7.2 HuGeo Q4 George Floyd's death anniversary and race in MN

7.2 HuGeo Q4 George Floyd's death anniversary and race in MN

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May 25, 2020 was the day the George Floyd was murdered. The world is remembering him and that day.

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Have we made any progress in the past year on police reform? Have we changed anything that makes it less likely for black people to be murdered by the police?

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What the George Floyd Act would address:

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What the George Floyd ACT would address:

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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: a federal (national) law that has passed the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., but has NOT passed the Senate. President Biden wants the law to pass the Senate, so then he can sign it.

• It's not law yet. It has support of 2/3 of the government bodies it needs to become law:

• The House passed the bill. The President says he'll sign it. What's the problem? The Justice In Policing Act has not passed the Senate.

• The Republicans in the US Senate have proposed the "Justice Act", not the "Justice in Policing Act". The 50 Republican Senators will not vote for the Justice in Policing Act. It will NOT become law.

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Civil rights, guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics. Click on all the civil rights we get by living in the USA.

• The Constitution is full of guarantees of individual rights and rules about what the government can and can’t do. Some provisions affect people’s lives more than others, but they are all important in their own right. Here are just some of the important, often-discussed provisions and where you can find them in the Constitution:

• Freedom of speech, press, and religion: First Amendment Right to bear arms: Second Amendment Right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures: Fourth Amendment Right against self-incrimination and double jeopardy: Fifth Amendment Due process: Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments Right against taking without just compensation: Fifth Amendment Right to a speedy and public trial:

• Right to counsel: Sixth Amendment (also read into the Fifth-Amendment right against self-incrimination) Prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment: Eighth Amendment Slavery abolishment: Thirteenth Amendment Equal protection: Fourteenth Amendment Women’s right to vote: Nineteenth Amendment Commerce clause: Article I, Section 8 “Necessary and proper” clause: Article I, Section 8 Contracts clause: Article I, Section 10 Full faith and credit: Article IV, Section 1

Jim Crow LAWS

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that stopped Black people from being equal to Whites. These laws were enacted from 1877-1963 in white Southern states to stop progress made by Black people during the Reconstruction period. Jim Crow laws were enforced until 1965. (You will study this next year is US History).

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Minnesota = NO JIM CROW LAWS!!! = No discrimination = no civil rights problems!

• Not so fast, Human Geographers!

Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation?

One answer is the spread of racist, restrictive real estate covenants in the early 20th century. Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive covenants (rules in house contracts) after the turn of the last century to their final elimination in the late 1960s. This video is on the last slide. It's an hour long.

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The video on the last slide explains in AMAZING detail how BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People Of Color), but ESPECIALLY Black people, were hurt BY LAW. The unequal treatment was the LAW at that time. THIS IS SYSTEMIC RACISM that has a massive impact on Minnesota today, the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

• We will watch as much of the video "Jim Crow of the North" as possible. I encourage you to finish it if we don't have time.