how did miss.king fight discrimination in her life?
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She helped her husband with it all.
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Doing a google or wikipedia search on the topic is a good place to start.  Consider some of the famous advocates, what they did to prove women deserved equal rights, like susan anthony going to jail.  Also see if you can find Sojourner Truth's speech "ain't I a woman?"
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Well, there is no such thing as "reverse discrimination."  Discrimination is discrimination, no matter which race is doing it to which.  If you are personally upset because you feel as though someone is discriminating against you solely based on the color of your skin -- whatever that color might be -- you should speak out against it.  It is not considered a hate crime as long as the manner in which you are speaking out is peaceful, free of hate speech and/or actions, and is geared toward working out a solution instead of propogating a long-standing opposition.
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Rosa Parks- Story of Racism.
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They Are TRYING To Compare APPLES With PINEAPPLES\n\nDr.King Was A Great Man And He Did Great Things For The People In This Country.He Enabled Us To See.\n\nThe Civil Rights Movement Had NOTHING To Do With ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS\n\nThere Is NO DOUBT That The Black Community Suffered GREAT INJUSTICES At The Hand Of A CORRUPT American Government, And WERE TREATED Like SECOND CLASS (Or Worse),And During Those Years When Dr. King Was Still TRYING To Open Our Eyes,The Black Community Was Being Treated DISGRACEFULLY\nIt Is Through His Perseverence And The Regretful Loss Of His Life,That His Memory Has Given This Country The Strength To Overcome Those Indignities\n\nThe Black Community In Our Nation Is Largely Composed Of A People That Were VICIOUSLY STOLEN From Their HOMES And FAMILIES And Brought To This Country AGAINST Their Will, And TREATED Like ANIMALS And PROPERTY,  \n\nILLEGAL ALIENS in America are here only because they are GUILTY of CRIMINAL VIOLATION of our FEDERAL LAWS, Jumping our borders and living in a shadowy underground economy. They are morally culpable for shoving aside those who adhere to the law and enter these United States in orderly and Legal Fashion. \nSince when do criminals and cheaters receive pride of place for the blessings of liberty, over those honestly, earnestly and faithfully seeking to become American citizens? \nThese Issues Would NOT Be In The Forefront At This Time If Immigrants From ALL Nations Took The BASIC STEPS To adhere to the law and enter these United States in orderly and Legal Fashion.\n\nTHERE IS NO INJUSTICE HERE-WHERE IS THE INJUSTICE???\nILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SNEAK Into Our Nation, \nAnd Are Attempting To STEAL THE RIGHTS That Dr. King FOUGHT SO HARD And GAVE HIS LIFE To Get For His Community, \nAnd Then They Have The AUDACITY To COMPARE This To The CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT???\n\nNOONE Held YOU In Chains-\nNOONE Bought Or Sold YOU-\nOr HUNG YOU From A TREE And WHIPPED You-\nYOU NEVER Had To Sit At The Back Of The BUS - \nYOU NEVER WERE DENIED SERVICE At A LUNCH COUNTER- \nOr DENIED The Use Of A RESTROOM-\nOr A WATER FOUNTAIN-\nOr A SCHOOL- \nOr A HOSPITAL-\n\nNOT ONE OF YOU EVER ONCE Had To Experience The INDIGNITY That The Black Community Faced In This Nation\n\nDr. King GAVE HIS LIFE So That People In This Nation Would ACCEPT OTHERS And Learn To Look Beyond The COLOR Of A Person(NOT To Be RACIST)\n\nYOU STOLE Your Way Into This Nation To Get UNLIMITED,FREE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, And WELFARE Benefits Out Of The POCKETS Of Hardworking American Citizens(BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, ITALIAN, POLISH, Need I Say MORE???)\n\nThe Black Community NEVER HAD The BENEFITS That ILLEGAL Immigrants Are Taking(STEALING)For Granted\n\nThe ILLEGAL Immigrants Were NOT Peacefully Protesting, As  Dr.King Would Have Surely Condoned -  They WERE Of A MOB Mentality And They WERE DEFACING OUR UNITED STATES FLAG.\n\nI NEVER Heard Of ONE Instance Where Dr. King Or ANY Of His People DEFACED Or DESTROYED An American Flag - \nHIS People Protested PEACEFULLY And Were Subject To Even MORE Indignity.\n\n He Was PROUD To Be An American And SET ONE Of The Standards That We Live By As American Citizens Today\n\nThere Is NOT ONE AMONGST Them That Can Even Begin To TRY To \nCompare Himself To The Caliber Of The Man That Dr. King Represented As An AMERICAN CITIZEN\n\nTo Grant ILLEGAL Aliens AMNESTY Would UNDERMINE All The Immigrants That Took The RIGHT Steps To Become Citizens  \n\nAnd I Believe That Dr. King Would Be OUTRAGED At The THOUGHT Of Comparing THIS Issue With HIS EFFORTS To This Nation During HIS Civil Rights Movement \nAnd Im Concerned That The ENTIRE BLACK COMMUNITY In This Country Isnt Feeling OUTRAGED As Well\n\nI Know I Am\n\nGo Back To YOUR COUNTRY \nAnd Start Your OWN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT\nYOU WANT RIGHTS??Petition YOUR Government-\nYOU WANT CIVIL RIGHTS???\nDont STEAL Them From AMERICAN CITIZENS\nBe COURAGEOUS, And STRONG And FIGHT YOUR Government\n\nLike Dr. King Did\n\nAMNESTY Would Surely SHATTER The DREAM\n\n\nP
