My stellar padlet by Andy Bladimir Rodas Ramirez

Montgomery bus boycott.. By Andy R.

arodasr63 — 2024-05-13 21:46:19 UTC

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an approximately 381-day nonviolent protest led by Luther King Jr. in 1955-1956 over racial segregation on public transportation, which led the Supreme Court to declare such segregation unconstitutional.

Freedom Rides.. By Andy R.

cramire85 — 2024-05-15 14:29:18 UTC

Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme

Children's Crusade... Jeferson A.

cramire85 — 2024-05-15 14:37:13 UTC

The Children's Crusade was a failed popular crusade by European Christians to establish a second Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Holy Land, said to have taken place in 1212.

Freedom Summer... Jeferson A.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:44:31 UTC

During the summer of 1964, hundreds of college students flooded Mississippi. The students came from different backgrounds, colleges, and Civil Rights organizations. Despite these differences, they had one goal,

Civil Rights Act of 1964.. Jeferson A.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:46:22 UTC

In 1964, Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Assassination of Malcolm X + Black Nationalism.. Jeferson A.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:47:36 UTC

The growing hostility between Malcolm and the Nation led to death threats and open violence against him. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm was assassinated while delivering a lecture at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. Three members of the Nation of Islam were arrested.

Selma Marches (Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, March to Montgomery).. Carlos R.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:49:47 UTC

The Selma Marches were a series of three marches that took place in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

Voting Rights Act of 1965.. Carlos R.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:50:40 UTC

The March 7, 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march was organized to protest the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson by police during a peaceful protest for voting rights in Marion, Alabama

Black Panther Party Founded.. Carlos R.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:51:56 UTC

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) was founded in October 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, who met at Merritt College in Oakland. It was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality.

Little Rock Nine.. By Andy R.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:53:25 UTC

In 1957, nine ordinary teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up to the front lines in the battle for civil rights for all Americans. The media coined the name “Little Rock Nine" to

Greensboro Sit-In... By Andy R.

jalvara31 — 2024-05-16 14:55:57 UTC

On February 1, 1960, four friends sat down at a lunch counter in Greensboro. That may not sound like a legendary moment, but it was.