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Civil Rights for African-Americans, Women(Ch. 23.2) and Latin-Americans/Native Americans(Ch. 23.1)-Throughout the 1960's, Blacks and open-minded white people fought for Civil rights for the African-Americans. After years of fighting for equal rights, they did eventually become desegregated from the whites. Despite this, nowadays the few racists people still left consider them as second class, which I must say is awful.
Women, Hispanic(Insert oxford comma here?!) and Native Americans fought for their rights in this same era as well. Women did nag enough :) to get the Equal Pay Act passed in '63. However, this doesn't make much sense to me, as men are still paid more than women in most scenarios. In this time, Latinos faced anti-immigration laws, which as we know still stand in some form and is commonly argued over.
The American Indian Movement was created in the late '60's, and it was designed to prevent against police brutality but later expanded to
NAACP-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was founded in 1909. This was an organization created to protect the rights of ethnic minorities in the US.
Martin Luther King Jr.-MLKJ was a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960's He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. A few days later, President LBJ announced that on April 7th, we shall honor MLKJ.
Malcolm X-Malcolm "X" Little was an African-American Muslim minister, and he is considered one of the most influential black people in the world, and he is known as a focal advocate of obtaining civil rights for African-Americans.
Jackie Robinson-Jackie Robinson was the first black player to play in the Major League baseball, and it really paved the way for the integration of races in sports.
Jackie Robinson, the first black MLB player.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka- This declared that having seperate public schools for whites and blacks is unlawful, and again, helped lead the way for the Civil Rights Movement.
De-segregating the US Military-In the initial creation of the US, blacks fought alongside whites up until the War of 1812. They were then separated into different units until the Korean War. Prior to this, Harry Truman was the president that called that the armed forces be integrated shortly after WWII.
Little Rock 9-A group of nine people, nine black students, and they were denied by a Governor of Arkansas to attend a segregated school in Arkansas. That is, until Dwight Eisenhower got his hands on the case.
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott- As everyone should know, Rosa parks once sat on a bus, near the front might I add. Some dude was like "yo, get up, BOY," and told her to get to the back, which was common back then. She said no, and everybody made a big deal about it. Afterwards, open-minded whites and african-americans boycotted the Montgomery Bus transit system as a result to the incident. Rosa Parks was arrested a few years later for more disobedience.
Greensboro sit-ins-This is when African-Americans would sit at all-white sections of places (ie all white counter in a coffeeshop) and refuse to leave. They would practice nonviolent resistance.
Freedom Rides-Where civil rights activists would cross the state borders into more racist, segregated southern states to test their freedoms. There would often be local customs or laws that would keep places segregated and freedom riders would reign on their parade.
Birmingham, Alabama—1963-During this time, the Birmingham Campaign took place, where people pointed out the civil unjustices that were taking place. During the campaign, protesters were even shot with high pressure hoses from a firehouse and even police dogs. Media coverage of such swayed people to scrutinize racism and segregation.
Mississippi Summer Project( Freedom Summer project)-This was the campaign to get as many black voters as possible in Mississippi, which was unheard of back then.
Selma, Alabama—1965-During this time, civil rights activists would march in Selma, mainly to protest voting rights. There was an incident on March 7th of 1965, when 600 activists marched in Selma, only to be beaten with clubs and "poisoned" with tear gas by state troopers. Two days later MLKJ ran a march in the same location, and gained support of the Federal District Cout Judge.
Voting Rights Act of 1965-Followed in lou (sp?) of the 15th amendment, and stated that every citizen can vote, despite their race or color.
Civil Rights Act of 1964-Oulawed any major forms of discrimination of blacks, especially segregation. These two laws were milestones in the US.
Stokely Carmichael-He was a Civil Rights leader originally from Trinidad and Tobago. He became the leader of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee. Again, someone who helped out the black community. He is given credit for coining/popularizing the term "Black Power."
Black Panthers-As anti-racist as they come. Apparently they even believed in Marxism-Lenisism
Affirmative action-Using one's race or culture to their benefits, making them more likely to receive a job than an equally qualified white male.
Jesse Jackson-African-American civil rights activist who participated in many marches, etc. Also faces accusations of being anti-semitic, and he made complaints that he "heard too much about the Holocaust."
Jesse Jackson
AHHH THAT WAS LONG. Regardless, I think it's great that blacks finally received their rights, but apparently there is still racism out there. (I posted a forum discussion about blacks being more likely to be pulled over, etc) good timing for that one.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
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