native
  Americans, stepped to the forefront of the racial
  wars. Many achievements were made by both groups
  in the areas of political power, basic rights,
  and self respect.

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• During the 1930s, the United States faced an
  enormous economic depression known as the Great
  Depression. In response to this, President
  Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the New Deal
  that would provide relief, recovery and reform
  for the American people and economy. Under
  President Lyndon Baines Johnson in the 1960s, the
  welfare programs of FDR were greatly expanded. It
  was during this expansion that created the modern
  American welfare state. The Great Society
  resembles the New Deal in its origins, goals
  and social and political legacy.

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• Through the 1960s and 1970s many races, and
  genders, pushed for equal rights. Whether it be
  in the workplace or on the bus, each group wanted
  fair treatment. Through multiple acts of protest
  and legal bills, they gained their independence
  in modern society. First to scourge through
  Capitol Hill for rights were black citizens.
  After being subjugated to segregation,
  discrimination and degradation of their race,
  they push for their civil rights. Sit-ins, bus
  boycotts and freedom rides were the societal and
  economic strategies to help gain their rights.

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Assignment

• Write a thesis statement on the following
  question
• Discuss how the perception of organized labor
  has changed in America from the period of the
  mid-1800s to the 1960s.