EOTO Reflection

After the mock trial in class, the other groups presented their eoto presentations. The topics that were presented were the assassination of Robert F Kennedy, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Boston busing violence, the Watts riots, redlining, the fair housing act, freedom summer, the 24th amendment, war on poverty, and Shirley Chisholm.

One topic that I found super interesting was learning about Shirley Chisholm. She was the second African American women that served for the legislature in Albany, New York and she served in 1964. In 1969, she was elected first African American congresswomen and she served for seven terms. With all that she was able to accomplish, she was able to set an example for both the African American and women communities. She later ran for president and she did not get elected, but this helped her have a strong political voice for many years. I had not really thought about how in the past there were probably women that ran for president and had not been elected during this time period.

Another topic I found interesting was redlining. Redlining is financial services that are denied mortgages, insurance, and loans based on someone's race. Those in charge of prices of housing made them affordable since there was a wealth gap between races. With there being a wealth gap, healthcare was also less attainable since it was more expensive.

Something that was put into place to help with these issues was the fair housing act, which was enforced by people like the Department of Urban Housing and Development and also the Office of Fair Housing and Development and Equal Opportunity. This act was in title VIII of the civil rights act of 1968, which prohibited discrimination in housing sales, rentals, and financing.

Most of the other events that happened contained violence, like both of the assassinations and the Boston busing violence. All of these events had an impact on history. Imagine all of what else Martin Luther King Jr could have accomplished if he was not assassinated. All of these events were important parts of history.