http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-civil-rights-act-of-1964#.UTFivI57RSo
On this particular site, it explained a lot about how John F. Kennedy pushed for change in racial discrimination. He spoke about how he would do everything in his power to change it in his presidential speech. He proposed a bill in 1963 for civil rights. He was unfortunately assassinated before he could see it enacted. His vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the act in 1964, making it the official Civil Rights Act.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4328593
During Kennedy’s presidency, it was his main goal to end racial discrimination. This site contains all of the routes he would take to end segregation. He started with ending discrimination on buses, and then moved to ending discrimination in schools. This lead to his ultimate goal, which was to pass the Civil Rights Act. The act entailed that all persons will have access to any public place and helped desegregation in schools.
http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf
This is the actual document of the “I Have a Dream” speech. It contains every word that was spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963. My group and I each took a quote from the speech and dissected it. We pulled out its meaning and explained its turning point in history.
http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/voting-rights-act-l.jpg&c=/historical
This is the site that we used for the primary source of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is an exact copy of this act. We used the archives because we knew that it was a site that we could trust. It is a government site, so we know that it is legitimate. This act enforces the 15th amendment and made it possible for more African Americans to vote.
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/history/CivilRightsAct.cfm
This was the site that we found all of the information about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This talked about what the act was for and the effects that it had. It includes all of the important dates that were involved with the act. It has information on when it was presented and signed, as well as who signed it. We used this particular site because it is a government site.
http://baic.house.gov/historical-data/civil-rights-acts-and-amendments.html
This was the site that we used to get information about both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. This site was laid out very nicely and organized them in a chart. It includes the basic information that we used in our project.
Carson, C., Armstrong, T., Carson, S., & Cook, E. (2008).The Martin Luther King, Jr., encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
This book was full of factual information about Martin Luther King Jr. With multiple authors, this book surely covers every event that happened in MLK’s life. There were many pictures and references that made this book easy to understand. As this was an encyclopedia, this book quoted exact dates and times of every event, even minor ones. One thing that made this book stand out was the coverage of his relationships with other African American leaders.
Aretha, D. (2012). Black power. Greensboro, North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds Publishing.
This book covered the history of black power movements and a variety of black leaders who rioted in the 1960’s. It covers nonviolent Civil Rights movements to violent race riots. It spans from the very beginning of racial segregation to current racial issues. It touches on specific African American leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr.
Dyson, M. E. (2008). April 4, 1968. New York: Basic Civitas.
This book was about the death of Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact it had on America. Giving vital information and listing many sources to secure the information, this book gave us the majority of the information we used. With sentimental stories from people who knew this great leader first hand, this book was very informative. This book also touches a lot on how America was changed after his death and how the fight over racial equality is truly one that will never end.
On this particular site, it explained a lot about how John F. Kennedy pushed for change in racial discrimination. He spoke about how he would do everything in his power to change it in his presidential speech. He proposed a bill in 1963 for civil rights. He was unfortunately assassinated before he could see it enacted. His vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the act in 1964, making it the official Civil Rights Act.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4328593
During Kennedy’s presidency, it was his main goal to end racial discrimination. This site contains all of the routes he would take to end segregation. He started with ending discrimination on buses, and then moved to ending discrimination in schools. This lead to his ultimate goal, which was to pass the Civil Rights Act. The act entailed that all persons will have access to any public place and helped desegregation in schools.
http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf
This is the actual document of the “I Have a Dream” speech. It contains every word that was spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963. My group and I each took a quote from the speech and dissected it. We pulled out its meaning and explained its turning point in history.
http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/voting-rights-act-l.jpg&c=/historical
This is the site that we used for the primary source of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is an exact copy of this act. We used the archives because we knew that it was a site that we could trust. It is a government site, so we know that it is legitimate. This act enforces the 15th amendment and made it possible for more African Americans to vote.
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/history/CivilRightsAct.cfm
This was the site that we found all of the information about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This talked about what the act was for and the effects that it had. It includes all of the important dates that were involved with the act. It has information on when it was presented and signed, as well as who signed it. We used this particular site because it is a government site.
http://baic.house.gov/historical-data/civil-rights-acts-and-amendments.html
This was the site that we used to get information about both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. This site was laid out very nicely and organized them in a chart. It includes the basic information that we used in our project.
Carson, C., Armstrong, T., Carson, S., & Cook, E. (2008).The Martin Luther King, Jr., encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
This book was full of factual information about Martin Luther King Jr. With multiple authors, this book surely covers every event that happened in MLK’s life. There were many pictures and references that made this book easy to understand. As this was an encyclopedia, this book quoted exact dates and times of every event, even minor ones. One thing that made this book stand out was the coverage of his relationships with other African American leaders.
Aretha, D. (2012). Black power. Greensboro, North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds Publishing.
This book covered the history of black power movements and a variety of black leaders who rioted in the 1960’s. It covers nonviolent Civil Rights movements to violent race riots. It spans from the very beginning of racial segregation to current racial issues. It touches on specific African American leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr.
Dyson, M. E. (2008). April 4, 1968. New York: Basic Civitas.
This book was about the death of Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact it had on America. Giving vital information and listing many sources to secure the information, this book gave us the majority of the information we used. With sentimental stories from people who knew this great leader first hand, this book was very informative. This book also touches a lot on how America was changed after his death and how the fight over racial equality is truly one that will never end.