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brown v.board decision
the Court unanimously ruled that "separate but equal" public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. The Brown case served as a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement, inspiring education reform everywhere and forming the legal means of challenging segregation in all areas of society. -
Emmett Till Cae
Emmett Till was visiting family in Mississppi on August 24,1955 when he reporteldy flirted with a white cashuier at a grocery store.Four days later,two white men kidnapped till,beat him and tthey shot him and threw him in the river.They had had put bricks on his feet so he woulud swim back up. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. The boycott of public buses by blacks in Montgomery began on the day of Parks’ court hearing and lasted 381 days. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They were the first african americans to go to a all white high school.This event ened segeration in alabama -
Birmingham march
On a random day the protestes were attacked by dogs,cops,water hoses.These deadly waqepons were used by all white cops in alabama.They were attacked by firehoses and dogs and police officers riding on horses whiping people while they ride pass -
march on washington
more than 200,000 people gathered around in washington D.C.for a rally known as the march on washington for jobs and freedom.MLK quote “I Have a Dream” speech, a spirited call for racial justice and equality. -
assassination of JFK
On november 22nd 1963 JFK was shot down by a really good sharpshooter in DALLAS,TX.The shooter was in building where thepresident was riding pass.The shooter got away and killed a officer on his way to a unknown place.He ran into a movie theather and got away with it four days. -
civil rights act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public -
selma bridge incident
in the name of African-American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators, led by Martin Luther King Jr., begin a historic march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol at Montgomery.One minute and five seconds after a two-minute warning was announced, the troops advanced, wielding clubs, bullwhips, and tear gas. John Lewis, who suffered a skull fracture, was one of fifty-eight people treated for injuries at the local hospital. remembered in history as “Bloody Sunday.” -
ASSASSINATION OF MLK
Dr.MLK was standing outside of his room with his friends and out of nowhere he was shot down a sharp shooter.One of his friends spotted where the shot came from and the police tracked him down.
