Civil Rights- Period 1 by Faith Abt

Nelson Mandela by Owen Weston

99036319 — 2017-01-23 21:42:30 UTC

1.Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo on July 18 1918.
2.Was originally named Rolihlala but when he attended primary school his teacher gave him the name ''Nelson'' as she wanted their students to have christian names.
3.Mandela joined the ''African National Congress'' in 1944.
4.Just 8 years later he was named the National volunteer in chief of the African National Congress.
5.Mandela married Evelyn Mase who was a nurse.
6.Unfortunatly Mandela was arrested on December 5th 1955 due to the African national congress being intentionally "sabotaged".
7. Nelson mandela was arrested for more than 40 years which led to the ''Treason Trial''.
8. In the year 1994 Nelson Mandela became the president of "South Africa".

Rosa Parks Lauren Brual

99037318 — 2017-01-23 21:44:28 UTC

1. Was born February 4, 1913 Tuskegee, Alabama
2. Then she moved to Pine Level, Alabama to get an education.
3. When she finished "Miss White's School" she went to "Alabama States Teacher's College High School" but she didn't graduate.
4. When Rosa was in school she took a bus to school and she refused to give up her seat for white person and then got arrested.
5. In 1934 she got married to Raymond Parks.
6. Mr. Parks was a self- educated person with the help of his mom.
7. The bus boycott which is African American bus which took place from December 5 1955, to December 20 1956.
8. Rosa Parks died on October 24, 2005 at the age 92.

Klu Klux Klan-Austyn Fraser

99036814 — 2017-01-23 21:44:43 UTC

1.The KKK was founded in 1866 by a group of confederate veterans.
2.They resisted against establishing political and economic equality for blacks.
3.Their campaign of intimidation and violence was directed at white and black republican activists leaders.
4.The civil rights movement created a surge of KKK activity, including bombings of black schools and churches.
5.The KKK opposed anyone they thought wasn't racially pure,blacks,immigrants and Jews.
6.A member of the KKK was called a knight.
7. Leaders of the Klan had titles such as Grand Dragon, Grand Cyclops, and Imperial Wizard.
8. KKK members would light a wooden cross in front of the residence that they were trying to intimidate.
9.The KKK was very violent and even bombed black churches and schools .
10.The Klan is still around today but they mostly do rallies and other meetings of that sort.

I Have A Dream Speech-Faith Abt

99036193 — 2017-01-25 18:26:21 UTC

1. Martin Luther King Jr. was a speaker in front of hundreds, fighting for his right.
2. He wanted the different color people be able and allowed to be in the same schools, libraries, homes, and to talk to each other without any conflicts.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. would not listen to other people and what they said because he had a dream to make both colors be able to be at the same places at the same time.
4. He often went to church and would present his point of view to people who could help him spread his opinion to others around.
5. Martin Luther King Jr. was presenting his " I Have A Dream' Speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial center and was yelling I have a dream and that noise traveled to Washington Monument place. There were not speakers so when he had to give his speech he would be loud so it sounded like he really wanted his opinion to become allowed so it would show how much he wanted his opinion.
6. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Georgia in the city of Atlanta.
7. Martin Luther King Jr. would travel all over the world to express how he felt so others would help him fight for what he wanted and he was arrested many times for doing what he believed but always tried again.
8. On the day of April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray from a motel balcony but his speech will always be remembered.

Freedom Riders by Owen Weston

99036319 — 2017-01-25 22:28:49 UTC

1.The freedom riders were poorly treated by the Ku Klux Klan who resisted towards equality of african americans.
2.There Cival rights movements were focused on King Martin Luther King Jr. for the right to make everyone equaily treated.
3.The movement was involved with the President Kennedys movement which did not allow African americans.
4.The Freedom Riders were
activists who rode buses
5. Would ride in different groups depending on race.
6.There was around 430 participants in this.
7.Inspired in 1947 by ''the journey of reconcilation.
8.Were involved in the civil rights movement for about 7 months.

Bibliography by Lauren Brual

99037318 — 2017-01-26 23:53:40 UTC

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Hirsch, E.D.J.R.. The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Boston, Massachusets; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.

"Emmett Till".biography.com. 26 Jan. 2017
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"George C. Wallace".biography.com. 26 Jan. 2017

"Governor George Wallace Shot".history.com. 27 Jan. 2017

"JFK, Freedom Riders and the Civil rights Movement".edsitement.net.25Jan.2017.

"King Speaks to March on Washington".History.com. 25 Jan. 2017.

"Klu Klux Klan".History.com. 25 Jan. 2017
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"March on Washington".history.com. 26 Jan. 2017
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"Martin Luther King Jr.".biography.com. 26 Jan. 2017

"Rosa Louise Parks Biography".rosaparks.org. 23 Jan. 2017
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Bloody Sunday-Austyn Fraser

99036814 — 2017-01-27 02:32:11 UTC

1.Happened on march 7,1965 in Selma,Alabama
2.Peaceful demonstrations in Selma and other nearby communities resulted in the arrests of thousands of protestors. Seeing this, political leaders sought to bring their cause to Selma.
3.Approximately 600 voting rights protestors set out from the Brown Chapel Church on Sunday, March 7.
4. A wall of state troopers, wearing white helmets and gas masks,clubs in hand stretched across the other end of the bridge.
5.The marchers proceeded and stoped 50 feet away from authorities.
6.After the marchers refused to go home the authorities brutally attacked them.
7.They beat them to the ground and trampled them with horses while tear gas was being deployed.
8.Although forced back the marchers never fought back.
9. Between 17 and 50 people were injured and hospitalized with one woman, Amelia Boyton, nearly beaten to death.

March on Washington -Lauren

99037318 — 2017-01-27 05:05:51 UTC

1. March on Washington started on August, 1963.
2. More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C for a political rally for Jobs and Freedom.
3. This was organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups said an African American.
4. The march became the key moment in the growing struggle for Civil Rights in the United States.
5. Then Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech, was about we should all treat everyone equal.
6. On 1941 A. Philip Randolph president proposed to the first
march.
7. In 1960's the civil rights movement transformed the political climate and in 1963 black leaders began to plan a new march.
8. The March of Washington was followed by years of disillusion and racial strife.

Emmett Till-Faith Abt

99036193 — 2017-01-27 05:10:41 UTC

1. Emmett Till went on a vacation in Money, Mississippi.
2. He was originally born in Chicago, Illinois on July 25, 1941.
3. He went to the grocery store one day and started flirting with the white cashier girl that worked the register.
4. He was showing the girl that he liked her on August 24, 1955.
5. He came from a very nice
family and town.
6. Four days after there were two white men that kidnapped Emmett Till.
7. Once Emmett Till could not get away the two white kidnappers attacked Emmett Till and got a gun and pulled the trigger having the bullet go right through Emmett Till and his head.
8. Emmett Till was killed and kidnapped at 14 years old

George C. Wallace- Faith Abt

99036193 — 2017-01-27 06:36:40 UTC

1. George C. Wallace was married 3 times in his life.
2. He repetitively tried going to try out for president.
3. Although he did not make it for president George C. Wallace was the governor of Alabama.
4. George C. Wallace did military service.
5. A few years later George C. Wallace found out that governing was what he wanted to do.
6. George C. Wallace was born on August 25, 1919.
7. Before finding out that he wanted to do governing he was a boxer.
8. He really believed for what he thought was right which was going against people for money.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/governor-george-wallace-shot