GRADE 12 HISTORY
Critically discuss the impacts of globalization
in Africa
6. http://www.studymode.com/essays/Impact-Globalization-Africas-Social-Economic-Conditions-99080.html
GRADE 11 HISTORY
Critique the New Deal pronounced by President
Roosevelt in the US
GRADE 10
Analysis of sources
Bring any 5 sources/pictures/ cartoons/ extract
on the French Revolution
Analyse the
sources on:
- Origin
- Purpose
- Value
- Limitation
GRADE 9 HISTORY
What caused the Civil Rights Movement in USA in
the 1950’s?
Following the Civil War,
attempts were made to protect the civil rights of the newly freed slaves. The
first Civil Rights Acts were passed in 1866, 1870, 1871, and 1875. Those acts
tried to protect the ex-slaves rights and freedoms, like the right to sue, to
be heard in jury trials, and the right to hold property. As reconstruction
ended and the Blacks lost political power in the South, there was no more
federal civil rights legislation until The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.
The spark that started the modern Civil Rights movement occurred in December of
1955. Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a
white man, as Montgomery, Alabama law required. The Reverend Martin Luther
King, Jr. became the spokesman for the protest that developed and led the Black
boycott of the Montgomery Bus system. The result was felt nationwide. Sit ins
at all White lunch counters, marches, and demonstrations forced the government
to act. In 1957, the first Blacks tried to enrol in Central High School, in
Little Rock. Whites and the governor blocked their way. President Eisenhower
had to use troops to protect the Black students and allow them entrance to the
High School. The most comprehensive civil rights legislation was passed by
Congress and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The Civil Rights
Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination for reason of colour, race, religion, or
national origin in places of public accommodation, and anything covered by
interstate commerce. That included restaurants, hotels, motels, and theatres.
The act also forbad discrimination in employment and discrimination on the
bases of sex. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to protect the right to
vote. Federal observers would be placed at the polls to make sure all citizens
had the right to vote. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed discrimination in
housing and the selling of real estate. Supreme Court decisions in 1954 and
1955 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional and the
court's rulings in 1955 banned segregation in publicly financed parks,
playgrounds, and golf courses.
Browse
through the following links to learn more about the civil rights movement
What role did Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm
X play in the CRM?
Tip: visit the following site http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/civil1.htm
to learn about the civil rights in America
