https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089 en-us 2021-04-30 22:16:36 UTC 2021-05-01 02:12:19 UTC hello@padlet.com 821771 https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480123262 Emmett Till was a boy who died when he was only 14 years old. Emmett was brutally murdered. He was accused of messing with a white woman. He was an only child. His death was crucial to movements against racism. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till ]]> 2021-04-30 22:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480123262 821771 https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480123751 Rosa parks was a civil rights activist. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913. She is known for not giving up her seat to a white man in a bus. Rosa's action started the civil rights movement. Her action later inspired Martin Luther King Jr. too. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks]]> 2021-04-30 22:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480123751 821771 https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480124105 Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students in high school. In 1954, the supreme court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. In September, 1957, the governor of said to block black students from entering the high school. President Eisenhower sent federal troops later that month to escort the little rock nine into school. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration]]> 2021-04-30 22:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480124105 821771 https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480125078 Medger Evers was a civil rights activist. He served as the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. Medger was born on July 2, 1925. He also fought in France and Germany in WWII. Medger Evers was assassinated 1963. https://www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers]]> 2021-04-30 22:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480125078 821771 https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480126654 James Meredith was the first African American to go to the University of Mississippi. He graduated with a degree in political science. James was also a former serviceman in the U.S. air force. His registration to the university was accepted at first, but it was later revoked due to his race. James was later escorted by U.S. Marshals into the university. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-meredith-shot]]> 2021-04-30 22:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/821771/90slemf4jlr8b089/wish/1480126654