https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn Events gathered from the years 1950-70 en-us 2022-01-10 17:45:50 UTC 2023-07-19 01:13:15 UTC hello@padlet.com mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/1990282651 While on her commute home from work, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress living in Montgomery, Alabama decided to seat herself towards the front of the bus. While this wouldn't be of much significance to us now, back in 1955 it was not allowed. Black people were to be seated at the back of the bus at all times.

Of course, Parks was confronted about this by a white bus goer and was asked to move her seat, in which she declined to do so since there were many other available 
seats and she was tired from work. 

Following this, she was eventually removed from the bus and arrested. 

Rosa Parks' arrest caused an uproar within the black community in Montgomery. What then followed was a boycott led by black people who all collectively decided to stop using the buses and commute by walking or carpooling.

And again, while this may have seemed like a very harmless, peaceful and rather insignificant form of protest, black people were arrested if caught carpooling instead of taking buses. 

Fortunately, after 381 days of protest and boycott, the Supreme court finally ruled that segregated buses was in violation of the constitution and ordered that buses no longer operate that way. 

The Montgomery Bus boycott is, to this day, regarded as one of the first and most pivotal moment in civil rights activism history. ]]> 2022-01-13 13:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/1990282651 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/1990305341 The March on Washington took place in 1963 and was truly one of the most impactful and iconic moments in civil rights history. It was organized to be at the Lincoln Memorial on the third anniversary of the Brown v. The board of Education, a court case that integrated schools for black and white children.  

Led by well-known and widely loved leader Martin Luther King Jr. the march was successful in putting pressure on the JFK Administration to put forth a strong bill in favor of civil rights. 

The original main goal of the march, was to advocate for rights within the black workforce in America. Marching for better training, opportunities, and treatment. 

Also, this march was where MLK gave one of his most iconic addresses, his "I have a dream." speech, where King spoke of his dream of an America where all the men, women and children were equal.

The march on Washington was a very important event mainly due to the fact that it was successful in pushing the government to advocate for black rights by having them push a bill. 

]]> 2022-01-13 13:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/1990305341 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/1998245926 Malcolm X was one of the prolific civil rights activists in the 60s. Mostly known for his activism tactics that differed great from MLK.

Malcolm was shot at the Audubon Ballroom while giving an address on Afro-American unity in Washington Heights. He was 39 years old at the time. 

He was a controversial figure based on a lot of his views especially when it came to afro-individuality. Malcolm felt that white people were devils and spoke many times of a black separatist society. 

Malcolm, however, was still an important figure in civil rights history. He organized newspapers and temples just to list a few. ]]> 2022-01-18 15:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/1998245926 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/2000770887 The Selma March, also referred to as Bloody Sunday, was a protest that was walked from Selma, Alabama all the way to the capital, Montgomery. 

The march was for a push in regards to the voting rights of African Americans. It was a peaceful event led by acclaimed civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Unfortunately, the protest was intervened by police officers who used brutal and violent tactics in order to disperse the crowd. The violence was caught on footage and when released sparked a mass outrage within the public, as well as boosting support for the movement. 

This march was definitely a crucial part of the entire movement, since it was a nationally broadcasted event and received the most attention.]]> 2022-01-19 15:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/2000770887 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/2000805903 In light of the assassination of Malcolm X just a year prior, two African American men Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded a Pro-Black Group aimed to protect black people from police brutality. 

The group also served their community by doing things such as giving out free shoes, transportation assistance and tuberculosis testing. Since African Americans were very disadvantaged in this economy and especially when it came to healthcare, these aids were very helpful. 

The Black Panthers came under surveillance of the FBI after being accused of being a communist party, which back then was very frowned upon and persecuted in the country. This tension led up to a shootout between police and the panthers which caused the party to be less active leading into the 70s. ]]> 2022-01-19 16:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/2000805903 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/2000920046 The case of Brown v. The board of Education was the case that acknowledged the fact that having separate schools for black and white students was unconstitutional. 

The case is regarded as one of the most significant case in United States History since it ended segregation in the classroom for children of all colors, and in turn allowed black children a much better facility for education than they were provided before.

The case also cemented the notion that the "separate but equal" education system, how all the children were segregated but supposedly being taught the same, was in fact a very unequal system that put pretty much every black child at an disadvantage. 

This case is important because it was a launching point for the civil rights movement, and the many events to come down the line.]]> 2022-01-19 16:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mashaylaboatemaa2023/jqmpa6izr0cx4urn/wish/2000920046