Intolerance in History

1. Intolerance in History 8t 2010

2. “Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state.” - Samuel Davies “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” -Mohandas Ghandi

3. Japanese-American Internment • Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an Executive Order 9066,justified by “military necessity”, (Feb. 19th 1942) • To keep Japanese-American’s in camps • Half were young children • Kept in camp for 4 years (surrounded by barbed wired fences and armed guards) • Internment =120,000 people of Japanese ancestry • Executive Order 9066 was declined in 1944 and last camp was closed in 1946.

4. Christopher Columbus vs. Native Americans • Didn’t respect rights • Murdered natives • Culture almost destroyed • Destroyed land • Seen to easy to conquer • Took over their homes • Crop lands • Enslaved natives

5. Salem Witch Trials of 1692 • Nineteen of the men and women who were convicted of witchcraft were hung. • One man of 80 years old was crushed to death with heavy stones. • Dozens of others were in jail for months with no trial. • The first 3 people to be accused were Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborn. • The first child to be accused was Dorcas Good, Sarah Good’s 4 year old daughter.

6. Ku Klux Klan • Each member has to furnish himself with a pistol. • Congress passed the Ku Klux Klan act on April 20 1871 • 15 of September 1963 bomb placed under a church killing four. • Freedom schools often targets of white mobs • The KKK was started after civil war

7. The Religious Intolerance in Pakistan • General Parvez Musharrfs who has been in the military for only a year has done little to protect the civil and political rights of non – Muslim minorities. • Religious minorities in Pakistan are second class citizens • In 1995 prime minister Sharif and General Musharrffs ignored the recommendations on Religious Intolerance • Islamic Republic of Pakistan remains one of the most glaring examples of religious tolerances in the world • Women were treated disrespectfully

8. Executive Order 9006 • President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9006. • February 19, 1942 • Rescinded the Executive Order 9006 in 1944 • All camps closed by 1945.

9. Camps • Only given 48 hours to leave homes. • 120,000 Japanese Americans were removed from their homes • 2/3 were American citizens • 1/2 were children • Germans, Italians, and other European descendents.

10. Women’s Rights • In 1915, suffragists organized a daring cross-country auto trip to promote women's voting rights • Women’s suffrage was the fight of women to be allowed to vote • Women’s suffrage movement= struggle to gain equal rights as men • changing of social conditions and the idea of equality began the woman suffrage movement

11. Women’s rights cont. • During colonial times in the US , voting was limited to only adult males who owned land • Both women and men started to question why women could not vote, supporters of this question were called suffragists

12. European Settlers and Native Americans • Settlers wanted land to settle in the Northwest Territory. • The ground was Native American. • Fighting began in the Northwest area. • Native Americans attacked peaceful homesteads. • The Treaty of Greenville was signed on August 3, 1796. • The natives moved out surrendering most of the area.

13. Nazis and the Holocaust • Were intolerant of groups that included Jews, Poles, Gypsies, and Jehovah's Witnesses. • Occupied Poland to persecute large numbers of Jew there • Killed approximately 11 million people. • Took over countries just to eliminate these people.

14. Genocide in Darfur • Between the African Farmers and the Nomadic Arab Tribes • Arab-Sudanese and Janjaweed attacked 400 villages • African Farmers- 400000 were killed • African Farmers- 2.7 million people fled and many turned up missing. • As of last year, 2010, Sudan (that’s where Darfur is) was still send Janjaweeds to destroy villages.

15. When the Spanish Explorer first set foot on the new land he did NOT respect the Native Americans • He did not respect their territory, laws/amendments, or their culture. • The idea of the English to find a new country was to not be governed by a “king” or ruler per say • When they came over they wanted to have freedom of a lot of things, but then he didn’t want to give it to the Native Americans • Columbus thought of the new land as a new beginning= • -Irony • -Because the people who moved to live there, pushed the Native Americans out, which goes against their whole plan of a “new beginning” • They English got a second chance, but it wasn’t fair to the Natives who were there in the first place. When Columbus came…

16. Japanese-American Internment • 110,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated • Two/thirds were American citizens • February 19th 1942 Roosevelt signed the act • Some cases Families were separated and put in different camps • In 1 943 all internees over the age of seventeen were given a loyalty test • In 1944 people were allowed to return home.

17. The Middle Passage • Systematic process of retrieving Africans • Slaves were sent to slave factories • Held captive of their own freedom • 25-30 million slaves taken from their own homeland • Robbed of their freedom, dignity and happiness • Created racism

18. Protestants vs. Catholics in Ireland • Started when British Protestants invaded Ireland • The Irish fought to preserve their culture and religion • In 1649 Oliver Cromwell of England had • Then the British outlaw the catholic churches in Ireland • Ireland then became two separate countries the North was Protestant the South was Catholic • Then in 1921 just six 6 counties of the North remained with Britain and Ireland became a independent republic

19. Buddhism in China • The Chinese Government has been ruthlessly persecuting religious groups not approved by them. • Buddhists have been beaten, killed, extorted, and abused for years. • Work camps, like Nazi camps in WWII, have been made for them. • Buddhists monks have been protesting. • China has denied any religious persecution.

20. Christianity in Rome • Jesus was born in Palestine, then part of the Roman Empire • In 26 AD he started to preach telling people he was the son of God • In 29 AD was killed for inciting rebellions against the Roman Empire • His followers were given the name Christians. • They were horribly persecuted picked on, bullied, harassed in the streets

21. Cont. • Christians talked about Peace and Forgiveness instead of the usual Anger and Punishment • This made them outcasts and hated people. • Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome on his death bed.

22. The Pilgrims • The pilgrims wanted to break away from the Church of England • They were jailed • Their businesses were closed • Fined • Forced to attend English Church • They ran to Holland for religious freedom