Racial+Tensions


 * __Racial Tensions in the 1960's__**

The 1960s was the time of the Civil Rights movement in which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. In 1965 came the Voting Rights Act which would give blacks the right to vote. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/intro/intro_b.htm After the 1965 Voting Rights Act more and more blacks began registering to vote. ~ __March 1965__ ~ Vs. __November 1988__ ~
 * Voter Registration Rates (1965 vs. 1988)**
 * ~  ||~ __Black__ ||~ __White__ ||~ __Gap__ ||~ __Black__ ||~ __White Gap__ ||
 * ~ Alabama || 19.3 || 69.2 || 49.9 || 68.4 || 75.0 || 6.6 ||
 * ~ Georgia || 27.4 || 62.6 || 35.2 || 56.8 || 63.9 || 7.1 ||
 * ~ Louisiana || 31.6 || 80.5 || 48.9 || 77.1 || 75.1 || -2.0 ||
 * ~ Mississippi || 6.7 || 69.9 || 63.2 || 74.2 || 80.5 || 6.3 ||
 * ~ North Carolina || 46.8 || 96.8 || 50.0 || 58.2 || 65.6 || 7.4 ||
 * ~ South Carolina || 37.3 || 75.7 || 38.4 || 56.7 || 61.8 || 5.1 ||
 * ~ Virginia || 38.3 || 61.1 || 22.8 || 63.8 || 68.5 || 4.7 ||

black = Number of black voters, white = number of white voters & gap = the difference between black and white voters The 1960 Act permitted federal courts to appoint voting referees to conduct voter registration following a judicial finding of voting discrimination. The 1964 Act was pretty much about the same thing. In April of 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._assassination

After Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated riots broke out in more than 60 cities. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a national day of mourning five days after the assassination to mourn King. That same day there was 300,000 people at the funeral. [|I have a dream video] [|Civil rights Timeline] [|Voting act of 1965]

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In October of 1962 James Meredith became the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi. The incident caused violence and riots and President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops.



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The Black Panther Party

the Black Panther Party was founded in October of 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton . Their society was formed based on the teachings of Malcolm X and the black power movement. __ see the black panther party link to find what they were all about and whatnot. [|The Black Panther Party]   __The Black Panthers today__

The Black Panther Party is still around today but they aren't very vocalized. They had their 40th anniversary on February 1 of 2007.  

Script and characters and stuff:

Characters: Costumes: cameras, news people, other things
 * Martin Luther King Jr. ~ Suit and tie and whatnot
 * The dude who shot him ~ Black clothes, sneakyness stuff
 * audience of King's speech ~ casual hippy random clothes