Icely Maresca
The Civil Rights Movement
How has America changed since the time of the Civil Rights Movement?
Since the Civil Rights Movement the Jim Crow laws and all the legal laws against segregation have officially ended. Blacks are now "free" but racism is still very common in the American lives.
Since the Civil Rights Movement the Jim Crow laws and all the legal laws against segregation have officially ended. Blacks are now "free" but racism is still very common in the American lives.
What makes us good guys?
I have no answer for this question. America tries to change the world but when it comes to their own country, the bad things are the same, like racism, gun violence. Nothing has changed and we're in the 21st century.
Why should people look up to Americans?
In my opinion we shouldn't look up to America, because it goes against its base principals. Freedom, equality... there is no equality, no true equality.
What are the effects of racial discrimination on the body, mind, and spirit of the people who experience it?
It makes people that are victims of discrimination sad, hurt, emotionally terrible. The body becomes weak, they shake their heads, sit in corners thinking they’re not enough, asking themselves why them.
On the other hand, people who are discriminating, turn evil, their souls turn dark and cruel. They think they are better and aren’t afraid to show it.
According to the experiment of Mrs. Elliott, It took the kids from a minimum of 5 minutes to a max of 15 minutes, to play the racist in full body language and cruel mind set.
Can separate races be equal races? How could anyone say that separating the races was right?
Separated races cannot be equal, cause being separated means you can’t be like everyone else so therefore you are not equal.
When dealing with hate groups do you ignore them hoping they'll go away OR will they only come back stronger?
I have contrasting opinions to this question.
Lets take siblings for example, your older brother is picking on you, if you ignore him he’ll eventually stop and if you don’t he’ll keep going.
But in this case not doing anything to stop it, it might get worse and stronger and just grow and at that point it’d be too hard to take down.
Therefore i think people should fight back but in a peaceful way no matter what the circumstances are.
How did the Black Panthers view their work and what did they endure and sacrifice for their work?
OAKLAND - For many Americans, the name “Black Panthers” brings to mind young, black men in berets and black leather coats carrying rifles.
Fifty years after the group was founded, the Panthers remain a flashpoint in the struggle for black equality in the USA. While it’s true that the party failed to live up to its ideals during its more than 10 years of activism, it’s equally true that its efforts led to greater equity and strength in the black community.
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was formed by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland in 1966. It was founded to monitor police violence in black communities, a seemingly intractable issue that Black Lives Matter and other groups continue to organize around today.
What the Panthers actually stood for, as well as the group’s many projects and its eventual slide into violence and disarray.
The black panthers wanted to help black Americans get things that whites had.
The Government, especially the FBI, did not like that and wanted to shut it down. They started police violence, killing and arresting black panther party members.
"You can jail the revolutionaries, but you can't jail the revolution"
In what ways was the Chicano Rights Movement (El Movimiento) similar to the Civil Rights Movement for African Americans?
One of the things they had in common, is their political rights like the right to vote, both african americans and chicanos had to take a literacy test.
African americans were segregated in the deep south of America, Mexican americans were segregated in the concord old mexican areas (New Mexico,Texas, california, Denver...All of the South west).
Also, labor was based on hard working, low paid mexican workers, who like the the black population before the civil rights movement, could not own a business.
African americans were intimidated and killed and hurt from the KKK and other white supremacists groups, where the mexican americans, were hurt and pursued from the Texas rangers.
These two cultures worked together through the entire Civil Rights Movement hoping for change.
What was the experience of Chicano students in Denver and what did activists do to promote change?
Many cite Denver as the birthplace of the American Chicano movement. Its leaders today are largely the children of the "Crusaders for Justice" who launched a nationwide civil rights movement in the 60s and 70s.
One of the great achievements of the Chicano movement in the '60s and '70s is that it cultivated a generation of activists and political leaders, many of whom were able to move into political office. These were also the individuals who eventually went on to institutions of higher education. They were the ones who formed Chicano study centers and universities, you know, across the Southwest. So they were quite pivotal in establishing themselves in more prominent positions.
Who was Corky Gonzales and what did he do to fight for civil rights for Chicanos in Denver?
Rodolfo Gonzales was a political activist destined to take the lead, set the example, and inspire many people, chose his fight, The Crusade For Justice.
Rodolfo Corky Gonzales was born in Denver on June 18, 1928 he was the youngest of five brothers and three sisters. Corky's mother died when he was two years old.
Corky's father had emigrated from Mexico to Colorado early in life and often spoke to Corky about the Mexican Revolution, Mexico’s history, and the pride of the Mexican people. Thus leaving little doubt in Corky's mind about his own identity - and possibly his destiny.
During his final year in high school and the subsequent summer, Corky worked hard to save money for a college education. With a keen interest in engineering, Corky entered the University of Denver, but after the first quarter realized that the financial cost was insurmountable. Rodolfo then pursued a career in Boxing. An outstanding amateur national champion Rodolfo became one of the best featherweight (125 lb) fighters in the world. Even though Ring Magazine ranked Corky number three in the world, he never got a justly deserved title shot.
In many ways, Corky Gonzales has greatly influenced the Chicano movement. His key to liberation for the Chicano community is to develop a strong power base with heavy reliance on nationalism among Chicanos. His contributions as a community organizer, youth leader, political activist, and civil rights advocate have helped to create a new spirit of Chicano unity.
When seeking change why do some choose violence and some choose nonviolence?
