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Theoretical Democracy
(Page 2 of 2) Martin Luther King, Jr. proposed what many regarded as a subversive and revolutionary idea when he declared that an unjust law is no law at all.
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In the Apology, by Plato, Socrates eventually is condemned to death. The state that he lives in charges that he has corrupted the youth by teaching them subversive and revolutionary ideas. |
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Self Feedback: |
Determine by way of discussion how the essay you have written measures up to point-of-view advanced in the excerpt from The Apology. Write your thoughts here
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In 1967 a Black Power Conference in Newark, NJ was one of three held to outline the emerging Black Power ideology.
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Conduct a search on the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and on Stokeley Carmichael and his call for "Black Power" to determine how proponents were asking that democracy be applied to African Americans rather than remain theoretical. |
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For full inclusion into United States history and culture, all citizens in this country will have to consider transcending democracy as theory to ensure that applied democracy becomes reality.
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Log onto the WebBoard and contribute to the discussion on Cultural & Intellectual History |
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