EOTO reacts #4

 I thought that this trial was the best one we did, we each got to touch base on many different events and people that went on during the regression of African American rights.  

Grace Ann: one topic that stood out to me was the assasination of Martin Luther King at the Lorainne motel in Memphis,  James earle Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison. 

                                            

Gabbie Kusherman: the Boston bus riots were white people protesting segregated buses, they started riots and threw rocks and sticks at black people. this was a horrible and scary time.

                                              

Kaycie: discussed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was also approved by Lyndon Johnson. This law put an end to poll taxes and discrimination against Black voters, ensuring that everyone had an equal right to vote.

                                                

Brad: Redlining refers to the home-buying process with the Great Depression, during which financial constraints made it really hard for people to purchase houses. Faced with limited resources, potential buyers took loans from banks. However, banks choose favorites. 

This practice became  very problematic as certain neighborhoods, particularly those owned by Black individuals, were marked with red lines.

kayla: A white man and a black women got married and caught in the middle of the night. They got in trouble because their marriage was against the law since they were from different races. So, they had to leave Virginia. The woman wrote a letter to Congress asking them to make mixed-race marriages legal so that nobody else would end up in jail for marrying someone from a different race. In 1967, Virginia messed up by violating the 14th Amendment when they threw these two in jail.

abby: This case is really messing with the 14th Amendment and causing a big split in the country. Our country was built on the idea that everyone is equal, and that means no slavery or unfair treatment. The rule about "separate but equal" isn't being followed anymore, and that's a big deal because it means colleges can't say no to people just because of their race.

                                  

Jonathan: talks about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law made it illegal to treat people unfairly in public places. President Lyndon Johnson signed it. People had to fight for their rights through marches and disagreements. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech inspired this law because he talked about treating both white and black people the same way.