Post on 03-Jan-2016
“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
Japanese-American Internmento Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an Executive
Order 9066,justified by “military necessity”, (Feb. 19th 1942)
o To keep Japanese-American’s in campso Half were young childreno Kept in camp for 4 years (surrounded by
barbed wired fences and armed guards)o Internment =120,000 people of Japanese
ancestryo Executive Order 9066 was declined in 1944
and last camp was closed in 1946.
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
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.
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
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
Executive Order 9006
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9006.
February 19, 1942 Rescinded the Executive Order 9006
in 1944 All camps closed by 1945.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
When Columbus came…• 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.
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.
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
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
Buddhism in ChinaThe 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.
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
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.