Daily Questions
How has America changed since the time of the Civil Rights Movement?
How did things get so bad in America? - From the beginning relationships between black people and white people in power were one sided and unfair towards black people. To answer the question of how did things get so bad? It never got bad, it started off bad. From the beginning we treated them horribly right after just kidnapping them from their homes in Africa.
What was life like for African-Americans in the Jim crow south? - The south has always been known for how bad they treated minorities in their community. Constantly being harassed treated unfairly, denied basic human rights.
What are the effects of racial discrimination on the body, mind, and spirit of the people who experience it? - The body gets broken down whilst trying to hide, the mind gets bombarded with feelings of hatred, unfair, depression, and crushed. but the spirit the strongest of all, can be broken with all the constant treatment of not being good enough.
What was it like for African-Americans in Colorado?
The lives of many African-Americans were very tough even here in Colorado. For a long time Denver was a hot spot for KKK activity, they would often threaten people of color to step down or leave and if they didn't do as they had asked they would be punished. Also people of color were kept from living in certain areas, so they created their own communities that they would feel apart of. Segregation was also a huge issue, you were kept from trying on clothes, watching movies, and eating out or if you were allowed it would be in a separate place usually towards the back.
What are the economic consequences of racial discrimination?
Blacks in the us continue to lag far behind whites in key areas of economic well being like wealth, income, and home ownership.
- Home ownership among whites is 28% higher than people of color
- Big banks pushed black people into subprime mortgages with higher interest fees
- 2004 - 2010 blacks lost 25% of wealth whites lost 1%
What were the key events of the Civil Rights Movement and who were the people who participated in the struggle for justice?
- non-violent revolution
- killing of Emmett Till
- Rosa Parks and the bus boycott
- Dr.King
- Little Rock 9
- Sit ins
- Freedom rides
- Birmingham Church Bombing
- Freedom summer
- Bloody Sunday
- Killing of Jimmie Lee
- Selma March
How did things get so bad in America? - From the beginning relationships between black people and white people in power were one sided and unfair towards black people. To answer the question of how did things get so bad? It never got bad, it started off bad. From the beginning we treated them horribly right after just kidnapping them from their homes in Africa.
What was life like for African-Americans in the Jim crow south? - The south has always been known for how bad they treated minorities in their community. Constantly being harassed treated unfairly, denied basic human rights.
What are the effects of racial discrimination on the body, mind, and spirit of the people who experience it? - The body gets broken down whilst trying to hide, the mind gets bombarded with feelings of hatred, unfair, depression, and crushed. but the spirit the strongest of all, can be broken with all the constant treatment of not being good enough.
What was it like for African-Americans in Colorado?
The lives of many African-Americans were very tough even here in Colorado. For a long time Denver was a hot spot for KKK activity, they would often threaten people of color to step down or leave and if they didn't do as they had asked they would be punished. Also people of color were kept from living in certain areas, so they created their own communities that they would feel apart of. Segregation was also a huge issue, you were kept from trying on clothes, watching movies, and eating out or if you were allowed it would be in a separate place usually towards the back.
What are the economic consequences of racial discrimination?
Blacks in the us continue to lag far behind whites in key areas of economic well being like wealth, income, and home ownership.
- Home ownership among whites is 28% higher than people of color
- Big banks pushed black people into subprime mortgages with higher interest fees
- 2004 - 2010 blacks lost 25% of wealth whites lost 1%
What were the key events of the Civil Rights Movement and who were the people who participated in the struggle for justice?
- non-violent revolution
- killing of Emmett Till
- Rosa Parks and the bus boycott
- Dr.King
- Little Rock 9
- Sit ins
- Freedom rides
- Birmingham Church Bombing
- Freedom summer
- Bloody Sunday
- Killing of Jimmie Lee
- Selma March
Timeline
1619 - In Jamestown, Virginia 20 African Americans slaves are sold into slavery.
1619-1865 - Slaves were bought and sold to work.
1808 - Slaves could no longer be brought from Africa.
1860-1865 - Civil war.
1865 - Slavery outlawed, government agency was created to help free slaves in the south.
1866 - First black people in office.
1867 - Reconstruction.
1868 - 14th Amendment (freed salves were now citizens.)
1870 - First African American to serve in congress
1877 - Last federal troops were removed from the south.
1619-1865 - Slaves were bought and sold to work.
1808 - Slaves could no longer be brought from Africa.
1860-1865 - Civil war.
1865 - Slavery outlawed, government agency was created to help free slaves in the south.
1866 - First black people in office.
1867 - Reconstruction.
1868 - 14th Amendment (freed salves were now citizens.)
1870 - First African American to serve in congress
1877 - Last federal troops were removed from the south.
Jim Crow
Laws, Customs, and attitudes meant to keeps blacks and whites separate and unequal.
Rebels Remembered - The civil rights movement in Colorado
1920 -1940's - The KKK ran almost everything
- Bus drivers had guns
- Women not allowed to try on clothes
- the "crows nest" in theaters
- post office was one of the best jobs for colored people
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What was it like for African-Americans in Colorado?
- was threatened
- lives were controlled
- couldn't live in certain areas
- had to eat in the back of restaurants.
- can't try on clothes
Did everyone understand the racism and discrimination that was happening , or could some choose not to see?
- Not everyone saw what was going on
What changes needed to be made?
- abolishing discrimination and segregation
What organization and people brought about change?
- NAACP
- C.O.R.E
- snake
How did they do it?
- winning sympathizers and supporters
- picketing, boycotting
Malcolm X & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Both were respected ministers
- Malcolm came frim the black underclass, where as MLK came from a middle class home.
- They both devoted most of their time to the movement.
- Any Negro trying to integrate is actually admitting his inferiority, because he is admitting that he wants to become a part of a 'superior' society." - Malcolm X
-Malcolm was a muslim
- Malcolm wasnt opposed to violence where as MLK strongly believed in non-violence
Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. should be remembered for what they did to help the civil rights movement. I don't think we can say one is better than the other, they both did so much but in very different ways that appealed to different people. They both were respected ministers that spend most if not all of their free time working for the movement, and believed in the same goal: fair and equal treatment for blacks, and thats where their common ground ends. Malcolm X was a muslim who grew up in a low income, low privledged home, where as MLK grew up in the middle class and raised as a christian who had a strong belief in non-violence. Malcolm X at first didn't share this non-violent approach he even has a quote that shows this belief " By anything nessesary" this refering to how to they were going to accomlish the goal of the civil rights movement.
- Malcolm came frim the black underclass, where as MLK came from a middle class home.
- They both devoted most of their time to the movement.
- Any Negro trying to integrate is actually admitting his inferiority, because he is admitting that he wants to become a part of a 'superior' society." - Malcolm X
-Malcolm was a muslim
- Malcolm wasnt opposed to violence where as MLK strongly believed in non-violence
Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. should be remembered for what they did to help the civil rights movement. I don't think we can say one is better than the other, they both did so much but in very different ways that appealed to different people. They both were respected ministers that spend most if not all of their free time working for the movement, and believed in the same goal: fair and equal treatment for blacks, and thats where their common ground ends. Malcolm X was a muslim who grew up in a low income, low privledged home, where as MLK grew up in the middle class and raised as a christian who had a strong belief in non-violence. Malcolm X at first didn't share this non-violent approach he even has a quote that shows this belief " By anything nessesary" this refering to how to they were going to accomlish the goal of the civil rights movement.