https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr en-us 2021-04-30 19:24:39 UTC 2025-10-27 19:35:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/26d3.png 3946481 https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479747009 Rosa Parks was the biggest indicator of the start of the civil rights movement. As an African-American woman she refused to give up her seat to a white man in 1955. It inspired a revolution of a boycott, a peaceful protest led by Martin Luther King Jr. She became a recognized symbol of strength over the next century. With her actions it led to the banning of bus segregation. 
SOURCE: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks

]]> 2021-04-30 19:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479747009 3946481 https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479791790 James Meredith was the first African-American student allowed to attend the University of Mississippi. But it took a lot of fighting to get that spot in. The higher ups of the school were not going to let him attend the school due to his skin color. Riots ensued leaving two people with fatal injuries, but not until after was he allowed to enroll. Not until after President John F Kennedy had to get involved was he allowed to step foot on the campus. Resulting in a new age of African-Americans being able to attend the same schools as whites. 
SOURCE:https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Meredith

]]> 2021-04-30 19:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479791790 3946481 https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479896307 Emmett Till was a subject of racism and lynching as an African American in 1955. After visiting family in Money, Mississippi, he whistled at a white woman which soon led to his gruesome death. He was taken from his uncle's home in the night and never returned. Two white men took him out to a barn and brutally murdered him because of him simply whistling at a white woman. At his funeral, it was open casket so that everyone could see the effects of racism against African-Americans. He set an example of what could happen to the minority. 
SOURCE:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till

]]> 2021-04-30 20:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479896307 3946481 https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479940115 George Wallace was the 45th governor of Alabama. He heavily supported segregation of races and Jim Crow Laws. He sought out presidency three different times posing as a democrat. He was best known for his strict attitude towards segregation. His motto commonly heard was " segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." He was notorious for standing in front of the University of Mississippi not allowing African American students to enter. He was a symbol of racism for the american society. 
SOURCE:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace

]]> 2021-04-30 20:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479940115 3946481 https://padlet.com/3946481/h2fvb7j1n1f7n1lr/wish/1479958302 John Lewis was an African-American Politician who was a freedom rider. He was a civil rights activist born in an era of segregation and racism. He was admitted to the House of Representatives in 1987 and served until his death in 2020. He was often called the conscious of congress. He fought against racial injustice his entire life and became a symbol of nonviolence and equality. 
SOURCE:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/john-lewis-dead.html

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