https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo Civil Rights Timeline en-us 2022-04-05 21:28:16 UTC 2025-10-17 16:47:43 UTC hello@padlet.com jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131539553 Harry s. Truman was the United State's 33rd president. He passed an executive order which established the President's Committee on Civil Rights; Execute Order 9980 (1948). This order established a fair employment board to eliminate discrimination-motived hiring within the federal government. He also desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces.]]> 2022-04-05 22:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131539553 jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131539849 Jackie Robinson was a prominent Figure in the Civil Rights movement. He broke the color barrier in professional baseball by becoming on of the greatest baseball players to ever live, but also helped raise near $1,000,000 dollars for the NAACP. He also helped raise money for the SCLC by hosting jazz concerts in his backyard. The funds were raised to help provide bail money for the jailed activists.]]> 2022-04-05 22:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131539849 jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131540167 Dwight D. Eisenhower was our nation's 34th president. He signed two civil rights bills in 1957 and 1960. One of his most noticeable feats however was the use of the military to dispel segregational activists, sending a massive message to the whole country.]]> 2022-04-05 22:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131540167 jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131540467 John F. Kennedy was our Nation's 35th president. He proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1963. This act alone would help set up protection of every American Citizen’s right to vote under the United States Constitution, end segregation in public facilities, and require public schools to be integrated.]]> 2022-04-05 22:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131540467 jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131540794 In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy's running mate. He then became to be the 36th president of the United States.
President Johnson proposed a compromise bill which passed the Senate by a vote of 73–27, and was quickly passed through the conference committee, which adopted the Senate version of the bill, then was passed by both houses of Congress and finally signed into law by the president on July 2, 1964.]]> 2022-04-05 22:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131540794 jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131541066 Martin Luther King Jr. can be considered one of the most prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement. He was an extremely well-spoken individual who lead a large majority of the nation to common ground and advocated for the use of passive protest instead of violence. He is most accredited for his infamous speech made in the nation's capital called the "I had a Dream" speech. This speech aimed to spark ideas of equality and togetherness, as he mentions in his speech how he dreams of coexistence between races.]]> 2022-04-05 22:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131541066 jimenedm222 https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131541177 Malcolm X was an African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister, and supporter of Black nationalism. He advocated for African Americans and those of color to stand up for themselves and not let anything or anyone get in their way of becoming equal with the rest of his world. His ideology is separate from previously mentioned MLK Jr.'s vision, however. MLK Jr. strove for equality through passive activism, while Malcolm X taught that "by any means necessary" will be necessary to gain equality.]]> 2022-04-05 22:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenedm222/v1r94uhyoc6k1uxo/wish/2131541177