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Civil Rights

Rosa Parks

Greensboro

By Riyaa S. and Ashna T.

The History of civil rights

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was a powerful woman who made a big impact on segregation just by taking a small step. She bravely refused to give up her seat for a white male because she knew it was unfair. She stood her ground, and this resulted into her getting arrested. This was the very beginning of the Montgomery Bus boycott. This boycott resulted in many African Americans ditching the bus and finding many other ways for transportation. This protest eventually led to a lot of money loss for the bus companies and forced them to interagate buses.

Why was she arrested?

The exact bus she sat on

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What did she say?

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The Marvelous Rosa Parks

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Greensboro Sit-insOverview

In 1960, brave students in Greensboro organized sit-ins at lunch counters to try and put effort into ending segregation. This was not an easy task since waitresses refused to serve the poor kids and treated them unfairly. The black kids could not do anything to defend themselves because of laws, but they still strongly rebelled and refused to give up. Because of their persistence and courage, this movement of theirs grew bigger with the joining of kids from the South, and even the white kids around. Soon enough, this resulted in hurting the business people's wallets since they refused to serve the many students that came there. This protest strongly forced the restaurants into equality and gave great hope and courage for future movements toward equality.

The Greensboro Sit ins

Protests were Popular

The chairs they sat on

4 Inspirations

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What is the Civil Rights Legislation you ask? Well it all began when the 24th Amendment was established which banned the poll tax. The poll tax was when you had to pay to vote. The amendment said You cannot charge person a tax (fee) in order to vote. Then the Civil Rights Act of 1964 happened, this law made segregation illegal. They said "outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." FInally the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This banned literacy tests and esnured African-Americans the right to vote without obstacle.

Civil rights legislation Overview

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Question?

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What's crazy was that the 15th Amendment was signed in 1870, which gave citizens the right to vote and cannot be denied on account of race or color. Why was this act needed almost 100 years later? Do you think it would've been different if it came out earlier?

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MLK Was Appreciated By Many

It Really Happened!

The Signing

Civil Rights Legislation

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Martin Luther King's speech, "I Have a Dream," inspired many people. It relates to the Acts of Civil Rights because his speech was about fighting against segregation, and these acts helped his cause. He spoke fearlessly and with extreme confidence in his speech, which was part of why the acts were pushed forward. As you can imagine, he was ecstatic that, with the help of him and many others, the dream actually came true.

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Fun fact: Rosa Parks got arrested on purpose; they sent her on purpose. After she got arrested, on the following Monday, 17,000 black people found another way to work. This was called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Ninety-nine percent of African Americans refused to ride buses. The bus company lost thousands of dollars, resulting in them having to integrate buses.

This newspaper was published when all the amendments and acts came out. As you can see, the main article is about the president signing the bills. This made a huge impact for all colored people to live without the thoughts of violence. This was also good because colored people could finally feel safe in the town with their kids and family. This was a day of celebration especially for African Americans.

This is when the government signed the laws and made them official. These laws made a powerful change and further ended segregation. The laws included the the 24th admendment. Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Lyndon B. Johnson the president at the time made many people's face light up.

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After her experience, she wrote multiple notes in her journal about it. She also joined the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) to fight for the end of segregation. You can read these notes and experience her emotions as well. It's really interesting to learn about.

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This is the exact spot they sat in for the Greensboro Sit ins. The Greensboro sit ins took place in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960. They sat in the same spot that was in the Whites Only Section, and refused to get up until they were served. This is an important artifact because this was basically their "home" until they got served.

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These are the 4 college students who sat down in the same spot until they were served. During the sit-ins, they created a bunch of rules about what to do and what not to do. Many people joined them, and even some white people participated. They would have buckets of mustard or ketchup poured on their heads and were even hauled to jail, yet they remained non-violent.

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Many protests were happening in other segregated places and outside the restaurant they were at. Most restaurant owners chose peace over losing their business. They treated all people the same. This even inspired others to do peaceful protests against what your fighting for.

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was tired of segregation, so she did what every colored person wanted. She sat in the "Whites" section of the bus. At the next stop, a White man got on and started yelling at her to get off! She didn't move. The police were called, and unfortunately, she got arrested. This is the exact bus and seat she sat on before she was arrested.