From Slavery to Civil rights movement by https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM Create an interactive and collaborative timeline en-us 2022-01-23 20:44:21 UTC 2025-10-18 23:32:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ec-1f1e7.png 1793 Cotton Gin discovery/slavery valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007546314 In 1793, according to the plans of Catherine Greene, Eli Whitley invented a machine which increase the production of coton in USA.
This discovery allowed the Southern States to enhance their economy (75%) exclusively based on the production of coton.
But, it also improved the slavery rather than remplace it.
This dependance from slavery lead the Southern Sates against the Nothern States when the slavery was abolished.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiuYxA7JDx4]]> 2022-01-23 20:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007546314 1850's Underground railroads valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007547368 The underground railroads was a network of route, refuge used by afro-americans slaves during the 18th century. It's during the 1850's, which it was perform well. The operators of the underground railroads was principally ordinary people like farmer, business owner... 

The 1850's was perform well, because the fugitive slace acts passed, and by the way slave was forced, if they want to be free, to go in Canada. An estimated 30,000 to 100,000 slaves escaped to Canada. The biggest group of free slave lived in the Upper Canada (Southern Ontario). ]]> 2022-01-23 20:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007547368 valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007549206
1863 Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Goal: emancipate slaves who live in states of Confederation of South.
Consequences: 
- not really end of slavery
- doesn't guarantee citizenship for free slave
- acceptance of black men in army, or navy



]]> 2022-01-23 20:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007549206 valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007549843 1864-1865 13th Amendment
This Amendment was adopted on December 6, 1865 in order to abolish the slavery in the USA. It was ratified at the end of the Civil War, under Abraham LINCOLN.
In the aftermath of the Amendment, slavery was illegal everywere in the country except in Delaware, Kentuky, Missouri, Maryland and West Virginia. ]]> 2022-01-23 20:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007549843 valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007550173 1866 Civil Rights Act]]> 2022-01-23 20:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007550173 valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007550592 1868 14th Amendment]]> 2022-01-23 20:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007550592 Black Codes valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007551078 The Black laws was created in 1865 and 1866 in United States. They are used for restrict African Americans' freedom, and to compel them to work for low wages.
The laws for Black people:
- prohibiting them from voting
- bearing arms
- gathering in groups for worship
- prohibition learning to read and write
For the era, this laws was made for kepping slavery in slave societies
https://youtu.be/3DIydCHFWKQ

]]> 2022-01-23 20:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007551078 1954 Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007551821 On May, 17, 1954, The U.S Supreme Court was still divided most justices believe that segregation was a violation of the 14th Amendment's equality.

And it’s the 17 May, 1954 at the U.S Supreme court that an amendment at the constitution was ruled unanimously.

This amendment have a simple goal, ban segregation in American public school, it marks the end of the “separate but equal” ruled 60 years earlier.

This amendment arrived after many cases of segregation and in particular one, the case Oliver Brown. 



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siiQelPHbQ&list=RDLV1siiQelPHbQ&index=1]]> 2022-01-23 21:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007551821 1955 Rosa Parks valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007552197 Rosa Parks is an american civil rights activist, also called "The mother of the civil rights movement". She became famous on march 2nd , 1955, when she refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery (Alabama). After the bus event, she spent her life fighting for justice and racial equality. One of her famous quote was :"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right !". 

https://youtu.be/SpbieU6LCOQ

]]> 2022-01-23 21:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007552197 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott: valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007552506
The Montgothemery Bus Boycott is the name of the civil rights protest which black people didn’t want to ride buses in Montgomery, the capital of Alabama state in USA. The boycott began the december 5, 1955 and ended the december 2, 1956. It starts with the Rosa Parks arrestation. After this event the Montgomery improvment Association was created and headed by MLK, and they wanted that white and African-American can take any place in buses regardless their origin. This movement brought together 30,000 to 40,000 people. 
 The U.S Supreme Court ultimately ordered Montegomery to take off the system that the white people had the preority to have a bus seat because this système was unconstitutional. This decision of the Supreme Cout, was influenced by the mobilization of buses and a famous black man, Martin Luther King. Jr. 
]]> 2022-01-23 21:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007552506 1963 March on Washington valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007552966 In August, the 28th 1963, 250'000 afro-americans gathered in front of the  Lincoln Memorial in Washington city.
This massive event aimed to fight against inequalities and discriminatrion that were facing black people. This manfestation was only the first of many others in order to get total freedom.
However, this march created anxiety, the president JFK was worried that this movement could end up into a riot.
Furthermore, it was also the opportunity for Martin Luther King to deliver his most famous speech "I have a dream". ]]> 2022-01-23 21:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007552966 1964 Civil Rights act valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007553287 President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, sign the Civil Rights act at the white house the 2th of july 1964.
It is a law who support firstly black people and also freedom of human like discrimination of races, religions, sexe, native country... This legislation is applied in the country of United States and if you transgrate this law, you can lose your federal funding. This legislation include eleven segments.
]]> 2022-01-23 21:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007553287 1965 Voting Rights act valbost https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007553760 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most important pieces of language legislation in the United States, prohibiting discrimination in elections on the basis of race, color or language. It was signed and approved by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965.
 
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting. 

A week after Bloody Sunday, on March 15, 1965, President Johnson delivered a nationwide address in which he declared that “all Americans must have the privileges of citizenship regardless of race.” 

President johnson speech : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnmc_8pA1tY



]]> 2022-01-23 21:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2007553760 1870 15th amendment https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2008208003 15 th amendment is a law of the American constitution it confers the right to vote to everyone , but for that it prohibits the governments and the states from denying a citizen.This right regardless of race,color or previous condition of servitude.Into adopted into the constitution to protect the right of African-American men after the civil war.It was completely accepted the 3 February 1870.Even of each states has accepted it,some southern states don’t apply.]]> 2022-01-24 07:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2008208003 1868 14th amendement lolalucas https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2008221435 The 14th Amendment of the constitution is amendment which has as a goal to granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized int the United State of America like slaves or even black people. This amendment comprise five section and authorized the federal governement to punish states that violated citizen's right.]]> 2022-01-24 07:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2008221435 JIM CROW LAWS https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2008248660
Jim Crow laws were collection of national laws and local statutes that legalized racial segregation in the Southern United States. They came from black codes.
The laws which existed for about 100 years from the post civil war era until 1968. 

Their goals were to marginalize African Americans by forbidden them the right of vote, hold jobs, get and education...
Those who breaked this rules risked being arrested, jail sentences, violence or death.]]> 2022-01-24 08:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/valbost/padlet_BLM/wish/2008248660