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Affirmative action is not a discrimination act it is a policy of equal opportunity. It makes everything to everybody equal and fair. It doesn't matter what level of society your in, your race, your gender, your ethnicity and so on. People who oppose affirmative action think it is counterproductive meaning tending to hinder rather than serve one's purpose.

Questions
1. What is affirmative action?

2.What action maximizes the benefits of diversity in all levels of society?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest campaign which started in 1955 in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. It was started because of racial segregation on public transportation. People stopped riding any kind of transportation anywhere, which led to a loss in profits for system. So by the time of Dec. 20, 1956
a court decision said that a segregated bus was unconstitutional.

Questions
1. Why did they boycott?

2.What caused the transportation system to lose profits?

Many blacks wanted to vote but they were scared that they mighty lose there job if they did. Only a few got to register to vote in Madison County. The white registers made sure that most blacks could not vote by putting so many obstacles up for them. The civil rights organization got together to help the blacks get more registrations in, in the mid 1900's. A lot of people tried to help them out.

Questions
1. What were the Freedom Schools for?

2. Why were the blacks afraid to vote?

The first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States was Thurgood Marshall and he was also a American jurist. He was a lawyer before he became a judge best remembered for arguing before the Supreme Court and victory in Brown v. Board of Education. He was the great grandson of a slave and was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1908. Thurgood's original name was Thoroughgood but he shortened it.
Questions
1. Was he an American jurist or a Jamaican Jurist or both?

2.What was Thurgoods real name?

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MAPA was formed in 1960 to elect Mexican American candidates to public office. MAPA first president in the US House Of Representatives was Edward R. Roybal.
They aided Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in labor and political negotiations. In the 1970's MAPA saw more successful campaigns by the Mexican American candidates

Questions
1. When was the MAPA formed?

2.What was the MAPA's means?

Cesar Chavez was a civil rights activist a labor leader and a American farm worker. His work led a lot of improvements for union laborers. His birthday is a national holiday in eight U.S. states. Later on in his life education became his main focus. Cesar Chavez was a vegan.

Questions
1. Where was Cesar Chavez buried?

2.Where is there a portrait of him located at?