MLK fought for equal rights, but he did this using non violence
- Organized Civil Disobedience
-Lunch Counter Sit-ins
-Montgomery Bus Boycott; 381 days.
-Boycotted riding on the bus
- Result: colored people were allowed to sit where they wanted and pay the same for bus fare as whites
- Assassinated in 1968
Power of the “Mob”
- Mob Mentality
- The bigger the mob of people working toward one common goal, the more effective they would be
Plessy v. Ferguson
-Separate but equal: water fountains, restaurants, restrooms ect.
-Reminds me of the concept in Animal Farm "All [people] are equal, but some [people] are more equal than others"
Civil Rights Goals
-Equal rights for colored people.
- Desegregation
-Peace between Blacks and Whites
-No violence
Eisenhower’s Role in Little Rock
-sent in troops to assure the nine black children safe passage
-Segregation was against the law so he had to show the country that he would enforce this law, especially in that difficult situation
Rights of the Accused
-Gideon vs. Wainwright
-6th amendment requires counsel for defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys
-Escobedo Vs. Illinois
-Criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogation
-Miranda vs. Arizona
-Miranda Laws
-Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to counsel prior to interrogation. If anything is said before they are read their rights it is considered invalid and cannot be used against them
-Brown v. Board of Education
-Integrated School Systems
-Wanted equal schooling opportunities for Blacks
Chavez and the United Farm Workers
-Founded United Farm Workers
-Pretty much the Hispanic version of MLK
-Helped immigrant workers earn rights
-Organized Civil disobedience
- Delano Grape Strike
-Against pesticides: thought to make the migrant workers ill
- Anti-Immigration
FHA and ADA
-Federal Housing Administration
- improve housing standards and housing conditions
-provide and adequate home financing: insurance of mortgage loans
- stabilize the mortgage market
Americans with Disabilities Act
- enacted by the US Congress in 1990.
-Prohibits discrimination based on disability.
Purpose of Filibusters
Purpose of Filibusters
- Prevent the opposing side from talking
-Used in House of Representatives and Senate
-Used to stop Civil Rights Legislation
Sit-Ins and Other Protests
Sit-Ins and Other Protests
- Organized groups would go into restaurants sit down try to order food
-When they were denied they would stay at the counter even if they were being beaten or ridiculed
-Always peaceful, never retaliated
-Usually were removed by police and arrested
-After first group was done, another group would take their place at the counter
-Group after group would continue to go to prove that they were tenacious and would not give up under any circumstances
