Recent First Amendment Events

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1956

Advertisements

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

Successes and Setbacks By: Stephanie, Lauren, Nikole, Yasaman, Doug, Ben.

The 1963 Birmingham Campaign Protest, Reaction, and Results. “Long as I’m po-leece commissioner in Birmingham, the niggers and white folks ain’t goin’

LEARNING OBJECTIVES/ GOALS/ SWBAT

Martin Luther King,jr. Martin Luther King was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta in the United States. He died on 4 April1968 in Memphis. He was a non.

Buses and Lunch Counters Movements to Integrate Public Accommodations.

Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 2 The Movement Gains Ground Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of James Meredith in.

Students For Democratic Society Movement Miranda Dixon.

English II Unit Union (the North) Victory in 1865 gave 4 million slaves freedom.

31.3 Student Protest Angela Brown Chapter 31 Section 3 1.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott,

First Amendment.

Birmingham, Alabama 1963 “We Shall Overcome…”. Birmingham, Alabama The most segregated city in America in The city had dozens of unsolved bombings.

TEKS 8C: Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas. Civil Rights 1960–1964.

Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 2 The Movement Gains Ground Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of James Meredith in.

Birmingham, Alabama Describe the events that shocked the world in Birmingham Explain why the events in Birmingham were useful to the civil rights.

Selma, Alabama – Marching to vote Lesson Starter: Write down the five things you should focus on when answering a How useful… question.

Chapter 19: Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms Section 4

Civil Rights Events & Legislation. Dred Scott (1857): Declared African-Americans were not and could never become citizens of the United States Plessy.

 In 1933 there was a total of 9 million Jews.  By the end of the war 2/3 of those Jews would die.  Many Jews spoke Yiddish.  Many older Jews dressed.

 District 87 mandating a 1 minute prayer at the beginning of each school day.  The class valedictorian conducting a prayer during his address at graduation.

CH 18 SEC 3 Voting Rights I. Gaining Voting Rights The Kennedy administration was worried about the non- violent protests by blacks and their supporters.

THE BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN Confronting segregation in Alabama.

Ch.21.2 Civil Rights The Triumphs of a Crusade “Freedom riders” test Supreme Court ruling White activist James Peck hoped for violent reaction to.

CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL RIGHTS Fighting for Equality Enslaved Africans are brought to the U.S. to work and are horribly abused.

Kent State Massacre The anti-war protests of the counterculture through out the week leading up to May 4th , 1970 pushed the government to their breaking.

Reminders Unit 7 Retake by Thursday 3/16 Unit 8 Assessment 3/16

Civil Liberties GOVT 2305, Module 4.

Civil Rights 1960–1964.

Warm-up: Describe the meaning of this cartoon..

New Internationalist Easier English Ready Intermediate Lesson

The Coming of Independence

Balancing Brand Image with Sensitivity to Race and Freedom of Speech: Examining the NFL Response to Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protest Presented.

The Political Response

Thursday Great Speech/Outlining Questions?

Kneeling During the Anthem

To Knee, Or Not To Knee Players in professional sports taking a knee during the national anthem By: Jad Yakan LDS 1301.

CH. 18 Sec. 2,3 & 5 Essential Questions:

The Kennedy Years.

Kent State Massacre The anti-war protests of the counterculture through out the week leading up to May 4th , 1970 pushed the government to their breaking.

Civil Liberties October 5, 2017.

Ending the wAr In Vietnam

Black lives matter movement

Racial Discovery Group

Protest Culture.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

6.5 – Civil Rights movement in the 1960s

Do We Have The Right Not to Stand?

Review Terms/Events Brown vs. Board of Education Sibley Commission

Women on the rise: stories from a movement

Cowboys issue statement about flag

Day 5- Counter-culture and the Great Divide Antiwar Protests of the 1960’s and 1970’s Over the course of this power point we’ll learn about the main protests.

Colin Kaepernick starts a viral protest during a NFL game.

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Civil Rights 1960–1964.

The Bill of Rights Quiz Game

Major Unit Questions … Was the Civil War inevitable?

Chapter 19: Civil Liberties: First Amendment Freedoms Section 4

Please place your homework on your desk so I can check it.

Selma, Alabama – Marching to vote

Somalia bombings.

Objectives Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of James Meredith in the early 1960s. Explain how the protests at Birmingham and the March.

By Matthew Melton Police brutality psy 310.

