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Who was Martin Luther King Jr. and what were his contributions to the Civil Rights movement?

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Who was Martin Luther King Jr. and what were his contributions to the Civil Rights movement?

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the civil rights movement.   He organized a march on Washington, D.C.  In August 1963, 250,000 people gathered in the city.  The march ended with King’s powerful “I Have a Dream” speech.  The march led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination in public places, education, workplaces, and voter registration.   It also banned discrimination based on race, religion, or gender.

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Describe the Floridians that served in WWII. 

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Describe the Floridians that served in WWII. 

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The Floridians were brave because they fought against the enemy in dangerous situations.  They were leaders because they went above and beyond.  They were skilled because they accomplished many difficult tasks.

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Jacqueline Cochran trained women pilots to deliver aircraft and supplies to troops in Europe.  Cochran fought to get official military rank for the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP.

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Florida helped the war because scientists created a process to dry and preserve oranges to make a powdered drink mix for soldiers.  Also, Florida provided many soldiers with a place to stay (hotels), food to eat (crops), and a place to train.

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This is Charles Kenzie which helped organize the 1956 boy cut.

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This is him about to say his speech in St. Augustine.

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This is Mary McLeod Bethune in Italy.

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Adolf Hitler was Germany's dictator.

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Who was Dr. Robert Hayling and what were his contributions to the Civil rights movement?

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Who was Dr. Robert Hayling and what were his contributions to the Civil rights movement?

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He was an African American dentist  who lived in St. Augustine.

he started organization protest against a restaurant.

Dr. Robert Hayling was an African American dentist who lived in St. Augustine.  In the summer of 1963, he started organizing protests against restaurants and stores that did not treat African Americans fairly.  Soon after people began using civil disobedience  to fight against segregation.  Sixteen young African Americans went to a segregated lunch counter.   They refused to leave the lunch counter until they were served.  The police arrested them, but this made national news.  The news from this protest helped Congress to vote in favor of passing a law to end segregation.

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Who was Charels Kenzie and what were his contributions to the   Civil rights movements?

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Who was Charels Kenzie and what were his contributions to the   Civil rights movements?

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He was an African American who:

helped organize the 1956 boy cut of the bus company.

Charles Kenzie was a local reverend who helped organize the 1956 boycott of the bus company.  For more than seven months, African Americans in Tallahassee did not ride the company’s buses.  The company lost money, but they still kept the buses segregated.  Finally, in 1957, a court said that buses in Florida could not be segregated.  At last, the buses in Tallahassee were integrated and the boycott ended.

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Describe the Capture of Iwa Jima,how was this Important to the War?

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Describe the Capture of Iwa Jima,how was this Important to the War?

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The capture of the island of Iwo Jima was an important win for the United States troops because it was the first land was taken in Japan.

It happened on Feb. 23, 1945, it was after a terrible battle that American soldiers were able to raise the American flag on the island.

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What were sit ins and what was their purpose 

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What were sit ins and what was their purpose 

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Sit ins were another protest method that people who were for civil rights.
Sit ins were a protest method that people who worked for the civil right used.  These people would sit and refuse to leave until they got what they wanted.  Sit-ins occurred at lunch counters of restaurants that were labeled for “whites only”.  They sat down and refused to leave until they were served,  Over time, sit-ins led to many restaurants being integrated.

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The Tallahassee Bus Boycott was a period when blacks refuse to use buses and would walk to there destination .After a year officials altered the law and left blacks sit where they wanted too.
Tallahassee had segregated busses in the early 1950s.  In 1956, after the success of the montgomery bus boycott, two young African Americans refused to give up their bus seats to white passengers.  The women were arrested.  In support of the two women, a local reverend, Charles Kenzie Stelle, helped organize the 1956 boycott of the bus company.  Finally in 1957, a court decided that bussed in Florida could not be segregated.  At last, the bus boycott in Tallahassee were integrated and the boycott ended.

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Explain why armed forces trained in Florida and describe the military bases:

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Explain why armed forces trained in Florida and describe the military bases:

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Warm weather and their was a good place for building military bases and airfeilds and in 1930 their were 170 military bases.
Armed Forces trained in Florida because the weather was warm and there was an abundance of flat land to build bases and airfields.  Florida’s long coastline also made it an ideal place to build naval bases and shipyards.

There were 172 military bases in Florida, the largest being Camp Blanding.  There were up to 40 airfields in Florida being used.

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Who was Leyroy Collin and what were his contributions to the civil rights movement. 

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Who was Leyroy Collin and what were his contributions to the civil rights movement. 

