https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5 en-us 2022-03-29 16:04:19 UTC 2025-10-21 15:32:38 UTC hello@padlet.com schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2119713672  The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. The event that triggered the boycott took place in Montgomery on December 1, 1955, after seamstress Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white passenger on a city bus. The boycott was effective because the Montgomery bus system was heavily dependent on African American riders, who made up about 75 percent of the ridership. Lasting 381 days, the Montgomery Bus Boycott resulted in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional. A significant play towards civil rights and transit equity, the Montgomery Bus Boycott helped eliminate early barriers to transportation access.
The picture is significant as it shows how black people walked everyday to their workplaces, school or wherever they wanted to go instead of taking the bus.

]]> 2022-03-29 16:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2119713672 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2127953719 Little Rock Nine, group of African American high-school students who challenged racial segregation in the public schools of Little Rock, Arkansas. They dared to challenge racial segregation by enrolling in a all white Central High School in 1957. Many black students couldn't get the post secondary needed because of this segregation. Mr. Brown (A father) took the board of education to court and proved that black schools were not equal to white schools. In 1954 the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were illegal. The case, Brown v. The Board of Education, has become iconic for Americans because it marked the formal beginning of the end of segregation. 
The picture is significant as it shows how a member of little rock 9 is going to school while the white people around her angry and hating on the "mixing of races".]]> 2022-04-04 04:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2127953719 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2127985152 During the spring of 1961, student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) launched the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals. Traveling on buses from Washington, D.C., to Jackson, Mississippi, the riders met violent opposition in the Deep South, garnering extensive media attention and eventually forcing federal intervention from John F. Kennedy’s administration. Although the campaign succeeded in securing an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) ban on segregation in all facilities under their jurisdiction, the Freedom Rides fueled existing tensions between student activists and Martin Luther King, Jr., who publicly supported the riders, but did not participate in the campaign. The freedom Riders symbolized empowerment in that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
The image is significant as the news article shows how the peaceful protestors had to go through things like getting arrested for no reason and they still didn't give up hope and were successful. ]]> 2022-04-04 05:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2127985152 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128035977 Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He was awarded five honorary degrees. He was named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine in 1963. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks, but also a world figure. On August 28, 1963, more than a quarter million people participated in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, gathering near the Lincoln Memorial. The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. During this event, Martin Luther King delivered his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech. In his “I Have a Dream” speech, he outlines the long history of racial injustice in America and encourages his audience to hold their country accountable to its own founding promises of freedom, justice, and equality.
The photo is significant as it shows king taking a mugshot which tells us how he was arrested many times while he was trying to bring good changes in the society.

]]> 2022-04-04 06:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128035977 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128055521 President Kennedy defined civil rights as not just a constitutional issue, but also a “moral issue.” He also proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1963, which would provide protection of every American's right to vote under the United States Constitution, end segregation in public facilities. John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy minutes before the president was assassinated in Dallas, November 22, 1963. He was a beloved president and many people gathered to attend his funeral. After  his assassination many people lost their confidence in the government as they thought now the officials would be too scared to make changes.
The image is significant as it shows the amount of people who showed up to President Kennedy's funeral proving that the public truly loved him.]]> 2022-04-04 06:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128055521 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128065769 The nexus of the voting rights campaign of the 1960s, Selma was the starting point for three marches in support of African-Americans' right to vote. These marches were crucial to the eventual passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. 600 civil rights activists gathered in Selma, Alabama, to begin a 52-mile march to the state's capital, Montgomery. Led by future Congressman John Lewis and Hosea Williams, the peaceful demonstrators demanded an end to discrimination in voter registration, particularly for Black southerners. The march wasn't easy as the protestors were violently stopped by the police in many areas. 
The image is significant as it shows how harshly the protestors were beaten up at several points throughout their march.]]> 2022-04-04 06:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128065769 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128078282 Malcolm X was an African American and Islamic leader in the civil rights movement, minister and supporter of Black nationalism. He urged his fellow Black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression “by any means necessary,” a stance that often put him at odds with the nonviolent teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm wanted to fight for the rights of black people because of the racist abuse he and his family had suffered. He spoke passionately at rallies - big gatherings - and events and lots of people listened to his messages .Malcolm X was assassinated at age 39 as he was preparing to give a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan on Feb. 21, 1965.
The picture shows a newspaper with the headline "OUR FREEDOM CAN'T WAIT!" which shows how Malcolm used extreme and any measures to fight for their rights.]]> 2022-04-04 06:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128078282 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128088885 The Black Panthers, also known as the Black Panther Party, was a political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to challenge police brutality against the African American community. Dressed in black berets and black leather jackets, the Black Panthers organized armed citizen patrols of Oakland and other U.S. cities. At its peak in 1968, the Black Panther Party had roughly 2,000 members. The organization later declined as a result of internal tensions, deadly shootouts and FBI counterintelligence activities aimed at weakening the organization. The Black Panthers were involved in numerous violent encounters with police. The Black Panthers’ socialist message and black nationalist focus made them the target of a secret FBI counterintelligence program called COINTELPRO.
The image shows how the members of the Black Panther Party were armed and used violent methods, therefore, an easy target for the government.]]> 2022-04-04 06:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128088885 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128121472 The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. On June 17, 1972, police arrested burglars in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. Evidence linked the break-in to President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign. With his complicity in the cover-up made public and his political support completely eroded, Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974. It is believed that, if he had not done so, he would have been impeached by the House and removed from office by a trial in the Senate. This event exposed the power of the press/media and people lost their confidence in the government.
The image shows how significant the resignation of Nixon was as the headlines of all the newspapers just talked about it.]]> 2022-04-04 07:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128121472 schoolassignments7124 https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128134541 The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism, but foreign policy, economic interests, national fears, and geopolitical strategies also played major roles. The protests were part of a movement in opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War. The majority of the protests were in the United States, but some took place around the world. In 1995 Vietnam released its official estimate of the number of people killed during the Vietnam War: as many as 2,000,000 civilians on both sides and some 1,100,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters. The U.S. military has estimated that between 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died. In January 1973, the United States and North Vietnam concluded a final peace agreement, ending open hostilities between the two nations. War between North and South Vietnam continued, however, until April 30, 1975, when DRV forces captured Saigon, renaming it Ho Chi Minh City (Ho himself died in 1969).
The picture shows how many people were killed due to this war and the amount of causalities which took part in the war, explaining why many people around the world were against this war.]]> 2022-04-04 07:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/schoolassignments7124/pjkubvb80c2rg1x5/wish/2128134541