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Provided you know her credentials inside and out {in other words, you know for ironclad fact that you are the 'better scholar'}, it would seem that they did use some bigotry to decide.\n\nHowever, what was the project on?  It might be that the woman is simply more inherently equipped to handle the topic.  Perhaps she had something unique and special that, while remaining off a resume, really did give her a deserved boost above you.\n\nDon't be hasty to judge; on the other hand, my sympathies.
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I would define discrimination as denying rights or privelages to a person or persons based soley on their physical, social, or economic status in society.
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Despite the best efforts of the civil rights administration you are still going to run into idiots like Dan! and uck_me_say. There is little you can do without proof. I know what you mean as I was once a computer analyst. I wrote an entire ATM system for a bank back in the 80's and was solely responsible for the successful implementation of the system. With these credentials and more = including published articles on my field in leading industry magazines I didn't get hired for this one bank. From the guys energy I knew he was not about to hire any person of color. \n\nI just hung in there and I got hired at some place else. Later that same moron regretted he didn't hire me when the bank that did hire acquired his bank and I became his boss. \n\nLook at it this way. God is going to take care of you and God is bigger than bigotry. Look for your opportunities as coming from God. The door is open in front of you if you just keep knocking. It is tough for people of all colors right now.\n\nPay no attention to the venom in the other answers. Hatred is its own condemnation.
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That is so admirable that you were able to persevere in that situation.  I would like to thank you for fighting racism in the most productive way possible.\n\nI am white, but I too have experienced racism.  My best friend is black, and many people assumed that we were dating.  There were many people who would not talk to me or even look at me- mostly black women and white men.\n\nAnother time, I asked my neighbor (black) to turn down his music because we could not hear the TV in our own apartment.  One of the guys came out and called me a "white c*nt" and said that if he were listening to country I would not mind the music and several other mean and disrespectful things.  He had me cornered and I was not able to get away.  As soon as I got into my apartment and locked the door, I started crying.  I cried a little because of fear, a little out of anger, but mostly because of the extreme display of how much hatred one person can show to another with the smallest provocation.\n\nRacism is an ugly thing.  I think that it weakens our country more than terrorism ever could.  It's like a virus from the inside whereas terrorism is like an attack from the outside.  I long for the day when we all call ourselves Americans instead of black, white, or whatever.
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her coach was billie jean king.
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Start making her pay for her own share.There is no reason why she cannot support herself,since she is obviously employed by the job you got her and her other job.As for her getting mad,make a tally sheet of what she has cost you in car stuff,meals,groceries etc and if she starts getting snarky about it, hand her the list and tell her she either pays up or shuts up.I know it's tough, but she is walking all over you and you need to put a stop to it.As for the job, either talk to HR or your boss.I know it's tough to do, believe me, but things will be better in the long run.And if there are still job issues, worse case scenario:talk to a lawyer about discrimination.Good luck!
