https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4 Historical significance en-us 2021-10-20 20:49:30 UTC 2025-11-17 08:13:43 UTC hello@padlet.com smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831656588 Black people wanted to protest against segregation and decided to boycott pubic transit and refused to sit on the bus because of the seating laws. Rosa parks lead the protest as she refused to sit at the back of the bus. This was illegal back then because there was a law that black people could only sit at the back of the bus.]]> 2021-10-20 21:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831656588 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831673073 The idea of segregation was to split black people and white people. This meant that black kids couldn't go to schools with white people. Mr. Brown a dad of a black child took the board of education to court and explained how the schools the black kids were going too weren't as good as schools with white kids. The court then decided to end segregation. ]]> 2021-10-20 21:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831673073 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831683964 Groups of black and white people sat on a bus to protest segregation. This was intended to be a peaceful movement the black people thought, but a mob of white people surrounded the bus and beat the rides and threw fire. ]]> 2021-10-20 21:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831683964 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831693355 Martin Luther King lead one of the biggest rallies in what was called the "March on Washington", which he presented his famous speech.  He won the Nobel Peace Prize for combatting racism through non violent resistance.  ]]> 2021-10-20 21:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831693355 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831699951 JFK The president at the time was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while in a motorcade procession. He was a beloved president and hundreds of thousands of people attended his funeral. ]]> 2021-10-20 21:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831699951 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831705189 Malcom X was only 39 when he was assassinated. He was the leader of Black Civil Rights movement. ]]> 2021-10-20 21:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831705189 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831712014 Only 2% of black people were registered to vote so people led a march to protest. Protest was relatively peaceful. Few months later President Johnson signed the bill for Black People to be able to vote. ]]> 2021-10-20 21:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831712014 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831717383 Political party that fought for Black Rights during the civil rights movement. The party fought against police brutality. ]]> 2021-10-20 21:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831717383 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831724555 Richard Nixon the president at the time was re-elected president. He won by paying burglars to break-in the Democratic Headquarters. This event showed power of press and media.]]> 2021-10-20 21:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1831724555 smithsterj44 https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1832023570 The north of Vietnam was communist and South Vietnam was anti-communist backed up by the United States. During this war over 3 million people died. North Vietnam won the war and is now referred to as the victory war. ]]> 2021-10-21 00:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsterj44/8dtftn2f9oi5eqz4/wish/1832023570