https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8 Made with big dreams en-us 2022-03-29 15:58:20 UTC 2022-04-05 05:18:06 UTC hello@padlet.com ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2119718628 Rosa Parks refused to sit at the back of the bus and yield her seat to a White person, which culminated into a protest against segregation where Black people boycotted public transit. This was highly effective as Black people made up 75% of the riders and after the protest, Black people gained more acceptance. ]]> 2022-03-29 16:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2119718628 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2119781791 Black kids went to different schools due to segregation and were unable to attend university. 9 black kids enrolled at Little Rock Central High (White school) and were met with opposition. Mr. Brown took this issue with the Board of Education to court and it was decided that schools should be de-segregated.]]> 2022-03-29 16:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2119781791 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2122290588 Groups of Whites and Blacks sat on chattered buses to protest against segregation. The bus was surrounded by a violent mob which proceeded to firebomb the bus and brutally assault the protestors. This protest garnered international attention to the Freedom Riders cause.]]> 2022-03-30 20:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2122290588 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2122309951 Martin Luther King Jr. graduated with a PhD in Theology and was a spokesman and leader of the Civil Rights Movement. During the "March on Washington", King abandoned the speech he originally prepared and improvised the "I Have A Dream" speech, which struck a chord with the crowd and was deemed as one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. ]]> 2022-03-30 21:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2122309951 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2122328703 The 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy was fatally shot in Dallas whilst in a motorcade procession. Lee Harvey Oswald, a communist sympathizer, was arrested by Dallas police and was believed to be the assassin, however Oswald was fatally shot by Jack Ruby when being transferred to a more secure county jail.]]> 2022-03-30 21:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2122328703 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129078702 Malcolm X was an African American leader of Black Civil Rights and was a prominent member of the Nation of Islam. He taught his followers to retaliate against White aggressors, contrast to the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. He was assassinated in Manhattan, New York City at age 39. ]]> 2022-04-04 17:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129078702 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129216370 A series of marches from the town of Selma over the Edmund Pettus Bridge to Montgomery Alabama. The goal was to raise awareness that Black people had difficulty voting, as only 2% were registered. Demonstrators were violented halted on the bridge by police equipped with tear gas, whips and nightsticks. The event garnered international attention and a few months later, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.]]> 2022-04-04 18:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129216370 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129227685 The Black Panther Party fought for Black Rights and against police brutality during the Civil Rights Movement. They were labelled as a communist organization and were stifled with internal conflict. They organized armed citizen patrols in US cities and their methods were violent. ]]> 2022-04-04 18:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129227685 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129898488 President Nixon was tapping information coming and out of the White House. Five intruders broke into the Democratic Headquarters and in response, Nixon adamantly repudiated his involvement, however he was caught paying the burglars with hush money. Nixon was exposed and forced to resign. ]]> 2022-04-05 03:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129898488 ecstaticdes https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129899704 North Vietnam was communist, while South Vietnam was allied with America. Following the resignation of Nixon, Congress cut military and economic aid to South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese launched an offensive to secure South Vietnam and within two months, the South Vietnamese government collapsed and retreated. Over 3 million people died in the two decade long conflict.]]> 2022-04-05 03:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ecstaticdes/i0aljj4fmvl6nxb8/wish/2129899704