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Plessy v. Ferguson
www.oyez.org
plessy v. furguson was a debate about segregation for african americans. the debate was all because an african american sat in a white area. this case proved people were seperate but they were not equal in anyway -
brown vs. board of education case
www.oyez.org
this issue involved in these cases were segregation in public schools. the opinion seperate but equal didnt mean anything since because facilities for african americans were worse than the whites.this event fixed the education system from segregating student -
murder of emmett till
www.heroism.org
emmett till was a 14 kidnapped murdered and dumped into tallahatchie river, this devastated people. this event drew thousands of cleveland sellers used emmett till as a stand on equal rights. it exemplified the racial violence and injustice in mississippi -
rosa parks & the montgomery bus boycott
www.ushistory.org
rosa parks refused to sit in the back of the bus. she was arrested for not complying with the driver. her actions alowed king to start a boycott against the busses -
founding of southern christian leadership conference (SCLC) & martin luther king
www.blackpast.org
60 black ministers or civil rights leaders met to converse on the abolition of segregation in the nation. anti violent protests were developed like sit-ins movements of 1960 and freedom rides of 1961. this event depicted that blacks did nothing wrong but still got harrassed -
little rock nine & central high school
kingencyclopedastanford.edu
governor orval faubus, mobilized arkansas national guard to prevent 9 blacks from entering a white school. eisenhower threatened the arkansas government to let them enter or the military will handle the situation. this shows the president was against segregation and wanted equality. -
greensboro sit-in
americanhistory.si.edu
4 brave african americans sat in a white only section which caused a spark of non violent protests against sections for whites only. the men sat at white only sections until they were served but they got beaten up and abused. these actions started chaos and made america plan to rid segregation -
freedom ride/ freedom riders
www.freedomwritersfoundation.org
7 blacks and 6 whites took a challenge to leave on 2 public buses from D.C. to the south to test the supreme courts choice in boynton v. virginia. on the journey they were beaten, a bus got burned, but they kept going and picked up supporters on they way. the actions proved that people could go anywhere and all be equal. -
civil rights act
www.ourdocuments.gov
after kennedy was assassinated lyndon johnson took his place and approved the civil rights act of 1964 which cleared segregation from everything. johnson fought hard in house of rules committee but with the help of everett dirksen the bill was passed. the significance was there was no more segregation or at least to help kill off segregation. -
march on washington
kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu
250,000 people led a march on washington for jobs and freedom this showed all organizations could unite. NAACP, SCLC, CORE, and SNCC all major civil rights associations that contributed to the march and were called the "big six". because people and organizations conjoined they got the attention of the president like they wanted. -
student nonviolent coordinating committee & freedom summer
www.wisconsinhistory.org
SNC and CORE recruited many students to try and vote for a new political party. the parallel "freedom election" that the black mississippi residents held challenged whites and was met with deadly violence. the public was outraged and caught the attention of the nation and led to better events in motion such as congress passing civil rights act of 1964. -
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voting rights act
ourdocuments.gov
african americans had the right to vote but it was a serious risk. the voting rights had changed the relations between the federal and state because it was major in providing rights for all individuals. this led to african americans being able to vote. -
assassination of martin luther king jr
www.maryferrell.org
king was killed while leading a peaceful march to support sanitiation workers. king was killed by james earl ray because ray acted out of pure hate and racism. king was a very important man who led an extreme pacifist movement and allowed his people to stand up and earn their rights