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First and don't take this in the wrong way, but you have a lot of pent up anger that you really need to speak to someone about.\n\nNow for my comment, in many countries outside of the U.S. women are treated like dirt, especially in many mid eastern countries.\n\nWhat is not fair in the US, is women can open wear male clothing (which they do) and no one bats an eye.  But a man in a skirt or dress?  Society dictates that is not 'normal' behavior and the man then needs to see someone.\n\nFYI, in your line five above, I went to a job interview once and they told me that they were looking for a woman to fill the job.  I wonder how they would have reacted if I showed up later on all dressed up.\n\nSociety still has a long ways to go towards acceptance of all who fit within the transgender umbrella. Discrimination is around us and strikes at all of us from different angles.  Only through education can this obstacle be eliminated.
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Many things in Government seem to be a true Catch 22 when you are working for them.  For discrimination in the Work Place you have the Labor Board in your area also the American Civil Liberties Union will look into cases such as discrimination.  To do anything in Government may however result in your cutting your throat,(so to speak), should you follow through with a complaint.  Good Luck.
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and you call ME special needs! thats rich.\nhow do i deal with discrimination? kick em in the nads.
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The media is focused on this issue as a civil rights movement.  I just can't see it and yes I think the media is trying to confuse, or distract us.  With the African American movement, the protests were about making the playing field equal.  But they protested for the right to do everything, they even fought to be seen as equals in patriotism, outshining alot of the majority.  The illegals are disrespectful, demanding and trying to threaten our economy so we'll give in to them.  I think if you're going to protest in America you should at least write your sign in English.  Don't worry though, I think the media may be switching sides.  At least they are here.  Last night they praised an immigrant that fired all of her services that employed mexicans because she didn't know how to tell which ones were legal.  She fought hard to become a citizen and she didn't think anyone should demand special treatment.
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Malcolm X, like M.L. King, Jr., became, even at the time, a historic figure.  It isn't to say they WERE the civil rights movement (the amount of people who propped them up and helped them throughout is still uncounted) but they did, for better or for worst, assume top positions in blacks' struggles.  Seeing as to how blacks were becoming aware of how unjust their condition was and learning of solutions to their problems, an example had to be set so that anyone who felt they could affect positive change would think twice.  And what better way, pray tell, of doing so than assassinating those who are most representative, for whatever reason, of a movement such as that for black civil rights?\n\nAfter both King and X were gone, blacks' civil rights suffered, in the following decades, successive roll-backs, culminating in Clinton's welfare "reform" and, of course, the lovely images of poverty and despair resulting from the devastation wrought by Katrina.  As one might reckon from the deaths of King and X and their substitution, so to speak, by the very incompetent Sharpton and Jackson, 1955-1965's conquests are fast becoming lip-service episodes from a not-too-distant past.
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What hinders civil rights these days is the bastardized expectations of what civil rights really means these days.\n\nLiberal minority leaders subscribe to the idea that affirmative action is needed to equalize the injustice done to various minority groups throughout our history.\n\nConservative minority leaders subscribe to the idea that the opportunity is here, people just need to reach out and take advantage of it.\n\nHere are my thoughts. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed, etc. This means that if you can put yourself into one of these classifications, you cannot be discriminated against. Many people today think that the Act protects minorities from the majority.\n\nNothing could be further from the truth. If you are black (I refuse to use the term African-American) or white or brown or yellow, you are protected from discrimination based on race. If you can show you are a male or a female, you are protected from discrimination based on sex. If you are Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Baptist or a Satanist, you are protected from discrimination based on religion.\n\nThis means that a black person cannot be given preference over a white person for a job or college admission anymore than a white person can be given preference over a black person. It really is just that simple. The introduction of affirmative action bastardizes the meaning and intent of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\n\nAnd, by the way, here is why I refuse to use the term African-American. The basis of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s was to show that we are all basically the same. We are all men, and we are all women - regardless of the color of your skin. We are all Americans. Yet, today, many INSIST on being called African-American or Mexican-American or Arab-American sending out the message, "Hey! We ARE different!"\n\nI say we are NOT all different. We are all Americans. My family consists of me (white), my wife (black and Indian) and my two boys (a little bit of everything). We stress to our boys that all are equal and should be treated with dignity and respect. We show them that everything they want can be theirs with planning, hard work and sacrifice. We teach them that no one owes them anything except themselves.\n\nRemember Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech ... color of skin ... content of character ... Think about it.