Black stuff by Lyric Forbes-Middleton https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2022-05-04 17:28:55 UTC 2025-11-17 17:27:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Rocky Jones fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2170337212 Rocky Jones and his then-wife, Joan, were instrumental in the founding of Kwacha House, an interracial club where individuals could discuss discrimination and discover solutions.]]> 2022-05-04 17:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2170337212 Viola Desmond fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2170370239 Viola Desmond directly fought segregation in Canada by refusing to change seats and defending her sentence in court. She was far from the first Black lady in Canada to fight prejudice.]]> 2022-05-04 18:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2170370239 Universal Declaration of Human fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2171546746 The UDHR was enacted by the newly formed United Nations on December 10, 1948, in reaction to the barbaric deeds that shocked humanity's conscience during WWII. Its adoption acknowledged that human rights are the bedrock of freedom, justice, and peace.


]]> 2022-05-05 14:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2171546746 Africville fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2171567498 Discrimination and poverty, however, posed numerous obstacles for the Africville population. Many facilities that ordinary Haligonians take for granted, such as sewage, clean water, and rubbish disposal, were withheld by the City of Halifax. 
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 put an end to ambitions to transform Africville into an industrial zone. Much of Halifax's North End was destroyed, and Africville was devastated. A global relief effort raised millions of dollars for the city's reconstruction, however none of the funds were used to rebuild Africville.]]> 2022-05-05 14:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2171567498 Ten Universal Declaration of human rights fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172804384  1. All human beings are free and equal 
 2. No discrimination 
 3. Right to life 
 4. No slavery 
 5. No torture and inhuman treatment 
 6. Same right to use law 
 7. Equal before the law 
 8. Right to treated fair by court 
 9. No unfair detainment 
 10. Right to trial ]]> 2022-05-06 12:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172804384 The role of churching in a black community fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172827759 Though primarily places of worship, African American churches have historically played an important role in their communities, providing services such as job training programs and insurance cooperatives, and many of its pastors have pushed for racial equality.]]> 2022-05-06 12:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172827759 Levi Coffin and Catherine fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172864767 Levi Coffin and his wife Catherine are thought to have helped over 3,000 slaves escape over the course of several years. As a result, Levi is frequently referred to as the Underground Railroad's president.]]> 2022-05-06 13:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172864767 Your thoughts fmlv499998 https://padlet.com/fmlv499998/Bookmarks/wish/2172868176 I learned that not just black people were trying to end slavery, some white people helped.

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