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He was in an office 1955 to 1961.

-helped Florida processes integration.

-Hoped that they can commute would help.

so he encored integration in a speech.

LeRoy Collins was Florida Governor from 1955 to 1961.  He helped Florida’s process of integration.  He setup a statewide multi-racial committee and appointed several African American leaders to it.  In 1960, he encouraged integration in a speech.  Because of this slow but steady progress, the violence around integration that happened in other Southern states didn’t happen as much in Florida.   After he left office, Collins helped get the national Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed.

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What three images and captions do you plan to include?

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What three images and captions do you plan to include?

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1.Linda Brown, on the left and her sister
2. In 1987 Bob Martinez became the first latino governor of  Florida
3.Paula Hawkins,Florida's first female senator was in the office from 1981 to 1987.

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How Did Germany Attack the United States in Florida?Why Did They Attack?

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How Did Germany Attack the United States in Florida?Why Did They Attack?

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The reason that Japan attacked the United States in Florida was because Japan had attacked with a  bomb Pearl Harbor,Hawaii so after the United States bombed Japan back with a nuclear bomb so after congress declared war against Japan and joined the side of the Allies.

Ten weeks after Pearl Harbor, a German sub entered Florida's waters and sank an American ship. Then more than 24 Florida ships were sunk by German subs.

They attacked to sink the naval unit of Florida since it was a huge military base.

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The ADA made it illegal
to discriminate against people with disabilities.
In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities. It also required all public facilities to be accessible to people with disabilities.

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What was the NAACP and how did they fight segragation

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What was the NAACP and how did they fight segragation

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NAACP was an association that worked to fight segregation. The NAACP started campaigns which led segregation  out of schools and later protests ended segregation in Florida.

The NAACP was the National  Association for the Advancement of Colored People.  It worked to end segregation.

The NAACP fought segregation by starting what was called the “Double V” campaign during WWII.  The two “Vs” stood for victory against dictators overseas and victory against racism at home.  The NAACP wanted to bring attention to segregation in hopes of ending it.  They published articles, photos, and drawings in newspapers to promote the campaign.  The NAACP encouraged civil disobedience.

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He was a navy pilot who shot nine planes 90 minutes.
David McCampbell was a Navy pilot from West Palm Beach.  He shot down 9 planes in 90 minutes, setting a new record.  McCampbell received a Medal of Honor and many other awards.  A terminal at the Palm Beach international Airport is named after him.

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Cities in Europe and Asia were destroyed.More people were killed in this war than in any other war.
The war helped some businesses.

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Someone who trained women.

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Whites resist integration because they did not like black and did not want them to have the same rights.

People resisted integration because change can be scary and people were used to the way things were.  Slavery had ended not that long ago, and many  people still thought of African Americans as inferior citizens.

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Explain the various ways that all groups facing discrimination fought against it.

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Explain the various ways that all groups facing discrimination fought against it.

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Groups fought and protested by  running for the office,getting jobs,and writing petitions.
Since the 1960’s, other have sought equal rights too. Protests were organized for improved working conditions, equal pay, and fair treatment.  In 1963, Mexican Americans organized a group to help migrant farm workers.  This group brought higher wages and better working conditions to migrant workers.  In 1966, women organized to gain equal pay.  The National Organization of Women (NOW) forced the government to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made it against the law to discriminate against women in the workplace.

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They started protesting and new laws were being passed.
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, many women protested against discrimination at jobs, schools, and other places.  Soon, the way women were treated began to change.  New laws were passed that made it illegal to discriminate against women.  More women went to colleges and universities.  Women started getting hired for better jobs.  The number of women in government also grew.

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What Were Prisoners of War and What did They Do?

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What Were Prisoners of War and What did They Do?

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They were all put on work camps.What they were forced to was harvest crops such as citrus fruits and made to cut wood can vegetables,and clean streets.

There were about 3,000 German POW kept in Florida. There were also italian.

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Explain how segregation ended in public schools

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Explain how segregation ended in public schools

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Blacks agreed the segregation was not fair. The supreme court Court agreed. They ordered every state to integrate its schools.
Linda Brown and her parents from Kansas wanted Linda to go to school near their house.  However, she was not allowed to go to that school because she was African American.  So Linda and her parents went to the Supreme Court, and the court decided that segregation was not fair.  The courts ordered every state to integrate its schools.

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Nininger  voluntered to help another fighting unit.

Alexander Nininger was a  U.S. Army soldier from Fort Lauderdale.  He was given the Medal of Honor on WWII for taking an enormous risk in battle.  Nininger volunteered to help a unit that was under attack.  He continued fighting until he died in battle.

