DHS US History II
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Freedom Rides - May 4th, 1964 Max Ranney
June 01, 2017 11:41 - 3 minutes - 8.23 MBOver the course of the Civil Rights movement there were many events that lead to the eventual improvement of civil rights. However, one event that is seen as a breaking point for the movement were the “Freedom Rides” that took place on May 4th 1964. The plan was for the group to leave Washington D.C. on a Greyhound bus set to arrive in New Orleans, Louisiana so that they could show supports for the Brown v. Board of Education trial that was currently taking place. These rides were a way to s...
August 28th 1963 March On Washington By Sam Katz
June 01, 2017 00:52 - 3 minutes - 2.98 MBSam Katz Mael P.3 US History II May 2, 2017 Background on the March on Washington; The March On Washington was a giant gathered march to help protest for civil rights for African Americans. The leaders of the civil rights movement and also religious groups organized the march. More than 200.000 Americans were apart of the March on Washington D.C. This march was a huge eye opener to American citizens about the social and political damage that America was inflicting on the African American cu...
August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act
May 14, 2017 22:21 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBAugust 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act by DHS US History II
June 28, 1969 -- The Stonewall Inn Riots
May 03, 2017 12:49 - 5 minutes - 8.7 MBJune 28, 1969 -- The Stonewall Inn Riots by DHS US History II
June 11, 1963: Civil Rights Address
May 03, 2017 04:32 - 4 minutes - 6.89 MBLuke Bernier Mr. Mael 4/30/17 U.S. History II How the Civil Rights Address Movement Affected Civil Rights The Civil Rights Address was a speech given by John F. Kennedy, following the famous stand at the schoolhouse door. During the stand at the schoolhouse door, Governor George Wallace of Alabama stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two African American students from entering the school. To get the students in the school, the national guard was requir...
March 7, 1965: Bloody Sunday | Selma, Alabama
May 03, 2017 02:10 - 4 minutes - 8.62 MBDuring 1961 and 1964, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had led a voting registration campaign in Selma, the seat of Dallas County, Alabama, a small town with a record of consistent resistance to black voting. Resistance from law enforcement cramped SNCC’s efforts. Local civil rights activists allured Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to turn Selma’s obstinacy to black voting into a national concern. SCLC also wanted to use the ...
September 15, 1963: 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
May 03, 2017 01:21 - 6 minutes - 10.5 MBIn the 1960s, Birmingham, Alabama was one of the most racially segregated cities in the United States. By 1963, Birmingham had earned the nickname “Bombingham” because homemade bombs set of in homes and churches were so common. KKK members would call in bomb threats to black churches to interrupt services and civil rights meetings. Birmingham hosted one of the largest and strongest chapters of the KKK. Because of the severe segregation and violent attitude toward African Americans, civil righ...
February 21, 1965 -- Malcolm X is Assassinated
May 03, 2017 01:02 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MBMalcolm X who was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19th 1925 from his mother Louise Norton Little and his father Earl Little. He was one of 8 children and grew up in a very proactive household. His father, Earl who was a baptist minister was very outspoken and was a large supporter of the Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Being outspoken came with its consequences, his father would receive death threats from a white supremacist organization Black Legion. They were forced to move to avoid ...
1966: Black Panther Party
May 03, 2017 00:38 - 10 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Black Panther Party was created in 1966, in Oakland, California. It was established in California but it spread throughout the US including many different cities in the following years, a few of them being: Boston, Chicago, and New York. The founders of this party were Huey P. Newton and Bobby Steale, and they made it clear of their goals and the needs of this party. They did this by creating a ten point program, which consisted of many different things that involve equal rights for all. ...
1964: Freedom Summer
May 02, 2017 13:21 - 8 minutes - 14.3 MBIn 1964 the number of registered African American voters had been gradually increasing. In most Southern States, about 50-70% of African American citizens were registered to vote on average. However, this number was drastically lower in Mississippi. Unfortunately, less than 7% of African Americans were registered to vote. This means that over 93% could not vote in any elections. This was due to the fact that registering to vote was an extremely discouraging process for African Americans withi...
