Unit 9: 1950s and 1960s
Time Line
Primary Sources
Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean StateSigned July 27, 1953, the Armistice between North and South Korea heralded the end of the armed conflict, but certainly not tensions. To this day, NATO forces are stationed in South Korea as a bulwark to the South Korean military. The Korean De-Militarized Zone is the most heavily guarded border on earth, with literally millions of mines and thousands of miles of electric fence and barbed wire.
South Korea probably wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for the intervention of NATO forces. In an effort to contain communism, NATO decided it was necessary to fight a long, bloody war to preserve South Korean freedom. This conflict is echoed numerous times throughout the long, Cold War. ~Daniel T. |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 The 1964 Civil Rights Act was a landmark piece of legislation in the US regarding civil rights, outlawing major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. In addition to that, it ended unequal application of voter registration requirements (i.e. Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, grandfather clauses, literacy exams, etc.) and racial segregation in schools, the workplace, and facilities for the general public.
The Act was incredibly significant to the progression of minorities and women in the Civil Rights Movement. After being signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it took a few years for the document's full jurisdiction to go into effect, but when it did, it gave the federal government great strengths to launch the nation into more progressive equality. It paved the way for more legal battles toward civil rights. ~Aaron W. |
Integrated Bus SuggustionsThis document explains some general suggustions from Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Improvement Association to the african americans who are riding the bus after desegraegation. Martin Luther King Jr. tells them to be polite, quiet, take what comes at the and pray for others and eachother.
Not all whites agreed with the desegregation of the buses and still wanted them seperate. Martin Luther King Jr. did this so that they can maintain their nonviolent protest, maintain peace. They were not requirements but they were strongly suggested, and this helped them become more intigrated into society. This helped them become more integrated into society. ~Kayla M. |
"I Have A Dream" Speech TranscriptDuring the March on Washington at Washington D.C., Martin Luther King Jr. delivers one of the most momentous and remembered speeches during the civil rights movement. In his speech, he discusses the history of the African American, what disadvantages they were always forced to endure, and the unequal rights they must experience everyday. He then proceeds to tell of his dreams of the future with racial harmony in which those of every color can get along without boundaries.
This speech and the context in which this speech is held has a huge importance during the civil rights movement. This is one of the most remembered speeches from its time and has helped shape Martin Luther King Jr. as one of the greatest civil rights activist during this time. This speech is able to capture the time period and the struggles that civil rights activists had to endure. It mentions of the inequality and discrimination that is abundant throughout several states, and has many references to the constitution. Because of this speech as well, many opinions begin to change a little, and in one of the greatest political rallies in US history, the passage of the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act came through. -Ingrid C. |