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The Allied powers won the war.

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The civil rights movement was created to help blacks gain rights that whites have

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In what ways did Women face discrimination?

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In what ways did Women face discrimination?

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Women were protesting because they were being discriminated  at jobs, schools, and other places.
Women also worked had for their equal rights.  Before the 1960’s there were no laws that made discrimination against women illegal.  Discrimination against women prevented many women from getting good jobs.  It also stopped many women from getting elected to government offices.

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Floridians  long coastline made it ideal as a setting to build naval bases shipyards.

WWII helped Florida’s businesses.  Hotels that were once empty were soon filled with troops.  Many Floridians received contracts to grow fruits and vegetables to feed the troops.  This helped florida’s economy. Florida’s produce was worth $100 million.

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Who was James Johnson and what were his contributions to the civil movement.

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Who was James Johnson and what were his contributions to the civil movement.

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He  was  someone that ended the civil war  and a new state construction
-Helps write words and music "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing."

James Weldon Johnson was a teacher and writer who helps the NAACP’s cause.  He wrote many poems, books, and songs that described the lives of African Americans in the early 1900’s.  His song, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” eventually became the official song of the NAACP.

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Refusing to follow the law
considered  unfair order to bring change.

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(Axis Powers)
Italy,Germany,Japan

(Allied Powers)
Great Britain,France,Soviet Union,United States

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Who was Cuban Xavier Suarez? Why is he famous?

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Who was Cuban Xavier Suarez? Why is he famous?

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He was famous because he was the first Cuban to be elected mayor in a major city in the United States.

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Explain why armed forces trained in Florida and described military  bases :

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Explain why armed forces trained in Florida and described military  bases :

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They needed training.

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Civil rights are the rights of every citizen to be treated equally under the law.

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They suffered from descramation.

WWII provided an opportunity for women to work.  As men went off to battle, women took over jobs as farmers, police officers, and hotel clerks.  They also worked in new jobs created by the war, such as shipbuilders and pilots.

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At first,The United States stayed out of war.Then, in 1941,Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.Congress declared war,and the United States joined the side of the Allies.

Adolf Hitler and Germany invaded Poland, beginning WWII.

At first the US only supplied weapons during the war.

Then on Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed an American Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The US declared war on Japan, and soon they were at war with Germany and Italy too.

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The act of bringing the races together and making something open to all people . It is the opposite of segregation.

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Why did many Cubans come  to Florida and what hardships did they face when they arrived?

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Why did many Cubans come  to Florida and what hardships did they face when they arrived?

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Cubans went to the U.S because they could get good jobs and the United States were fighting to stop discrimination.
Cubans came to Florida because they needed to escape conditions in their home country.  For example, in the 1970’s, a group of people in Haiti were being killed for speaking out against the government.  In 1972, the first refugees from Haiti started to arrive in Florida.

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A time when the amount of food and supplies can be limited by the goverment.

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In what ways did Haitians face discrimination?

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In what ways did Haitians face discrimination?

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Haitians couldn't get jobs easily and were being treated unfairly.
Haitians faced discrimination when they immigrated to America because they had difficulty getting jobs.  Some felt they were treated unfairly.  Haitians worked to end discrimination against them.

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During World War II,The Nazis murdered millions of Jewish people and other groups in Europe.

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Who was Dr.Martin Luther  Jr. and what were his contributions to the Civil rights movement?

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Who was Dr.Martin Luther  Jr. and what were his contributions to the Civil rights movement?

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He was an African American who fought  for Civil rights, and he, fought for people not to judge other by their color.
_ He said a speech in St. Augustine.
- He also fought for Civil Rights .
- He for fought for criminal discrimination.

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To refuse to do business with a person, group, company, or country.

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Someone who secretly destroys property or carries out a harmful action against and enemy.

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To volunteer for military service.

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The unfair treatment  of a group or individual.

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A person who rules a country with total authority.

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Who was Mary McLeod Bethune and what were her contributions to the civil war rights movements?

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Who was Mary McLeod Bethune and what were her contributions to the civil war rights movements?

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She was an early leader in the civil rights movements.      -In 1935, she founded the National Council of Negro Women.                                                     -In, 1904 she opened a school in Daytona Beach , Florida.

Mary McLeod Bethune was a young African American girl who had to walk several miles to school and back each day.  She didn’t mind, though, because she knew that getting a good education was very important.  At this time, African Americans were not allowed to go to the same school as whites because of segregation.  Bethune thought that everyone deserved a good education, so she started her own school in for African American girls in 1904.