https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820 Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2022-05-03 17:52:13 UTC 2025-11-02 07:56:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2168761793 This court case lasted around 2 years from December 9, 1952-May 17th, 1954. This court case proved that segregation in public schools violated the constitution. This helped open the door for many other civil rights arguments. ]]> 2022-05-03 18:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2168761793 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170212242 During the Brown V. Board of Education decision the supreme court had the Hernandez V. Texas decision which ended the exclusion of Mexican Americans from trial Juries. This was the first court case for discrimination other than African Americans. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170212242 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170213759 In 1957 after the Brown V. Board of education case the federal government had little involvement with the school board and local officials resisted the court's decision of desegregation. In Little Rock, Arkansas the school board planned to gradually desegregate schools. When 9 African American students tried to enter Central High School, the national guard stopped them and an angry white formed and stopped them from entering the building. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170213759 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170214525 In 1957 President Eisenhower signed a bill into law that established the united states civil rights commission so they could investigate civil rights violations. This bill gave the attorney general power to make civil rights lawsuits and to protect the voting rights of African Americans. The bill wasn't perfect but it has symbolic importance.]]> 2022-05-04 16:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170214525 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170217832 From December 5, 1955-December 20, 1956 the black community in Montgomery, Alabama refused to ride the buses. This was in protest to Rosa Parks getting thrown off of a bus and arrested after refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger. In 1956, after over a year of not riding the buses, the supreme court ruled that the law the segregated buses was unconstitutional. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170217832 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170220445 From February 1, 1960 to July 25, 1960 students would sit at counters in restaurants until they closed because they were refused service. This spread all through out the country and soon it started to apply to Libraries and public benches. protesters used non violent methods to get their message across.]]> 2022-05-04 16:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170220445 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170221426 In the Spring of 1961 a group of African Americans set off in 2 separate buses from Washington D.C. to New Orleans. On the way they broke segregation rules by sitting in the front of the bus and using "White Only" restrooms. When they got to Alabama one of the buses was firebombed and when the second bus arrived a white mob attacked the group.]]> 2022-05-04 16:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170221426 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170222371 In 1962 James Meredith wanted to enroll at Ole Miss, in September he won a court case to make the university desegregated. Towards the end of that month rumors of Meredith on campus spread and during the night a riot erupted.  when the riot was over 160 people were injured and 2 died.]]> 2022-05-04 16:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170222371 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170222889 In 1963 the SCLC targeted Birmingham, Alabama because it was one of the most segregated cities. Martin Luther King, Jr was arrested and sent out a letter from the Birmingham jail explaining why he is tired of waiting. He explained the struggles of not having the same rights as white people and said that if they didn't have the same rights they would understand they are tired of waiting.]]> 2022-05-04 16:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170222889 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170225557 The march took place on August 28, 1963, and over 200,000 people showed up at the nation's Capitol. There were people from all different kinds of ages and backgrounds and over a quarter of the people were white. The march was peaceful and the main rally was in front of the lincoln memorial.]]> 2022-05-04 16:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170225557 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170227456 On September 15, 1963 a bomb exploded at a church in Birmingham, Alabama and killed 4 African American girls. Lyndon B. Johnson surprisingly supported behind the civil rights bill and helped the bill pass through the house of representatives but was filibustered for more than 80 days but was finally passed. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170227456 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170228464 President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law in July of that year. This act banned segregation in public and gave the government power to make schools desegregated. The act gave the government power to arrest people for violating civil rights and helped get rid of job discrimination. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170228464 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170229352 In 1964 over 1,000 mostly black and some white students went to Mississippi to register African Americans to vote. Three activists disappeared before most of the people got there. President Johnson ordered a search and all of the bodies were found burred in a dam with bullet wounds.]]> 2022-05-04 16:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170229352 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170229829 MLK lead the march on Selma in 1965, to get the government to enact voting rights. On March 7, state troopers and other authorities attacked marchers on the Edmund bridge. President Johnson later called for strong federal voting rights.]]> 2022-05-04 16:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170229829 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170230285 congress passed the voting rights act of 1965 after the protests. the act banned literacy tests and gave the federal government power over the stats for voting rights. This was then expanded to Hispanic voters 10 years later.]]> 2022-05-04 16:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170230285 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170231113 The 24th amendment was ratified on August 27, 1962, this banned poll tax and expanded the right to participate in democratic process. This made voting percentages in the south skyrocket and the number of African American elected officials went from fewer than 100 to more than 6,000. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170231113 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170231981 From July 23, 1967, to July 28, 1967, one of the worst race riots in American history took place. In Detroit, 43 people died and there was over $50 million in property damage. This frightened many white Americans because this was the first time blacks were using violence against police and white businesses.]]> 2022-05-04 16:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170231981 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170233013 In 1966 Malcolm x broke away from the nation of Islam and seemed willing to consider limited acceptance of whites. Many young African Americans started to move away from the principle of nonviolence. The term black power was used and this was meant for African Americans used that to use their power to gain equality but many white people thought it mean violence.]]> 2022-05-04 16:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170233013 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170233684 On April 4, 1968, MLK was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel room after assisting sanitation workers to get better wages. The Governor of Georgia wouldn't even let MLK's body lay in the capitol building. The Civil rights movement had made significant gains and MLK's impact continued to grow even after his death.]]> 2022-05-04 16:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170233684 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170234229 On September 24, 1965, the Nixon administration established Affirmative Action to close the economic gap between blacks and whites. Very quickly colleges, businesses, and state governments made their own Affirmative Actions to increase African American representation. Affirmative Action was very controversial and it had unintended consequences. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170234229 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170234895 The economic opportunity act was signed into law in August 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson. The goal of this act was to facilitate education, health, employment, and general welfare for Americans living in poverty. The act was a success and help lay the foundation for things like the supplemental nutrition assistance program and Medicare. ]]> 2022-05-04 16:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2170234895 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183143278 2022-05-13 16:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183143278 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183146029 2022-05-13 16:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183146029 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183147598 2022-05-13 16:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183147598 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183155265 Where were the freedom rider busses going

A. Louisiana

B. Alabama

C. Georgia

D. Florida]]> 2022-05-13 16:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183155265 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183161292 What was the march on Selma for?

A. Voting rights

B. desegregation in school

C. Worker rights

D. Bus seating]]> 2022-05-13 16:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183161292 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183164571 Where was MLK assassinated?

A. At the Washington monument

B. Outside his hotel room

C. At a cafe

D. In his house]]> 2022-05-13 16:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183164571 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183165976 2022-05-13 16:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183165976 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183166731 2022-05-13 16:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183166731 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183168196 2022-05-13 16:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183168196 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183204126 2022-05-13 17:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183204126 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183206513 2022-05-13 17:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183206513 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183214857 2022-05-13 17:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183214857 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183219878 A Mexican-American had not served on a jury in Jackson county in over 25 years so Hernandez claimed they were discriminated as a special class.]]> 2022-05-13 17:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183219878 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183240943 The letter from Birmingham jail is considered one of, if not, the most important written document from the civil rights era.]]> 2022-05-13 17:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183240943 358sme30 https://padlet.com/358sme30/4rllwj155dm2t820/wish/2183242321 https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us475#:~:text=Facts%20of%20the%20case&text=A%20Mexican%2DAmerican%20had%20not,trial%20court%20denied%20the%20motions.

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