March on Washington (7th) by Ariana Maldonado https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww Ariana & Connor en-us 2017-03-13 19:32:35 UTC 2024-07-19 12:32:57 UTC hello@padlet.com amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160083191 On August 28th, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C. for a political rally known as the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. Organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups, the event was designed to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face across the country. The march, which became a key moment in the growing for civil rights in the United States, culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech, a spiritual call for racial Justice and equality. ]]> 2017-03-14 18:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160083191 cfarre8031 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160085078 2017-03-14 19:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160085078 Short Biography amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160087346 The March on Washington was organized by the "Big Six" leaders of the Civil Rights movement. One of the most memorable being Martin Luther King Jr., for he gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech at this event. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, GA in during the year of 1929. He is best known for his role in the advancement in civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. He was later assassinated in Memphis, TN on April 4 of 1968.]]> 2017-03-14 19:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160087346 amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160089979 2017-03-14 19:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160089979 Court Cases Involved amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160090539 Civil Rights Act of 1964 was influenced by the "March on Washington" 
The Plessy v. Ferguson and the Brown v. Board of Education were the influence for the "March on Washington" and the Civil Rights Act of 1964]]> 2017-03-14 19:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160090539 Key Strategies amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160091596 Many of the leaders used nonviolent motivational strategies to get their audiences attention. For example MLK and his moving "I have a dream" speech.]]> 2017-03-14 19:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160091596 amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160355591 2017-03-15 19:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160355591 Organizations Involved amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160356535 CORE -  Congress of Racial Equality , stated mission was to bring about equality to everybody disregarding their race, sex, religion etc.
NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , ensured political, educational, social, and economic rights.

]]> 2017-03-15 19:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160356535 Explanation for political cartoon cfarre8031 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160357391 The cartoon is saying that Martin Luther King Jr had a dream that there was no more racial tension in America . The pun is that the speak bubble says "pinch me" and that's what is often said when people cant believe something.]]> 2017-03-15 19:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160357391 Groups Influenced amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160361363 The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress.   In the summer of 1941 A. Phillip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, called for a march on Washington, D. C., to draw attention to the exclusion of African Americans from positions in the national defense industry]]> 2017-03-15 19:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160361363 Violation of Amendments amaldo6575 https://padlet.com/amaldo6575/sxbw3cufjmww/wish/160361611 The March on Washington did not necessarily violate any amendments but it did push the process of enforcing some of them. The purpose of the march was to make the government more beneficial for everybody. It included 10 special demands which were:
1. Comprehensive and effective civil rights legislation from the present Congress — without compromise or filibuster — to guarantee all Americans:

  • Access to all public accommodations
  • Decent housing
  • Adequate and integrated education
  • The right to vote
2. Withholding of Federal funds from all programs in which discrimination exists.

3. Desegregation of all school districts in 1963.

4. Enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment — reducing Congressional representation of states where citizens are disfranchised.

5. A new Executive Order banning discrimination in all housing supported by federal funds.

6. Authority for the Attorney General to institute injunctive suits when any Constitutional right is violated.

7. A massive federal program to train and place all unemployed workers — Negro and white — on meaningful and dignified jobs at decent wages.

8. A national minimum wage act that will give all Americans a decent standard of living. (Government surveys show that anything less than $2.00 an hour fails to do this.)

9. A broadened Fair Labor Standards Act to include all areas of employment which are presently excluded.

10. A federal Fair Employment Practices Act barring discrimination by federal, state, and municipal governments, and by employers, contractors, employment agencies, and trade unions.



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