https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t en-us 2018-04-09 13:00:29 UTC 2018-04-11 21:24:04 UTC hello@padlet.com cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249772614 The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in August 1963, when some 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Also known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation. ]]> 2018-04-09 13:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249772614 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249782699 Martin Luther King Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Whitney M. Young Jr., James Farmer, Roy Wilkins, and John Lewis]]> 2018-04-09 13:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249782699 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249785037 Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. King sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest. He was the driving force behind watershed events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, which helped bring about such landmark legislation as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a U.S. federal holiday since 1986.]]> 2018-04-09 13:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249785037 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249787405 2018-04-09 13:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249787405 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249788382 Labor leader and social activist A. Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida. During World War I, Randolph tried to unionize African-American shipyard workers and elevator operators, and co-launched a magazine designed to encourage demand for higher wages. He later founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which by 1937 would become the first official African-American labor union. In the 1940s, Randolph's abilities as an organizer had grown to such lengths that he became the driving force in ending racial discrimination in government defense factories and desegregating the armed forces, both done via presidential decree. Becoming involved in additional civil rights work, he was a principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. Randolph died in New York City in 1979.]]> 2018-04-09 13:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249788382 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249853734 2018-04-09 15:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249853734 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249865726 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Congress On Racial Equality, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the National Urban League]]> 2018-04-09 15:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249865726 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249875330 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups. Congress on Racial Equality:  leading organization in the civil rights movement. CORE launched the Freedom Riders and came under the influence of the Black Power philosophy. Southern Christian Leadership Conference: Set out to eliminate segregation from American society and to encourage African Americans to register to vote. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People:to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. National Urban League:  eliminating racial segregation and discrimination and helping African Americans and other minorities to participate in all phases of American life. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter in the American Federation of Labor]]> 2018-04-09 15:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249875330 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249916411 2018-04-09 16:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/249916411 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250048405 Civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr., head of the National Urban League, was at the forefront of racial integration and African-American economic empowerment.Born on July 31, 1921, in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky, Whitney Young Jr. worked with and ran local branches before becoming head of the National Urban League in 1961. He was responsible for greatly expanding the size of the organization while overseeing the racial integration of corporate workplaces. Young, who faced critiqued over his methods, is believed to have died from drowning on March 11, 1971.]]> 2018-04-09 21:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250048405 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050061 2018-04-09 21:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050061 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050139 Civil rights leader James Farmer headed the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and organized the historic Freedom Rides of 1961.Born on January 12, 1920, in Marshall, Texas, James Farmer was a star college debater before going on to lead the Congress for Racial Equality, which would become one of the most prominent organizations of the Civil Rights era. A devotee of Gandhi's nonviolent strategies, Farmer also organized the historic Freedom Rides, which lead to interstate travel desegregation. He died on July 9, 1999.]]> 2018-04-09 21:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050139 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050542 2018-04-09 21:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050542 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050626 Roy Wilkins was a 20th century journalist and activist who became the leader of the NAACP and was a key figure of the Civil Rights Movement.Born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, Missouri, Roy Wilkins worked as a journalist/activist before becoming involved with the NAACP, succeeding Walter White as its leader in the 1950s. Wilkins was a major figure of the Civil Rights Movement and was involved in an array of key events, including the Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the March on Washington. He died on September 8, 1981.]]> 2018-04-09 21:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250050626 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250051555 2018-04-09 21:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250051555 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250051636 John Lewis was one of the "Big Six" leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and he has continued to fight for people's rights since joining Congress in 1987.Born in Alabama in 1940, John Lewis grew up in an era of racial segregation. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., he joined the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. Lewis was a Freedom Rider, spoke at 1963's March on Washington and led the demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011]]> 2018-04-09 21:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250051636 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250052331 2018-04-09 21:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250052331 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250069153 blob:https://www.history.com/0bddba28-e7cc-4776-99bd-7154c78d5831]]> 2018-04-09 23:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250069153 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072447 Jobs, freedom, nonviolence, racial discrimination,  etc etc.]]> 2018-04-10 00:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072447 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072547 14th, 15th, 24th]]> 2018-04-10 00:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072547 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072735 It influenced African Americans because it ended racial discrimination against African Americans, gave them jobs, freedom, passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1965 which eliminated the literacy tests, that traditionally been used to restrict voting by African Africans.]]> 2018-04-10 00:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072735 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072947 That Martin Luther King Jr. and everyone else that was involved based their beliefs for jobs, freedom, racial discrimination, etc etc.]]> 2018-04-10 00:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250072947 cmarti9827 https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250256251 Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Civil Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964: outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Civil Rights Act of 1965: eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by African Americans.]]> 2018-04-10 13:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cmarti9827/ejr31wlwxx9t/wish/250256251