Civilrights Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Naomi Ben-Ami, a brilliant Israeli-Palestinian lawyer with a past marked by strict upbringing and the challenges of being a refugee, has built a life of prestige and intellect in New York City-but three years at a top law firm have left her disillusioned, defending the guilty and questioning her purpose. Sanaa Santiago, a striking Afro-Puerto Rican physicist and activist, channels the heartbreak of her brother's tragic death into running a company that brings technology and justice to underserved communities. When Naomi and Sanaa cross paths at a civil rights protest for refugees, their worlds collide, sparking a connection that challenges everything Naomi thought she wanted, and everything Sanaa has fought to protect. As passion, purpose, and past wounds intertwine, both women must decide whether love can thrive amid ambition, justice, and the ghosts that follow them.

America, 2031. The states have used the lesser known "national convention" path to pass the 28th Amendment: reparations for Black Americans. Thirty-nine states voted in favor of "two-eight", as it's generally called; eleven refused to ratify, mostly former Confederate members. Ensuing legislation provided Black Americans with subsidized mortgages (H.R.4021 - "The Blue Line Act"), monetary compensation for time served on lesser drug offenses (H.R.4028 - "The Freedom Act"), and most controversially, the ability to seek damages in state and local courts for documented instances of past racial violence (H.R.4032 - "Truth and Reconciliation Act"). Pursuant to H.R.4032 ("The Truth and Reconciliation Act"), Congress creates a department tasked with building markers and monuments to commemorate documented discrimination and acts of violence against Black Americans, North and South. These federally supported committees include historians empowered to scour local archives and previously recorded history to accurately report and locate acts of past discrimination. Their popularity is high in states who ratified the amendment, abysmal in those states who refused. After several riots and one high-profile killing, U.S. Marshalls are attached to every "truth teller" commission that enters a state who refused to ratify. Local resentment remains, and many markers and monument are defaced once constructed. But when a federal commission sends a two-person team to a rural Indiana community to commemorate a 1951 segregation murder, the integrity of this public confession is tested. While documenting one murder, the historians uncover a crime at the molten core of the reparations movement. And when the wrongdoings implicate not just the residents, but the State's Constitutional Delegate, a choice will be made on how much one community will sacrifice to redeem the past.

The Atlanta Ripper terrorized the streets of the Southern metropolis from 1908 to 1912, and his final victim count is hotly debated. Although these killings took place shortly after those of Jack the Ripper, the Atlanta Ripper received considerably less attention than his counterpart in London. This work of historical fiction explores the facts and context surrounding this century-old cold case. Check out the full audiovisual experience on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hEiMESbyX3g

**In the Jim Crow South, two star-crossed lovers will change the trajectory of their nation's history forever.** Harriet is clearing out her grandmother's attic when she uncovers the truth: a love story marked by scandal, desperation, and a nation torn between a troubled past and a hopeful future. Harriet learns that at the heart of a great American victory is her family. Marked by legacy, this whirlwind romance proves that love isn't always black and white - and that changing the world comes at a cost. - ** ONC 2023, PROMPT #7

Chiaroscuro: from chiaro 'clear, bright' (from Latin clarus ) + oscuro 'dark, obscure' (from Latin obscurus ) As we wait in this dark world, where little black boys never gain the chance to become men and women have no rights over their bodies ... Is it not true that only the still eternity seems to glow?

Wrote for School Eisteddfod. Title kind of describes it I guess.

Again, uncreative title. I take requests to an extent. I will stay away from any smut. All genres, specialities, genders, colors are welcome to be written about. Message me an idea an I will get on it.

In 1960's Hollywood, a young aspiring artist feels she's got a bright future. But after her fiance leaves her, she finds herself in a deep pit while both racial and gender barriers have gotten more difficult to get through. With the help of a cynical comedian, she might be able to find the strength to break those barriers, and become the great artist she knows she is.

The Doctor and Martha visit an art gallery but he spots something unusual in one of the photographs. And where has Martha disappeared to? Can The Doctor and Martha save themselves and the victims of the transatlantic slave trade?

I decided to write these poems after the murder of George Floyd. Some of them have stuff to do with racism & privilege, while others are more about my thoughts and me. I talk about my own privilege, asexuality, and other passions of mine. Enjoy!!

Twitter has Declared War on FreeSpeech, Humanity, HumanRights, the Constitution, & will now BAN your HumanRights & Constitutionally protected Rights of FreeSpeech on their platform on the topic of Vaccines, Covid19, & Coronavirus. This is an egregious Crime Against Humanity & must be ruled unconstitutional & against CilvilRights & HumanRights as they are Clear Violations of such.

This is not a hate book, or a racist book at all. This is just life from the a black teenage girl during these troubling times. These are my thoughts, opinions; as a cautionary tale please delete the book if you are easily offended.

Saturn is a teenage girl from outer space trying to find her place in this universe. coming to earth, she must figure out how to be a human and fight for all humans and aliens to live in harmony. i want to let all my readers know that spacebound doesn't really have a set schedule, its just whenever I feel like spitting out or editing a new part, so it may be a couple days or a week or so. if yall miss me, tell me so I can keep writing for yall.

Rain is a mixed mind who makes her way to be a singer and to fight for mixed mind rights

"James Reeb became nationally known as a rightful martyr to the Civil Rights Movement when he made the ultimate sacrifice answering Dr Martin Luther King Jr. 's call for clergy in the revolutionary march from Selma to Montgomery. Shortly after his spring 1965 march, the social rights leader hailed Reeb a friend, an ally, but above all "a shining example of manhood at its best." James Reeb was a renowned religious instructor priding himself in uplifting impoverished black communities. Despite my paper being months old from the last school year, this is the right time to share to America and the world about one of the most influential civil rights leaders who paid the ultimate sacrifice to the cause.