Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon is a very controversial president, as to whether he was positive or negative for America. Although he was part of the whole Watergate scandal, i still feel he was a good president. I think this because his whole campaign was about law and order, which many Americans at the time were in search of. Americans wanted a stable environment and Nixon was saying he could give this to them. Nixon also had his foreign policy work where he was the 1st president to have true interactions with China. This led to Nixon opening trade with China, which is still a huge impact on our country today. Also, Nixon had his Civil Rights Work where he signed bills that gave women equal working rights and rights to the same pay as men. By signing these bills Nixon equaled out some professions, giving women the equal rights they deserve. Though people believe that Nixon was a shady and dishonest man because of the whole scandal, he was a beneficial president of our country.

E.R.A

I completely support the ERA and the fact that men and women should be equal in every way. Since women were just supposed to be housewives during that time, people still tend to see women as being housewives, even though times have changed. But this is completely wrong, many women are as hard-working as men. Even today women have less of an income because of their gender. This is completely wrong and should be banned with the ERA.


I believe the campaign for the E.R.A. should be revived. Although now in the 21st century there is equal treatment of both men and women, this amendment should be added to prove that fact and to just be set in stone. Straight to the point so no questions can be asked. Our country is all for equality and freedom so it should be reviewed so that it can be put into place.

Jackie Robinson

Jackie was a very large figure and an inspiration to many African American athletes, but I'm not sure if that makes him the biggest figure in the civil rights movement. But Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, by playing on an interracial team. He made himself stand out by his natural talent at baseball, which he excelled expectations. He went through a lot by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was harassed great amounts, especially when he started traveling with the team. He was harassed because his skin color was not yet acceptable in society. He made people think about equality, because he proved to everyone  the African Americans can do the same things whites can do, such as sports. Jackie didn't focus on the harassment, but instead had pride for his skin color, which made him be respected by others. So Jackie Robinson can be viewed as a respected, important figure in the civil rights movement


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