Civil Rights Movements by AN7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy Important events of the many Civil Rights movements in America en-us 2020-04-28 15:14:40 UTC 2025-10-12 09:43:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Civil Rights an7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536701142 defined as the right of individuals to their political and social freedom]]> 2020-04-28 15:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536701142 March on Washington an7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536720312 On August 28, 1963, this peaceful march in Washington D.C. was held by some of the most influential leaders in the African American civil rights movement. This event also contained Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream speech", which has become one of the most well-known speeches to this day. ]]> 2020-04-28 15:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536720312 Ratification of the 19th Amendment an7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536762765 In 1920, with the passing of this amendment women are now given the right to vote and cannot be denied on the basis of sex. ]]> 2020-04-28 15:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536762765 Native Americans were Officially Considered Citizens an7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536836415 In 1924, the federal government officially declared Native Americans citizens of the United States with the same basic rights as well as the right to vote in elections. ]]> 2020-04-28 16:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536836415 Massachusetts Becomes the First State to Legalize Gay Marriage an7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536869506 On May 18th of 2004, the state of Massachusetts finds the prohibition of same sex marriage to be unconstitutional and a direct violation of an individuals rights. Massachusetts kicked off this legalization which many other states followed soon after. ]]> 2020-04-28 16:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536869506 Albuquerque Walkout an7746 https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536893664 In 1966, Albert Pena led 50 Mexican American delegates in a protest of the federal EEOC hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group later demanded the President Lyndon B. Johnson hold a press conference to address some of the problems facing Mexican American citizens during this time. ]]> 2020-04-28 16:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/an7746/mq71re4sew5pstcy/wish/536893664