Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Concept Guide

MLK & Civil Disobedience
-Leader in the African American civil rights movement
-Nonviolent methods
-Baptist minister
-Civil rights activist
-Montgomery Boycott
Power of the "Mob"
-Large group of people
-Bullying in way
-Have a big say so in what happens
-Control
-Dictates
Plessy V. Ferguson Vs. Brown V. Board of Education
-Desicion of 1896
-"Seperate but equal"
-Racial segregation
-Vote of 7 to 1
-Seperate facilities
-Seperate public schools for blacks and whites
-Equal protection Clause
Civil Rights Goals
-Fair employement, decent housing, right to vote, education etc.
-passed and placed in the bill of rights 15th ammendment
-Part of reconstruction era
Eisenhower's role in Little Rock
-34th president
-Tried to keep the nine students will to go to ce ntral highschool out
-Sent National Guards to try to do so
-The nine students would be protected and allowed in
Rights of the accused
-Gideon Vs. Wainright
-Didnt care about rights
-6th ammendment pay for legal representation
-Escobedo Vs. Illinios
-Suspects have right to legal representaion during questioning
Miranda Vs. Arizona
-Suspects must be informed of their rights to consult with prior to inestigation
Brown Vs. Board of Education
-Over-ruled
-Pressy Vs. Ferguson claimed o be uncinstituional
Chavez & the United Farm workers
-1962
-UFW
-Helped organized strikes
FHA & ADA
-Fair housing act
-Refusal to rent or sell to any person because of race, color or religion
-ADA
-Americans with Disabilities act
-Facilities need to accomidate people with disabilities
Purpose of Fillibusters
-Fluff
-Rambling on and on
-Nothing useful
Sit-ins & other protest
-freedom
-People be equal
-not worrying about color or race