Civil Rights- Period 1 by Sofia Angelo

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March On Washington By Caleb Lukin

99036842 — 2017-01-23 21:47:22 UTC

1.)On August 28, 1963 more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for freedom and employment.
2.)The Civil Rights of the 1960's transformed the political climate, and in 1963, black leaders began to plan a new March on Washington, designed specifically to advocate passage of the Civil Rights Act then stalled in congress.
3.)President John F. Kennedy showed very little enthusiasm for the march as had Roosevelt, but this time the black leaders would not be dissuaded.
4.)The National association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference put aside their long-standing rivalry, black and white groups along the country were urged to attend, and elaborate arrangements were made to ensure a harmonious event.
5.)After repeated efforts to persuade leaders that the march was inadvisable, Roosevelt issued executive order 8802 in June 1941, forbidding discrimination by any defense contractors and establishing the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) to investigate charge of racial discrimination.
6.)As blacks faced continuing discrimination in the postwar years, the March on Washington group met annually to reiterate blacks' demands for economic equality.
7.)The growing disillusion among some civil rights workers was reflected in a speech planned by John Lewis of the Student Non-Violent coordinating committee, but in order to preserve the atmosphere of goodwill, leaders of the march persuaded Lewis to omit his harshest criticisms of the Kennedy administration.
8.)The March on Washington was an unprecedented success. More than 200,000 black and white Americans shared a joyous day of speeches, songs, and prayers led by a celebrated array of clergyman, civil rights leaders, politicians, and entertainers.
9.)Like it's predecessor, the March on Washington of 1963 was followed by years of disillusion and racial strife.
10.)Nevertheless, both marches represented an affirmation of hope, of belief in the democratic process, and of faith in the capacity of blacks and whites to work together for racial equality.

Malcolm X by Mariel Fernandez

99036810 — 2017-01-23 21:54:34 UTC

1) Malcolm Little was born on May 19,1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.
2) Malcolm Little changed his last name to "X" to signify his African identity that was taken from him.
3) Malcolm X believed in self defense and equal rights for African Americans no matter what.
4) In the 1960's, he created a forceful outlook on the civil rights movement. This forcefulness may have come from his difficult and depressing childhood.
5) Elijah Muhammad suspended Malcolm X from the Nation of Islam because Muhammad believed that he had become too powerful.
6) In 1963, Malcolm X established the system of Afro- American Unity which encouraged the identity of blacks and said that racism was the biggest enemy of African Americans.
7) His numbers of supporters increased and his new system gained effect in the civil rights movement.
8) A week after Malcolm X's house had been bombed, February 21, 1965, he was shot to death by a representative the Nation of Islam during a convocation in New York City.

Civil Rights:

99039565 — 2017-01-25 18:07:39 UTC

Rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts, especially as applied to an individual or a minority group.

Ku Klux Klan by:Kylie Storaker

99036763 — 2017-01-25 18:15:26 UTC

1)This hater group began in December of 1865.
2)The idea blemished when six men met in a law office in Pulaski, Tennessee.
3)Members from the Ku Klux Klan practice ways to harass their victims, such as burning crosses.
4)While they burn the cross they march around it in silence as a ritual.
5)Ku Klux Klan members wear white robes, hats, and masks. They wear these items while their leader makes a speech.
6)The leader speeks about how they believe minorities are ruining the country.
7)The speech that is given makes the crowd more and more exited for what is to come.
8)This group is one of Americas' very first and oldest terrorist groups.
9The group appeared after the civil war, when their slaves were freed. They were scared of their slaves and all the African Americans becoming citizens of the U.S.

Bus Boycott: by Sofia Angelo

99039939 — 2017-01-26 23:22:34 UTC

1.) The bus boycott is when African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.
2.) Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
3.) The bus boycott took place from December 5, 1955- December 20, 1956. A lot happen in this year. When most of the blacks couldn't ride on the bus they walked. This effected the bus company because they weren't getting money from African Americans. After a year of protest the segregation on Montgomery bus system ended.
4.) The boycott of public buses by blacks in Montgomery began on the day of Park's court hearing.
5.) Martin Luther King Jr. became a important leader after this action took place.
6.) The court ruled that segregation was violating the 14th amendment.
7.) The bus boycott was the earliest mass protest on behalf of civil rights.
8.) The boycott also brought national attention to civil rights struggles happening across the U.S.

Bibliography by Mariel Fernandez

99036810 — 2017-01-27 05:12:35 UTC

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Civil Rights Video by Mariel Fernandez

99036810 — 2017-01-27 06:28:46 UTC

This video relates to the civil rights movement because it talks about the equality of African Americans and women. It also talks about the public refusing to fight wars that they found immoral.

women rights by:Kylie Storaker

99036763 — 2017-01-27 16:02:57 UTC

1) Women today are still fighting for equal rights.
2)Women are still waiting for their right to seek abortion at any time they want instead of waiting the long 20 weeks.
3)Today they fight for the right to have affordable health care.
4)They are trying to win the fight to have congress pass the violence against women act.
5)Today women working full time earn 78 cents to a mans dollar.
6)Thats nothing compared to women of color though. Women of color earn 64 cents to a mans dollar.
7)And worst of all Latina and Hispanic women earn only 54 cents to a mans dollar
8) Women want to be able to have the affordable health care if they are not eligible to take care of their baby when pregnant.

John lewis by Dane phillips

99039565 — 2017-01-27 16:32:21 UTC

1. One of the "Big Six" leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, John Lewis has continued to fight for people's rights since joining Congress in 1987.
2. Born near Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940, John Lewis grew up in an era of segregation. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., he joined the development of the Civil Rights Movement.
3. Lewis was a Freedom Rider, spoke at 1963's March on Washington and led the demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." He was elected to Congress in 1986 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
4. John Robert Lewis was born outside of Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940. Lewis had a happy childhood—though he needed to work hard to assist his sharecropper parents—but he chafed against the unfairness of segregation.
5. In 1957, John Lewis left Alabama to attend the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee. There, he learned about nonviolent protest and helped to organize sit-ins at segregated lunch counters.
6. He was arrested during these demonstrations, which upset his mother, but Lewis was committed to the Civil Rights Movement and went on to participate in the Freedom Rides of 1961.
7. Lewis ran for office himself in 1981, winning a seat on the Atlanta City Council. In 1986, he was elected to the House of Representatives. Today, representing Georgia's 5th District, he is one of the most respected members of Congress.
8. In the wake of the mass shooting that took place on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, Lewis led a sit-in comprised of approximately 40 House Democrats on the floor of the House of Representatives on June 22nd in an attempt to bring attention and force Congress to address gun violence by taking definitive lawmaking action.