https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e en-us 2021-05-14 11:41:55 UTC 2021-05-14 23:43:59 UTC hello@padlet.com cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524216001 President Truman establishes executive order 9981 to end segregation in military services. Overall, this has been pretty successful as there is no discrimination in the military force today. ]]> 2021-05-14 11:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524216001 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524224219 Brown vs Board, which was a consolidation of 5 cases combined into one and the court had banned segregation from schools.  ]]> 2021-05-14 11:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524224219 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524231119 Four African American students in Greensboro NC, refuse to leave a "white" restaurant until they are served as these students were inspired by Gandhi's nonviolent protests. ]]> 2021-05-14 11:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524231119 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524234763 Martin Luther King gives his famous "I have a dream speech" in front of the Lincoln Memorial discussing civil rights and freedom. ]]> 2021-05-14 11:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524234763 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524246094 New York Congress women Shirley Chisholm is the first African American to campaign for a democratic presidential nomination. Unfortunately, her bid is unsuccessful, but this had inspired many other African Americans to run for these high government positions. ]]> 2021-05-14 12:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524246094 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524252927 Regents vs Bakke declares that race can be one of the factors in college admission policies, but it does reject racial quotas. ]]> 2021-05-14 12:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524252927 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524258447 A riot forms in Liberty City, Florida, after police officers are acquitted of the murder of a black man. Also, the "Miami Riot" had left at least 15 killed. ]]> 2021-05-14 12:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524258447 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524264244 Martin Luther King Jr's birthday becomes a national holiday as President Reagan signs the bill. ]]> 2021-05-14 12:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1524264244 n_cosimano22 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526123513 Virginia elects Douglass Wilder to be their governor. This is significant because this is the first person of color to govern in the State.]]> 2021-05-14 20:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526123513 n_cosimano22 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526132308 4 white officers were filmed beating a black man and were acquitted. This caused violence and riots to erupt on behalf of the man who was beaten, injuring thousands of people and leaving 59 dead. ]]> 2021-05-14 20:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526132308 n_cosimano22 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526140344 Halle Berry becomes the first African-American female to be awarded with an academy award for the best actress. ]]> 2021-05-14 20:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526140344 n_cosimano22 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526143211 Barack Obama becomes the first African-American president in the United States of America. ]]> 2021-05-14 20:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526143211 n_cosimano22 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526145430 In Milwaukee, riots began in Sherman neighborhood park after a 23 year old African American was fatally shot by a police officer. ]]> 2021-05-14 20:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526145430 n_cosimano22 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526149692 Peaceful protest group 'Black Lives Matter' is formed to stand against police brutality and racial inequality in America. ]]> 2021-05-14 20:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526149692 cwong224 https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526427649 - History.com Editors. “Civil Rights Movement Timeline.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Dec. 2017, www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/civil-rights-movement-timeline. 
- Lewis, Femi. “Black History Timeline: 1970–1979.” ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/african-american-history-timeline-1970-1979-45445.
- Lewis, Femi. “Black History Moments: 1980 to 1989.” ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/african-american-history-timeline-1980-1989-45446. ]]> 2021-05-14 23:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cwong224/war7rsht47ohw19e/wish/1526427649