July 2, 1964, President LBJ Signs The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Into Law
May 02, 2017 10:59 - 5 minutes - 7.28 MBJuly 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law Background: The Civil Rights Act of 1964, simply put, declared that all men are equal in the workforce as well as in public. It applied to all genders, races, religions, and nationality. It proved to very beneficial as is it managed to give equal voting rights to all. Before the Act was passed, people fought beyond belief for equal rights. Many momentous events were slowly, but surely leading up to it, ...
August 1965 Watts Riots
May 02, 2017 03:36 - 6 minutes - 11.4 MBOn August 11, 1965, an African-American was pulled over for allegedly drunk driving in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles. The man behind the wheel was Marquette Frye and was arrested by two white police officers for reckless driving. The situation escalated when Frye’s mother arrived at the scene of the arrest and a crowd of spectators gathered at the corner of the street. Premeditated distrust for the police force and acts of physical aggression led the witnesses to believe t...
June 11, 1963 George Wallace "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door"
May 02, 2017 02:59 - 6 minutes - 11.5 MBCivil Rights movements were being sparked all over the place in the 1960s due to gross injustices against the African American population. Brave people from black communities were sick of the treatment and started to protest and speak out. Their courage gave effective attention to the cause. Ironically though some of the most impactful moments were created by those seeking to prevent equal rights. A man by the name of George Wallace was among a group that would do anything to keep the United ...
February 1st, 1960 Greensboro Sit-In
May 02, 2017 02:13 - 5 minutes - 9.95 MBThe Beginning of the Movement: During the 1960s, southern states were still mostly segregated and it was not a strange thing. Southern states did not enact the desegregation laws as quickly as the other states did. This was not fair for the African American people and they took action, a non-violent course of action. In 1960, four students from a local college decided that enough was enough. They decided to show the white people of the area that things were still segregated and that it sho...
1963: The Birmingham Campaign
May 02, 2017 01:07 - 7 minutes - 13.4 MBThe Birmingham Campaign: During the early 1960s, segregation was at an all time high in the south, especially in Alabama. Times were very difficult for African Americans as they were seen as the inferior race. They were segregated from restaurants, bathrooms, water fountains and they had specific neighborhoods to live in. Furthermore, African American students were forced to attend different schools which were often not as good. Blacks were forbidden to be seen with whites. Birmingham Alabam...
September 7, 1968: Miss America Protest
May 02, 2017 00:42 - 5 minutes - 9.6 MBIn the early 1920s women began to have a safe place outside the home. They were given more rights, not abused in the workplace, and were able to express themselves more freely. They stood up for what was right and in August of 1920 the 19th amendment was ratified; they were granted the right to vote. With this came responsibility, respect and much more freedom than they previously had. Also, the Miss America Organization started what is now a household name, the Miss America Pageant. It sta...
April 16th, 1963: "A Letter from Birmingham" is released
May 02, 2017 00:23 - 3 minutes - 7.93 MBMartin Luther King held a peaceful, nonviolent protest in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. It is commonly referred to as the Birmingham movement. Because of King’s harmonious approach to the issue, he gained supporters for it quickly, and, although peaceful, his protests posed a high risk for its volunteers. Previous to the Birmingham movement, hundreds were arrested for participating in stand-ins. A temporary anti-protest injunction was passed by the Supreme Court on April 10th, 1963, at regard ...
February 19, 1963: The Feminine Mystique
May 02, 2017 00:08 - 4 minutes - 8.51 MB“The Feminine Mystique” – February 19, 1963 Background Before the early 1960s, women’s purpose was to take care of their families at home and have children. Many women did follow this way of life, whether it meant cooking homemade meals for their husbands while they were at work or cleaning the house. Although they could attend school, it was harder for girls than boys if they wished to be successful in a high paying job after they finished school. Even if they did get a job, women earn...
April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes MLB Debut
March 27, 2017 14:32 - 4 minutes - 9.2 MBApril 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson makes MLB debut Background: Major League Baseball had been segregated since the late 1800s, even though many teams played in cities that were generally regarded as progressive like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. Some of the most talented players in the history of the game like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were relegated to the Negro League, which was extremely popular among the African American community but was generally ignored by the majority of whi...