A Presentation by Perspective, Protests and Prejudice: Colin Kaepernick and Racism in America A Presentation by

Objectives Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of James Meredith in the early 1960s. Explain how the protests at Birmingham and the March.

Chapter 13.5 FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY

Martin Luther King, Jr..

What successes did John Major’s government have in Northern Ireland?

1) In 2015, the white supremacist Dylann Roof murdered nine African Americans at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Presentation transcript:

Recent First Amendment Events NFL Anthem Protests: Aug. 14 & 20, 2016: Colin Kaepernick first sits during anthem. Nobody notices. Aug. 26. Reporter unintentionally tweets photo of Kaepernick sitting. Story blows up. Kaepernick: “There are a lot of things that need to change, one in specific is police brutality. There are people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable.” Team: “Players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem.”

Recent First Amendment Events NFL Anthem Protests: September, 2016: Kaepernick begins to kneel rather than sit. Various other players and teams join protest in various ways. Feb. 2017: At season’s end, Kaepernick opts out of contract; no team has signed him to date. Aug. 2017 – Present: Various players and teams protest in various ways. Sept. 2017: President Trump tweets: “NFL owners don’t want to pick (Kaepernick) up because they don’t want to get nasty tweet from Donald Trump.”

Recent First Amendment Events NFL Anthem Protests: Sept., 2017: President Trump tweets: “If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country) by refusing to stand for the national anthem. If not, YOU'RE FIRED. Find something else to do!” Sept., 2017: Players and owners react with widespread protests. Oct., 2017: Colin Kaepernick files a grievance against the NFL, alleging collusion.

Recent First Amendment Events Charlottesville Protests: Spring 2017: Charlottesville City Council votes to rename two parks named for Confederate Generals, and to take down a statue of Robert E. Lee. The “Monument Fund” and the “Sons of Confederate Veterans” filed suit to enjoin the removal. Judge agrees. City Council votes again; this time selling the statue to a private party who will remove it. White nationalist Richard Spencer leads demonstration; met by counter protesters. Three arrested, one policeman injured.

Recent First Amendment Events Charlottesville Protests: Plaque removed from statute; mayor announces renaming of Robert E. Lee Park as Emancipation Park. KKK holds rally in Emancipation Park. 30 KKK met by about 1,000 counter protesters. 22 arrested. “Unite the Right” organizer Jason Kessler plans demonstration in Emancipation Park; files suit when City Council moves event to different park citing safety. Judge agrees on the night before.

Recent First Amendment Events Charlottesville Protests: August 12, 2017: Protesters begin gathering three hours before Kessler’s demonstration. Violence erupts. Police declare an “unlawful assembly” and Gov. McAuliffe declares state of emergency. By 1 PM, park is cleared, and protesters are marching away. A car drives into a crowd of protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and hospitalizing 19 others. That evening, two policemen die in helicopter crash. October, 2017: Another white supremacy rally held; no violence.

Recent First Amendment Events Berkeley Protests: Feb. 1, 2017: Milo Yiannopoulos speech inspires 1500 people to protest. A group of “Black Bloc” protestors engaged in violent protest and arson. Event cancelled. President Trump threatens to “de-fund” Berkeley. March 4, 2017: Pro-Donald Trump march draws violent protests. Seven injuries and ten arrests. April 15, 2017: Another pro-Trump rally inspires protests and violence. Eleven injured. Male student punches female. Professor attacks three people with bike lock. April 27, 2017: Administrators cancel appearance by Ann Coulter. Other conservatives spoke on that date, with relatively peaceful protests at another location.

Recent First Amendment Events Berkeley Protests: August 27, 2017: Dueling protests in the wake of Charlottesville. Generally peaceful until Antifa groups invaded the conservative protest. September 14, 2017: Ben Shapiro gave speech on campus. No one wearing masks allowed on campus, and city council authorizes use of pepper spray. No violence. Sept. 24, 2017: A number of conservatives invited to campus for “Free Speech Week.” Two hundred professors and grad students sign open protest letter. Conservative group files with DOJ, but backs out of event. Milo Y and others do a brief photo op, anyway.

Recent First Amendment Events Berkeley Protests: Sept. 26, 2017: Fight breaks out in an “Empathy Tent” on campus; three arrested. June 2017: Milo fan sues Berkeley for $23 million dollars alleging free speech violations and pepper-spraying. Later drops suit. Berkeley mayor suggest classifying Antifa as a criminal gang.