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Should the Confederate Flag be Banned?

Should the Confederate Flag be Banned?. Read the Quote:.

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Should the Confederate Flag be Banned?

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  1. Should the Confederate Flag be Banned?

  2. Read the Quote: • “There is always racism in wars. The Americans called Japanese "Japs" during World War II and called Koreans "Gooks" (derived from Hanguk, which means Korea). American soldiers called Vietnamese "Gooks", "Slopeheads", "Chinks" among other things. “ • -Racism & The Vietnam War • “I got nothing against no Viet Cong.  No Vietnamese ever called me a Nigger. ” ~Muhammad Ali, 1967, refusing to fight in Vietnam

  3. Principal Matheney,I want to inform you that I received the care packages from your highschool.  I am currently stationed at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan (Kabul).I would like to say thank you to you and your staff!  It was very muchappreciated and shared to other service members stationed here.Merry Christmas!MAJ Fessock, Robert J.OF-3 US ARMY/Military PoliceKabul City Police CommandLNO National Police Coordination Center Kabul, Afghanistan(C) 070-212-0975HQ ISAF, ANSPC-PAPO AE 09356Classification: UNCLASSIFIEDCaveats: FOUO

  4. The Beginning of Change African Americans & Women in the 1950s

  5. Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 • Topeka, Kansas • Landmark case that desegregated the school system • Overthrew Plessy v. Ferguson separate but equal • Belief that you are telling a child they are not equal

  6. Rosa Parks 1955 • Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a crowded bus • Led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted 381 days • Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the leaders • Led to 80% decrease in bus revenue • Desegregated buses Nov. 1956

  7. Little Rock Nine 1957 • 9 high school students are stopped form attending a desegregated high school in Arkansas • Governor Orval Faubus calls out National Guard • President Eisenhower calls out U.S. Army

  8. How many of you ladies are going to college to get your MRS? Gentlemen, how would your feel if your wife made more money than you? Would you stay home with the kids? Would you prefer a girl who was willing to stay home while the kids were young?

  9. Role of Women in 1950s • Primarily housewives & mothers • 50’s had the highest marriage rate

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