https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j en-us 2021-11-21 05:06:38 UTC 2021-11-21 08:24:18 UTC hello@padlet.com wyu1025 https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904082551 In Washington of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech "I Have a Dream." MLK mentioned the struggles of being a black person living in America during the 1960s. He put an emphasis on dreams of equality in America. This event is a successful protest of the civil rights movement. As MLK was advocating for African American's basic human rights. It became one of the most memorable speeches and was the time when the civil rights movement was at its peak. Although the movement began in the 1950s, the 1960s is when there was an impact for change.]]> 2021-11-21 05:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904082551 wyu1025 https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904089508 During 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama a woman by the name of Rosa Parks had caused a stir in society. Rosa Parks was an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man. At the time of 1955, actions like those were unheard of in the United states. In present day US, this may not seem like something big, but Rosa Parks became a large part of history for initiating the civil rights movement. By her refusing her seat, it stirred the lock Black community to create the Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted for more than a year. Rosa Parks action led to the ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional in the US.]]> 2021-11-21 06:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904089508 wyu1025 https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904132319 The Freedom Riders were African American and white civil rights activists who rode the bus through the American South. They tested the Supreme Court's rule on the case Boynton v. Virginia that extended the ban on segregation of bus travel. During the rides, the two races would use facilities opposite of their color like bathrooms or the separated bus terminals. The group would face violence, arresting, and confrontation as they stayed on the buses. This movement made the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce the bans on segregation because it proved that although the ban was placed, people were not following it well. Eventually, an edict was put in effect and allowed a slight win for the civil rights activists.]]> 2021-11-21 07:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904132319 wyu1025 https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904154421 The Watts Riots or Watts Rebellion occurred on August 11, 1965 when Marquette Frye was pulled over by a white highway patrol officer. Marquette Frye was arrested for failing a sobriety test and thus suspicious of driving while intoxicated. The thought of going to jail caused Frye to protest against the officer which caused a crowd. The crowd that gathered had led to back-up police to show up because they believed the crowd was hostile. As the crowd and officers started fighting with each other, Rena Frye who is the mother of Marquette was forced into a police car. This led to the crowd becoming angry after witnessing the scene and a riot beginning. The riot lasted 6 days of community meetings that had African Americans advocating for their rights as police officers attended to discuss with each other. These meetings did not have the outcome people wanted as instead of peace, there was 34 African American citizen deaths and 1,032 injuries. Although the ending result was not completely beneficial for the African American community, it helped blossom the idea of local activism. It showed that the people can band together to fight for their civil rights.]]> 2021-11-21 08:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904154421 wyu1025 https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904168471 The couple, Richard and Mildred Loving fell in love and got married in 1958 of Washington, D.C.. After the marriage, the new spouses returned to Virginia where they were arrested by a local sheriff. They were charged with violating Virginia's anti-miscegenation law that made interracial marriages a felony. As the couple were found guilty, they were sentenced to prison for a year, but the sentence got suspended if the couple left Virginia for a 25 year period of not returning together. The Lovings returned to Washington, D.C. where they filed suit in Virginia in 1963. After 9 years, the case was finally decided with the help of American Civil Liberties Union that said anti-miscegenation was unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. The freedom to marry was a basic civil right and to deny that freedom invalidated the law. Therefore, The Loving couple helped tremendously towards the civil rights movement in giving the equality for all.]]> 2021-11-21 08:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wyu1025/dbdzv5qert0x8f8j/wish/1904168471