https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n en-us 2017-02-27 19:35:42 UTC 2023-12-30 03:05:33 UTC hello@padlet.com lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156551061 Was a series of nonviolent demonstrations by African American college students at a segregated lunch counter. They were staged to end racial inequalities in the South. It also led to sit-ins across the U.S.]]> 2017-02-27 20:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156551061 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156551987 Nonviolent direct action campaign organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) against racial segregation. Turning point in the struggle for civil rights because the protest were in the most segregated city.]]> 2017-02-27 20:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156551987 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156553227 Prohibited the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen can participate in a federal election. Was adopted to respond to policies that were made in Southern States that limited political participation of African Americans. ]]> 2017-02-27 20:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156553227 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156555079 He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His death sparked riots and looting in urban areas throughout the nation. It also brought the idealistic phase of civil rights to a close.]]> 2017-02-27 20:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156555079 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156555907 President Harry Truman ordered to desegregate the United States Armed Forces. It was important because it required military to provide equal opportunities for all citizens. Eventually led to the end of segregation in the services.]]> 2017-02-27 20:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156555907 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156556729 Allowed Congress to eliminate slavery by constitutional amendment. John Quincy Adams was the main vocalist on abolishing slavery which led to a domino effect. ]]> 2017-02-27 20:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156556729 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156557509 He was brutally murdered because he reportly flirted with a white woman. The woman's husband and one of his friends murdered Emmett Till. His murder sparked civil rights movement. He got a court date however there was an all white jury and the murders were found not guilty. ]]> 2017-02-27 20:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156557509 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156894109 A segregated central high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Started with the 1954 case of Brown vs The Board of Education which made laws that separated blacks and whites in public schools unconstitutional. The little rock crisis was when 9 African American students enrolled at Central High School this then caused a full blown riot to erupt. Which made Eisenhower put army paratroopers to make sure the 9 student no longer received violent disturbances. ]]> 2017-02-28 23:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156894109 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156898061 He was Jailed because of the Birmigham campaign. He among others were sent to jail because the were protesting the treatment of blacks. While in jail he sent a letter which would later be called "Letter from Birmingham Jail."]]> 2017-03-01 00:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156898061 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156898399 It was written by MLK and was written to pastoral colleagues. The letter defend the nonviolent resistance to racism. The letter brought MLK national attention. ]]> 2017-03-01 00:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156898399 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156899233 There were controversial decisions that were about state laws that restricted abortion with a 7 to 2 majority. This case sprawled lots of opposition and called for amendments that would eliminate legal abortions.]]> 2017-03-01 00:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156899233 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156900155 It was the first law to guarantee full voting rights of Americans. It authorized use of federal voting registrars, prevented states from changing election laws without clearance. Lastly it also suspended literacy test which were given to see if a person could read and write in order to give them qualifications to vote]]> 2017-03-01 00:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156900155 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156901001 Otherwise known as the EEOC it eliminated discrimination in employment. It investigated instances of discrimination in the workplace and ensured equality for all.]]> 2017-03-01 00:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156901001 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156901586 Gave national rigts to all citizens regardless of their race. It also addressed rights concerning citizenship, equal protection of laws, and issues concerning former slaves after the civil war.]]> 2017-03-01 00:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156901586 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156902201 He was the first African American to play for Major League Baseball. He was an outstanding athlete, he received scholarships. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. ]]> 2017-03-01 01:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156902201 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156902622 Winconsin's school attendance law was unconstitutional to the Amish because it violated free exercise of religion. The case was three Amish fathers who refused to enroll their children into school. This conflicted with the states law of attendance in school till the age of 16. The court ruled that the law was not applicable to the Amish. ]]> 2017-03-01 01:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/156902622 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157013886 This amendment granted African American men the right to vote. This was important because they had never had this privilege so it was a huge marking point in history. ]]> 2017-03-01 14:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157013886 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157015185 She was a civil rights activist who was arrested when she refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a bus. This action sparked the Civil Rights movement. ]]> 2017-03-01 14:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157015185 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157016088 This was series of organized interstate bus rides where 16 black and white Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) members would ride the bus together. This was used to directly oppose the discriminating Jim Crow laws in the south. ]]> 2017-03-01 14:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157016088 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157017562 Over 250,000 demonstrators protested in front of the nations capital to protest for civil rights. MLK speech "I Have a Dream" was given there and pressured JFK to create a strong federal civil rights bill. ]]> 2017-03-01 14:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157017562 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157018913 This addressed several important civil rights issues which was created by JFK in response to the March on Washington. This act prohibited discrimination based on race,color,religion,or national origin in public places and as employment discrimination. ]]> 2017-03-01 14:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157018913 lauren_holguin_695 https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157020114 Also known as the Fair Housing Act. The act was designed to prohibit discrimination in the sale,rental,advertising,and financing of housing. ]]> 2017-03-01 14:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_holguin_695/1owo6pgdi23n/wish/157020114