MLK vs. Malcolm X

MLK and Malcolm X are different in the many ways of methodology . Martin Luther King was more effect in his way of approaching the Civil Rights Movement, the reason being being that he has a more common way of approaching it. He showed both sides of the story and looked at the situation from both point of views, which therefore makes the people want to hear about it and understand where you're coming from easier. Where as Malcolm X just said how he felt and what he thought should be changed, he was very blunt with his idea of approaches. For example, one of his quotes says “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.” He believed you should fight back, which doesn't help with making peace. Where Martin Luther believed if someone hits you hug them, and stay strong and be happy no matter what they do or say to you. Martin Luther was more of a peaceful and civil man. People thought very highly of him and still do today, you talk about him all through out your school years and we even have a holiday for him. Where as in Malcolm X you rarely here about him, and don't acknowledge him as much. Martin Luther King had a greater impact on the Civil Rights Movement and our lives today than any other!

I am

I am proudly one of the Little Rock Nine.

I hear them talking about my skin color.

I see the other eight traveling with fear.

I want to be accepted.

I pretend to be strong.

I feel the segregation between our races.

I need someone to lean on.

I worry every second of every day.

I cry myself to sleep.

I am proudly one of the Little Rock Nine.

I understand that I look different.

I dream to walk to school without a security blanket.

I try my best in class.

I hope to make an impression on the everyday lifestyle.

I am proudly one of the Little Rock Nine.

Survey!

Race High School Graduate College Graduate

W: 11 10

AA: 4 2

A: 5 4

H: 6 5

NA: 0 0

PI: 0 0

O: 2 1

You can infer that other races aside from the white population had less of an opportunity to go to college where as they had more of an opportunity to go to high school. College costs money and if your family did not have that chances are you wouldn't go, there was no such thing as college loans like there are today. I think that it also depends on the family itself and their culture, some cultures believe you have to go to school to get the education you need to achieve greatness, whereas others feel the complete opposite.

Topic 11. Concept Check.

MLK and Civil Disobedience- Martin Luther King said to hug those who are mean to you rather than harm them, that way no matter what they do to you they can never win.

Power of the “Mob” - the mob would come after the black people that tried to protest and tried to harm them.

Plessy v. Ferguson vs. Brown v. Board of Education Brown vs the board of education- deals with brown's daughter not being able to go to the closest school to where they lived because it was a "white" school. So she'd have to she'd have to travel just to get to class on a daily basis. Brow's argument was they should have the right to go to each school and attacked the law of "separate but equal." Brown's argument was accounted for and became a law, although each school could have as much time as they wanted to become segregated. Which still caused problems.

Civil Rights Goals - the civil rights movement deals with the struggle against racial segregation, taking away separate but equal, with lots of protests and arguments.

Eisenhower’s Role in Little Rock- The refusal by Arkansas to honor a Federal Court order to integrate the schools. Eisenhower sent Army troops to escort nine black students to Little Rock Central High School.

Rights of the Accused - If accused you had to go to jail.

Chavez and the United Farm Workers- Chavez founded the United Farm Workers. He organized strikes and civil disobedience for immigrant workers, although he was anti-immigration. He took part in the Delano grape strike which was the first strike of its kind and gained attention from publicity. Chavez believed in fasting to support a cause.

FHA and ADA - FDA is the Federal Housing Administration and ADA is Americans with Disabilities Act.

Purpose of Filibusters - To make a speech, such as MLK did and make it meaningful where after the lecture people wanted to go stand up for what they believe and and not stop.

Sit-Ins and Other Protests- sit ins were where people (not only blacks) would sit at a cafe, ask for a menu and not get up. people might throw food on them or even hit them but they would stay seated until a cop would come pull them away, then right after another person would come ask for a menu and the process would go on and on and on. Another protest was the "freedom rider" where people would go on a bus down to the deep south and go against the Jim crow law. Which ended with buses being bombed. It was very dangerous to partake in this protest.

The Negative Side on Television

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Television today impacts our life negatively by causes health related issues. There are millions of advertisements promoting poor food choices targeted at little kids. By watching these shows and commercials it influences them to eat poorly. Watching television also results in inactivity which then leads to weight gain and poor fitness levels.

Not only in health but television also portrays girls to have amazing swim suit model bodies which in reality is not true nor always healthy. Which leads to woman having low self-esteems and mental health problems.

Norman Rockwell Painting

On December 25, 1950 the Fidzerson family heard a loud thumping noise, could it be? Santa had finally arrived? The three little kids ran to the window expecting to find an old man in a red suit, but instead found piles and piles of snow scattered throughout their whole neighborhood. A few minutes later Buster the family dog started barking historically. Little Johnny then screamed "Papa! He's home!" In response Mamma replied with "A Beautiful Christmas Miracle."

Concept Check Chapter 10

McCarthyism impact on society:
charges Hollywood writers, directors, and producers with Communist propaganda in films and accused Department of State of harboring Communists


Communist "witch hunt" and impact on those accused:
supported by anti-Communist groups and imprisoned hundreds, thousand lost their jobs


Space Race impact on government policies:
Soviet Union beat United States to space with Sputnik 1 then the United States put more money in education to have better scientists.

Cold War mind set for the US government and public:

Leading to the Cold War; Soviet Union beat us to space in the technology race and the United States were afraid of Communism


Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads:
Suburbs are out in the country area where there are more open roads. The cities have more traffic

Baby Boom:
After Men came back from the war their families had A LOT of babies which increased the population.

Urban-Suburban pattern:
The inner city had low income, the suburbs had middle income, and the further suburbs had high income.

GI Bill:
provides education to returning veterans and gave loans

Expansion of the middle class (why things were affordable):
The baby boom made people move to the suburbs where the houses were more affordable.