Sentences with phrase «against segregation»

This was to register their protest against the segregation in the buses.

The Washington Post's Steven Levingston reminds us of the Children's Crusade, a public protest against segregation held in May 1963, in Birmingham.

The broadcast sparked a wave of criticism and prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak out against the segregation of women, referring to it as «an unacceptable phenomenon that goes against the values of Judaism and democracy.»

Martin Luther King advocated Ghandi's non-violent protest, but in 1963 he was jailed for leading mass demonstrations against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, which led to the city being dubbed «Bombingham» as attacks against civil rights protesters increased.

1968 - Mexico City Tommie Smith and John Carlos, medal winners for the 200 metre dash, made a protest gesture on the podium against the segregation in the United States.

But those provide a way of protecting against racism, even with measures like affirmative action or the fight against segregation based in the fallout from racism (social / cultural / geographical segregation, for example).

Their name stems from the «Freedom Riders», which were the the multi-ethnic passengers on the buses that traveled to peaceably demonstrate against segregation in the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s.

The related idea that the justices who voted in Brown, or the lawyers who argued against segregation, would have had objections to voluntary efforts to integrate seems equally implausible.

Houston takes Marshall on a journey, looking in on the lives and losses of the men and women working in the grassroots struggle against segregation.

Four young black men stand up against segregation by participating in a sit - in at the Woolworth's lunch counter.

In his report, Dr. Orfield exhorts the state to bring charter schools in line with Connecticut's law and policies against segregation and to ensure that charter operators live up to their «civil rights responsibilities under state and federal law.»

Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged by Jody Nyasha Warner — The story of Viola Desmond (sometimes called Canada's Rosa Parks) is familiar to most Canadians and her fight against segregation in the 40s in Nova Scotia but this book tells it beautifully for children.

First protesting against segregation, then the war in Vietnam, and now saying No to the way work and wealth are distributed in our society made him suspect to many.

Scouting has been a central organisation for youngsters for 110 years and, as the Scouts work hard to ensure diversity by welcoming girls and boys from all ethnic backgrounds and of all abilities, our contributor KATIE PARKER takes a look at one special leader and his fight against segregation...

It details strategies used to secure the vote, recognizes outstanding black leaders, and documents the contributions of black sports figures, soldiers, artists, actors, writers, and others in the fight against segregation and discrimination.