civil rights padlet by brayden Enos

important people

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:44:02 UTC

events

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:44:51 UTC

laws and court

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:45:09 UTC

Little rock 9

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:45:45 UTC

They were a group os students that were taught in white schools to breakdown segregation. They were treated terribly for trying to learn but they were supported by the government and ensured their safety. This was to put effort towards ending segregation making them a key piece to the end of segregation

Sit in movement

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:46:07 UTC

This was a movement that was a type of peaceful protest where African Americans would sit in on white only places. people who supported this cause also helped out by sitting with them. many people were displeased with these protests but it was to make a statement.

Peaceful protest

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:46:44 UTC

Peaceful protests were done without any violence if they were hit they wouldn't hit back. Many protests during this time were peaceful yet these were also effective it showed they wanted to co-exist, not fight tooth and nail. these protests had such an effect this was MLK's main way of doing his protests which were a very strong in getting his word out.

Martin Luther King (MLK)

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:48:09 UTC

MLK was an activist who advocated for African American rights. He hosted and supported many protests and marches. He was most known for his March on Washington though later he was assassinated.

Montgomery bus boycott

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:48:33 UTC

The Montgomery boycott was people not supporting a bus that had segregated their passengers. This boycott had involvement from Rosa Parks who helped fight this bus company for equal seating. This boycott lasted a year when the bus had lost this ability due to Alabama due to the segregation laws they had being unconstitutional.

Birmingham

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:50:00 UTC

It was a series of peaceful protests that had many endings and many beginnings. These were massive amounts of peaceful protests in this city for civil rights. From Birmingham came one of MLK's most important letters from a jail.

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

benos2 — 2025-05-06 13:51:08 UTC

JFK was the 35th president for The United States of America. He was a ey part into letting civil rights ring through and ensure rights for African American people. In his time of when he was going to sign the bill he was assassinated in which his successor finished what he started and gave them their rights.

Rosa Parks

benos2 — 2025-05-08 12:51:00 UTC

She was an activist in the civil rights movement. She was known for not giving up her bus seat for white a passenger and wouldn't go to the back of the bus. She was seen as a major icon in the civil rights communities.

Freedom Riders

benos2 — 2025-05-08 12:55:54 UTC

They were a group of people who would ride around in buses advocating for equal rights in segregated southern communities. They had their mission it was very difficult for them to get it across. The reason why is they were attacked and imprisoned on their freedom ride.

Bloody Sunday

benos2 — 2025-05-08 12:57:10 UTC

It was a peaceful protest that turned violent as the police who were watching them stopped them with force. People were getting beaten for trying to protest their rights. There were many marches for their rights but it lead to changes that helped to further efforts for better civil rights.

MLK's March on Washington

benos2 — 2025-05-08 12:58:56 UTC

The March on Washington was a very big moment in civil rights and history. This is where MLK said his famous I have a dream speech, that speech lead to the freedom of segregation and helped relieve it. This was a huge event and what it led was how and why it all accumulated to this talk for equal rights.

Brown V Board of education (Boe)

benos2 — 2025-05-08 12:59:57 UTC

It was a court case that was filed for better education equality by the brown family against the board over education. The way it was solved was this was considered a breach of the 14th amendment because it was supposed to be equality meaning equal protection for all. This would help create a better school system with an integrated staff.

Voting rights act

benos2 — 2025-05-08 13:02:09 UTC

This act was done to stop discrimination in voting polls so allowing equal voting rights. There could be no discrimination in the polls so people couldn't stop certain groups of people from voting. This was done to ensure equal voting among people.

Heart of Atlanta motel case

benos2 — 2025-05-08 13:03:48 UTC

This court case was over the fact this hotel was discriminating and that was prohibited by law at this point. So the company that owned the motel tried to fight it in court. They lost the fight because they had violated another law so they couldn't claim their defense.

24th Amendment

benos2 — 2025-05-08 13:06:24 UTC

The signing of the 24th amendment was to be put into action thanks to JFK prior to his assassination. This amendment would ensure the rights of African Americans and give them the equality they wanted. This amendment was signed in by Lyndon B. Johnson after JFK's assassination.

Loving V. Virginia

benos2 — 2025-05-08 13:10:38 UTC

This case surrounded an interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving. This couple lived in Virginia where their marriage they had was considered illegal because it was violating a law that was in place in the 1920's. Because of this law they were told to leave Virginia or be put in prison for violating that law so they left and tried to appeal to the supreme court of Virginia after a while they did and helped end a racist act against interracial couples.