What events/figures have shaped today’s society?

Mr. Weisberger

Why is this important?

Learning about influential figures and events helps us understand how the past effects the present and the present effects the future.

What qualities do leader’s possess?

Honesty, Integrity, Charisma

How can events change future society?

Economically, Socially, Politically

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What is happening today that could change the future?

Technological Developments, Political Changes, Environmental Issues, Economic Climate

How can I make a difference?

Voting, Writing to various representatives, Community Service

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

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Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Timeline of historically relevant events (1) Dr. King joins a movement called “the bus boycott”

following the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955. On December 5, 1955 he was elected president of the

Montgomery Improvement Association. He became a spokesperson for the Montgomery bus boycott.

November 13, 1956, bus segregation was deemed unconstitutional by The Supreme Court.

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Timeline of historically relevant events. CAUSE AND EFFECT (2)

Dr. King formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to combat injustices such as school segregation.

The U.S. Congress passed a Civil Rights Act. This was the first such act since reconstruction.

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Timeline of historically relevant events (3) CAUSE AND EFFECT April 1963 - Dr. King writes, “Letter from Birmingham Jail” criticizing

the government for allowing racial injustices.

May 1963 - The Birmingham Agreement is passed. Stores, restaurants, and schools would from then on be

desegregated.

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Timeline of historically relevant events (4) CAUSE AND EFFECT August 28th, 1963 - Famous “I Have a Dream” speech July 2, 1964 - Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Relevance in Modern SocietyExample at the National Level

Executive Order 11246 - Affirmative Action Prohibits employers from engaging in descrimination

based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Example at the State Level Florida Educational Equity Act

“Discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or marital status against a student or an employee in the state system of public K-20 education is prohibited.”

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Words of wisdom

Example - Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspiration and the Civil Rights Movement

Reaching the masses

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Resources

Brown, Clark, and Carrasquel (2010). Timeline of events in Martin Luther King,

Jr.’s Life. Retrieved April 27, 2010 from http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html.

Online Sunshine, Official Site of the Florida Legislature. (2010) Florida Statute 1000.05.

Retrieved April 21, 2010 from

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&Ap

p_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=equal+education&URL=CH1000/Sec05.HTM

United States Department of Labor (2010). The Executive Order 11246. Retrieved April

24, 2010 from http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-eeo.htm.