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Executive Order 8802
Executive Order8802
The executive order 8802 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25th,1941, This was to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry. The "Secret life of bees" takes place in the late 60's where racial discrimination was still prominent. The executive order 8802 would make drastic changes for the black community, offering them equal opportunity. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. board of education
The Brown v. Board of education supreme court cas was a landmark in United States civil rights history. The character from the novel the"Secret life of bees" "Zack", would have been joyful for this victory. "Zack would have been optomistic towards the idea that he could go to a school with ethnic diversity where he could study to become a lawyer. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. When "Rosaleen" entered town with the intentions voting. Rosaleen was harassed by three white men, Her will to resist torment may have not been there if the montegomery bus boycott never happened along with the civil rights act. -
Freedom riders oppose segregation
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the sgregated United states,they challenged the non-enforcement of the U.S Supreme court decisions on de-segregation laws, and The strive to enforce these laws resulted in mutual relationships among the population. "T.ray" confronts the "boatwrights", the "boatwrights" defended "lily", this shows a mutual relationship, -
Birmingham campaign
The birmingham campaign
The birmingham campaign was organized in 1963 by the SCLC. Martin Luther King Jr. led the nonviolent direct actions, and this led to publicized confrontations black youth and white civic authorities, this led to government changes to the city's laws. 'Lily" and "Rosaleen" go through many hardships for their actions and what they believe in, both endure harships for what they believe in. -
Twenty-fourth Amendment
The twenty-fourth amendment prohibits both congress and the states from making the right to vote on payment of a poll tax. Poll taxes appeared in southern states as a measure to prevent African-Americans from voting. The loophole in the voting system was a tool used to keep African-Americans from gaining equal opportunity. When "Rosaleen" went to vote the three white men asked if she was going to the meeting, and they also harassed her for trying to vote. -
Selma to Montgomery marches
Montgomery march
The Selma to Montgomery marches, were marches and protests held in 1965 Civil Rights movement. A march took place on in 1965.600 marchers, protested the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process. "Zack" made the decision not to reveal who threw the bottle at the white men. they went to jail. In both events they chose to act, and both communities had reprocussions. -
Voting rights act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act of 1965 is a piece of legislation in the U.S that prohibits discrimination in voting, and this was associated with the Selma to Montgomery march, this is the end result of what happened in the march. "Lily" and "Zack" made the decision to be together regardless of the reprocussions, and in the end they ended up being together. -
Albany Movement
Albany Movement In november of 1961, the residents of Albany Georgia launched a campaign to eliminate segregation in all aspects of social life. This stride towards civil rights for African-Americans would promote the idea of equality, August may not have been ok with lily if events like these didn't happen.