People with the intention of making change with good reasonings don’t feel the need to use violence, because a good cause can’t be realized if you use violence.
Violence is used by people that fear, that are powerless;
People that want to enforce their ideas, believes, use violence to try and intimidate others.
How did government legally enforce segregation and what has been the impact on the people of America?
The ghetto for example, the government enforced segregation by “creating” in a way the ghetto area and placed all the “dangerous”, scary, drug addict, drug dealers, criminal, poor people, all in one area and told the citizens all these lies that made them seem like monsters and that citizens obviously believed.
Also if a rich white person that lives in the city commits a crime and a black person commits the same crime at the same time, i’m pretty sure the black person would get the bigger punishment, if not the only punishment.
HEALTH CARE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
For blacks, health inequalities are the cumulative result of both past and current discrimination throughout U.S. culture. Due to discrimination and limited educational opportunities, blacks disproportionately work in low-pay, high-health-risk occupations. Historic and present racism in land and planning policy also plays a critical role in minority health status. Even controlling for income, blacks are much more likely to have toxic materials sited in their communities than whites. For example, over concentration of alcohol and tobacco outlets and the legal and illegal dumping of pollutants pose serious health risks to minorities. Another significant factor affecting many blacks is the lack of grocery stores with fresh foods but the ready availability of fast foods with high salt and fat content. Exposure to these risks is not a matter of individual control or even individual choice. Health status disparities are a direct result of policies, practices, procedures, and laws institutional discrimination that protect white privilege at the expense of black health.
Black Americans are sicker than white Americans, and they are dying at a significantly higher rate. These are undisputed facts. Black men live on average six years less than white men.
Black men have shorter life spans than men in South America. Black women live on average four years less than white women. Black women have shorter life spans than women in South America as well. Infant mortality rates are two times higher for blacks. Some racist has commented that African Americans should be grateful for being in the United States; yet black Americans have more low birth weight infants than women in Africa.
For blacks, health inequalities are the cumulative result of both past and current discrimination throughout U.S. culture. Due to discrimination and limited educational opportunities, blacks disproportionately work in low-pay, high-health-risk occupations. Historic and present racism in land and planning policy also plays a critical role in minority health status. Even controlling for income, blacks are much more likely to have toxic materials sited in their communities than whites. For example, over concentration of alcohol and tobacco outlets and the legal and illegal dumping of pollutants pose serious health risks to minorities. Another significant factor affecting many blacks is the lack of grocery stores with fresh foods but the ready availability of fast foods with high salt and fat content. Exposure to these risks is not a matter of individual control or even individual choice. Health status disparities are a direct result of policies, practices, procedures, and laws institutional discrimination that protect white privilege at the expense of black health.
Black Americans are sicker than white Americans, and they are dying at a significantly higher rate. These are undisputed facts. Black men live on average six years less than white men.
Black men have shorter life spans than men in South America. Black women live on average four years less than white women. Black women have shorter life spans than women in South America as well. Infant mortality rates are two times higher for blacks. Some racist has commented that African Americans should be grateful for being in the United States; yet black Americans have more low birth weight infants than women in Africa.
Ice 04/23/18
Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws were laws that occurred only in the South.
They were laws that enforced black segregation in a really harsh way, most of the common laws were like, black and whites had to be seperated, blacks couldn’t eat in restaurants with whites.
This picture i choose, is a sign of what is not allowed to enter and the sad part of the image that kinda caught my eye, was that they put blacks and mexicans with dogs, like if people and dogs were at the same level.
I get that while you eat or shop or whatever you are doing, you might not want a dog barking, begging or slobbering, so that makes sense, but when it comes to people it’s a totally different thing.
People are people no matter what their skin color is or what their culture is, the Jim Crow laws brought hate and cruelty towards simple normal better people that have done nothing wrong; they were victims of violence, death, embarrassment and humiliation for many many years. And slowly this racism problem is going away.
Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws were laws that occurred only in the South.
They were laws that enforced black segregation in a really harsh way, most of the common laws were like, black and whites had to be seperated, blacks couldn’t eat in restaurants with whites.
This picture i choose, is a sign of what is not allowed to enter and the sad part of the image that kinda caught my eye, was that they put blacks and mexicans with dogs, like if people and dogs were at the same level.
I get that while you eat or shop or whatever you are doing, you might not want a dog barking, begging or slobbering, so that makes sense, but when it comes to people it’s a totally different thing.
People are people no matter what their skin color is or what their culture is, the Jim Crow laws brought hate and cruelty towards simple normal better people that have done nothing wrong; they were victims of violence, death, embarrassment and humiliation for many many years. And slowly this racism problem is going away.
notes : civil rights movement
May 7th 2018
Racial discrimination- declined
People started to stand up for their rights as human beings and united states citizens.
Government supported the end of segregation of public facilities.
Public schools weren’t separated by race anymore.
Southern colleges and universities that excluded black people, were now forced to let them in.
Anti-black violence was declined by law, it still happens but it’s illegal by law.
Black people's voting rights were protected.
More job opportunities were offered to them, including being a candidate in a political way.
May 7th 2018
Racial discrimination- declined
People started to stand up for their rights as human beings and united states citizens.
Government supported the end of segregation of public facilities.
Public schools weren’t separated by race anymore.
Southern colleges and universities that excluded black people, were now forced to let them in.
Anti-black violence was declined by law, it still happens but it’s illegal by law.
Black people's voting rights were protected.
More job opportunities were offered to them, including being a candidate in a political way.