My stellar padlet by Julian Romero

Malcom X (1925-1965)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:39:53 UTC

Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community

MLK (1929-1968)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:42:55 UTC

MLK was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement

Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:44:48 UTC

Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice

Billy Clinton (1946)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:46:53 UTC

Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Governor of Arkansas

Brown V Board (1954)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:47:45 UTC

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:48:44 UTC

Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee

Woodstock (1969)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:50:17 UTC

Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:51:37 UTC

The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students

Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:53:56 UTC

The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm

OPEC (1960-Today)

romerojj — 2024-05-08 14:54:51 UTC

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an organization enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing countries in order to collectively influence the global oil market and maximize profit. It was founded on 14 September 1960