civil rights project by Savannah Valentin https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg Savannah and Katie en-us 2018-04-09 13:01:07 UTC 2018-04-12 12:54:53 UTC hello@padlet.com CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1957 Introduction svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/249775211 on September 9, 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law that was proposed by Attorney General Herbert Brown-well. The act sparked the first occasion since reconstruction that the federal government undertook significant legislative action to protect civil rights. Established a civil rights division in the Justice Department. The act empowered government and federal officials to prosecute individuals that tried to deny any other citizens the right to vote. Created a 6- member U.S. civil rights commission that was charged with allegations and or voter infringement. ]]> 2018-04-09 13:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/249775211 Dwight D. Eisenhower Important person svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250242965 American general and statesman that served term as the 34th president of the United States. Also served during WWll. ]]> 2018-04-10 13:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250242965 Political Cartoon kshull4226 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250245781 The political cartoon shows the bowling ball (civil rights) trying to knock over the bowling pin that was nailed in place ( the senate) and it basically means that the senate was not budging but the civil rights movement was still trying to knock over the senate.
]]> 2018-04-10 13:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250245781 Attorney General Herbert Brow- well Important Person svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250246239 Dwight D. Eisenhower's first attorney general. Encouraged the speed of desegregation , proposed the Act. He also tried to encourage President Eisenhower to point out officials who vigorously let the south carry out the integration decisions in the south. ]]> 2018-04-10 13:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250246239 Key Strategies kshull4226 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250247400 - The act didn't create any new rights, it just prohibited  attempts made by anybody who tried to  intimidate anybody trying to vote. 
- Laid a foundation for federal enforcement of civil rights law which included civil cases.
- Created a civil rights commission. 
- Basically increased protection for anyone trying to vote and also allowed people to investigate incidents which involved the denial of voting rights  

]]> 2018-04-10 13:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250247400 Important Leaders kshull4226 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250250514 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (signed it)
- Attorney General Herbert Brownell (originally proposed it)
-Republican leader William Knowland (vocal supporter)
-Liberal democrat Paul Douglas (vocal supporter) ]]> 2018-04-10 13:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250250514 Court Cases kshull4226 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250252170 - The civil rights act of 1957 was a law that was created to protect anybody who was trying to vote and anybody who tried to keep those people from voting could be taken to court. 
- The biggest obstacle was bloc of southern democrats led by senator Richard Russell of Georgia. Southern senators blocked every single civil rights legislation since 1875. ]]> 2018-04-10 13:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250252170 How it influenced other groups kshull4226 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250254009 -Groups like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration brought the issue to light so congress decided to do something about the issue. It influenced others to support the civil rights movement. ]]> 2018-04-10 13:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250254009 William Knowland Important People svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250254890 US Senator represented California from 1945 to 1959. ]]> 2018-04-10 13:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250254890 Amendments that were violated kshull4226 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250255540 The 14th and 15th amendments were violated which led to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.]]> 2018-04-10 13:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250255540 July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981 to end segregation in the Armed Services.May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education, a consolidation of five cases into one. is decided by the Supreme Court, effectively ending racial segregation in public schools. Many schools, however, remained segregated.December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. Her defiant stance prompts a year-long Montgomery bus boycott.January 10-11, 1957: Sixty black pastors and civil rights leaders from several southern states—including Martin Luther King, Jr. met in Georgia to coordinate nonviolent protests against racial discrimination and segregation.September 4, 1957: “Little Rock Nine,” are blocked from integrating into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends federal troops to escort the students, however, they were continued to be harassed.September 9, 1957: Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law to help protect voter rights. The law allows prosecution of those who don't allow another’s right to vote. svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250682706 2018-04-11 13:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250682706 Video svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250689007 https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-civil-rights-act-of-1957-history-significance.html]]> 2018-04-11 13:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/250689007 Organizations svalen7989 https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/251115106 With the Civil Rights Act of 1957, there were really a lot of groups that were involved. The Senate were the ones who eventually passed the act in 1957. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were the most impacted. ]]> 2018-04-12 12:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/svalen7989/hq6odob1setg/wish/251115106