Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography

Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: Freedom Rides [Previous Topic] [Next Topic] [Up] [Table of Contents] [Citation Guide] [Feedback] [Search] [Home] [Help!] "At our first stop in Virginia . . . I [was] confronted with what the Southern white has called `separate but equal.' A modern rest station with gleaming counters and picture windows was labelled `White,' and a small wooden shack beside it was tagged `Colored.'"-- Freedom Rider William Mahoney[26] In 1947, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) planned a "Journey of Reconciliation," designed to test the Supreme Court's 1946 decision in the Irene Morgan case, which declared segregated seating of interstate passengers unconstitutional. Nearly a decade and a half later, John F. The Freedom Ride left Washington DC on May 4, 1961. On Mother's Day, May 14, the Freedom Riders split up into two groups to travel through Alabama. Despite the violence, the Freedom Riders were determined to continue. After the violence at the church, Robert Kennedy asked for a cooling-off period.

Let’s talk about racism. A link popped up in my twitter feed today to a fairly in depth article by Tim Wise exploring the often overlooked ways racism can manifest in progressive and liberal movements. It struck me that this could speak directly to skeptical groups as well. If we are indeed concerned with fostering a diverse community, which will enable us to reach a broader base, these are important points to consider as we strategize and plan our outreach. Below are several excerpts I found to be particularly salient to what we’re about here at Skepchick. I would, however, encourage our audience to take the time to read the article in full. On the issue of movement demographics: Race as it relates to feminism: Perhaps the classic example of how liberal-left activists can manifest white privilege is that of the white-dominated women’s movement. On what we can do differently: I’m putting this out to our readers as a call for further discussion on the topic of race and skepticism.

Nikki Giovanni - Civil Rights Activist, Poet, Television Personality The poems of Nikki Giovanni helped to define the African-American voice of the 1960s, '70s and beyond. She was also a major force in the Black Arts movement. Synopsis Nikki Giovanni was born on June 7, 1943, Nikki Giovanni established Cincinnati's first Black Arts Festival in 1967. Early Life Poet and writer Nikki Giovanni was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr., was born on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Popular Poetry By the mid-1970s, Giovanni had established herself as one of the leading poetic voices. In recent years, Giovanni has produced several new works. The Supreme Court . Expanding Civil Rights . Landmark Cases . Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Mother (Nettie Hunt) and daughter (Nickie) sit on steps of the Supreme Court building on May 18, 1954, the day following the Court's historic decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Nettie is holding a newspaper with the headline "High Court Bans Segregation in Public Schools." Reproduction courtesy of Corbis Images Brown v. In 1954, large portions of the United States had racially segregated schools, made legal by Plessy v. One of these class actions, Brown v. Thanks to the astute leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Court spoke in a unanimous decision written by Warren himself. Were the black and white schools "substantially" equal to each other, as the lower courts had found? Opposition to Brown I and II reached an apex in Cooper v.

images-2 A Brief History of Jim Crow “I can ride in first-class cars on the railroads and in the streets,” wrote journalist T. McCants Stewart. “I can stop in and drink a glass of soda and be more politely waited upon than in some parts of New England.” Perhaps Stewart’s comments don’t seem newsworthy. Consider that he was reporting from South Carolina in 1885 and he was black. Stewart had decided to tour the South because he feared for freedmen’s liberties. After a few weeks on the road, Stewart decided they would. Stewart was wrong. “Jim Crow” was a derisive slang term for a black man. In 1890, in spite of its 16 black members, the Louisiana General Assembly passed a law to prevent black and white people from riding together on railroads. Two years later, the court seemed to seal the fate of black Americans when it upheld a Mississippi law designed to deny black men the vote. Jim Crow laws touched every part of life. In Richmond, one could not live on a street unless most of the residents were people one could marry.

images-1 The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Resources The History of Jim Crow www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm This site for educators explores the segregation of African Americans from the 1870s through the 1950s. African American World www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/ Peruse this detailed, comprehensive Web site on African Americans to learn more about their historic struggles from the civil rights movement to the Jim Crow era. Behind The Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow Era Housed at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, this research effort attempts to correct historical inaccuracies of African American experiences during the period of legal segregation through the voices of those who lived it. Virtual Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/index.htm Visit the museum that houses a 4,000-piece collection of racist artifacts that Dr. African American Holocaust www.maafa.org/ See a compilation of lynching photographs by Milford F. W.E.B. A.

Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes - Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) L'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes : favorise la participation égale des femmes et des hommes à la prise de décisionsaide les femmes et les filles à exercer pleinement leurs droitsréduit le fossé qui sépare les femmes et les hommes en ce qui a trait au contrôle des ressources du développement et à l'accès aux retombées qui en découlent. Toutefois, elle est toujours hors de la portée de la plupart des femmes dans le monde. Les femmes continuent d'avoir moins de droits, moins d'éducation, une moins bonne santé, moins de revenus et un accès moindre aux ressources et à la prise de décisions que les hommes. Or, leur contribution de premier plan à la production alimentaire et de revenus, à la gestion des ressources naturelles de même qu'à l'organisation de la vie communautaire et familiale est essentielle à un développement durable. Un homme et une femme tissent des tapis (Afghanistan). Le Canada a joué un rôle important pour ce qui est de préconiser ces engagements et leur donner suite.

Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: The Montgomery Bus Boycott [Previous Topic] [Next Topic] [Up] [Table of Contents] [Citation Guide] [Feedback] [Search] [Home] [Help!] "My feets is weary, but my soul is rested."-- Mother Pollard[1] The Montgomery Bus Boycott officially started on December 1, 1955. The simple version of the story leaves out some very important people, such as Jo Ann Robinson, of whom Martin Luther King, Jr., would later write, "Apparently indefatigable, she, perhaps more than any other person, was active on every level of the protest." [3] She was an educated woman, a professor at the all-black Alabama State College, and a member of the Women's Political Council in Montgomery. Rosa Parks is probably the most romanticized personage in the Montgomery cast of characters. On Thursday, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a city bus and sat with three other blacks in the fifth row, the first row that blacks could occupy. When E.D. That night, Jo Ann Robinson put plans for a one-day boycott into action. Next, whites turned to the law.

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