https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i Taking a look at the history of equality for African Americans in the United States en-us 2018-11-12 19:38:06 UTC 2025-11-17 04:29:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png 20lynchr1 https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303452998 A little look at some key events during the civil rights movement(click on image to enlarge)]]> 2018-11-12 19:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303452998 20lynchr1 https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303454039 Amendment 13: Abolition of Slavery in the United States
Amendment 15: Voting rights cannot be stripped based on race
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited racial discrimination in public places and schools]]> 2018-11-12 19:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303454039 20lynchr1 https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303559763 Dred Scott v Sandford(1857): An African American man living in a "free" state was sent back to slave owners
Plessy v Ferguson(1896): Public places in Louisiana required to serve African Americans in "separate but equal manner".
Brown v Board of  Education(1954):  Racially segregated schools deemed unlawful.
Loving v Virginia(1967): Allowed for interracial marriage.]]> 2018-11-13 03:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303559763 20lynchr1 https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303561812 Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

John Lewis (pictured below)

James Farmer

Roy Wilkins]]> 2018-11-13 03:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303561812 20lynchr1 https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303562579 The push for civil rights and equality is still a hot topic in 2018

Here are some examples in 2018..

Barack and Michelle Obama

Oprah Winfrey

LeBron James

Colin Kaepernick

Black Lives Matter Movement]]> 2018-11-13 03:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20lynchr1/8j610mxe6f1i/wish/303562579