https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6 Made with mirth en-us 2023-02-03 14:23:16 UTC 2025-10-24 22:56:24 UTC hello@padlet.com taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467689412 On July 26 of 1948, President Harry Truman signed an Executive Order (9981) that would ban all segregation in the armed forces. During the presidential term of FDR, African-American residents in the United States were granted accessibility to the workforce. While the people of color were allowed in the military and other jobs, still, they were discriminated and segregated. This event is important because it was one of the beginnings to the Civil Rights Movement. This act inspired future events and organizations.]]> 2023-02-03 14:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467689412 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467690726 Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) because he wanted his 8 year old daughter to attend an all-white school and for her to have an opportunity for equal education. This event is important to the Civil Rights Movement because it proved to African-Americans that their children could have equal opportunities as white children.]]> 2023-02-03 14:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467690726 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467712088 Rosa Parks, an African American woman, had refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus to a white man. After this incident, police were called, and she was arrested in violation of segregation laws in Montgomery. This led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks was later named the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement".]]> 2023-02-03 15:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467712088 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467713465 The Montgomery Bus Boycott was caused by an infliction caused by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery. Local black leaders decided to come together and organize a boycott against the bus system. This continued for a year. The Supreme Court finally issued that segregating the bus was "unconstitutional".]]> 2023-02-03 15:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467713465 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467715595 Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspirational figure. He became the spokesman of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. With his peaceful and non-violent protests, Dr King became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. ]]> 2023-02-03 15:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467715595 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467717141 9 students of color were sent to an all white public high school, Central High School. Governor Orval Faubus was not in favor of this desegregation. The issue of black students in a white school reached the attention of President Truman. Truman sent national protection to this school in order to ensure that these 9 students would be safe while attending school. ]]> 2023-02-03 15:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467717141 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467718273 Ruby Bridges was the first elementary school student to desegregate. At only six years old, she attended William Frantz Elementary School. This event is important to the Civil Rights Movement because this paved the way for future black students and advocates.]]> 2023-02-03 15:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467718273 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467719804 The famous "I Have a Dream" speech was a very important point in the Civil Rights Movement. Advocate and speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave this speech in a peaceful protest. Explaining that he dreamed of a day where his children and future generations could feel safe in their homes. A world of which people were not judged based on their skin color, but for their actions and behavior. Only one day after this speech was given, Dr. King was shot and killed.]]> 2023-02-03 15:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467719804 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467720723 The bombing in Birmingham took place at a Baptist Church on 16th Street in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15th of 1963. 4 people were killed, and 22 injured. ]]> 2023-02-03 15:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467720723 taylorwaterman2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467722358 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. This act outlawed discrimination in voting. This included the Literacy tests, Jim Crow Laws, and Intimidation.]]> 2023-02-03 15:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/24zljlcz1mnxdxk6/wish/2467722358