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Brown v. Board of Education was a supreme court battle to desegregate public schools. Brown believed it was unconstitutional and inequal.
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Rosa Parks was protesting against riding the bus to Montgomery Alabama. after refusing to give up her bus seat to the white passengers, she was arrested.
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The "Little Rock Nine" were nine students that were allowed access to an all-white school. they were screamed at and harassed by the white students while they were entering the school.
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At this event, three POC students took their seats after being denied service, they sat in the "white" section which eventually led them to be harassed, stabbed, and had condiments poured over them.
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the freedom riders were a group of POC and white protesters sitting in the "white" sections of buses. the group would travel to highly racist states in America and would line up outside, use white restrooms, fountains and, lunch counters.
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Two POC students were enrolling in the University of Alabama then-Governor George Wallace decided to protest against the students joining by holding a conference outside of the school and blocking the doors.
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after the burning of the church, the three boys that were under investigation were brutally beaten by the KKK and they were protected by the local police.
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Malcolm X was an African American/ Islamic Minister that was assassinated in the year 1965 after preaching at the Afro-American Unity
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The riots started in Watts California due to a traffic stop. the driver, Marquette failed his sobriety test and began fighting one of the officers out of fear. his brother joined in. police back up came along with a crowd, they all assumed that the crowd was fighting the cops without reasoning.
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the organization was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. they dressed in all black clothing and would be armed. 2 years after starting the organization, they had a group of over 2,000 people.
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the government believed that the riots were separating the "societies" and by that, they aided the POC
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Vivian Strong was an African American Woman living in Omaha Nebraska until her death on June 24. she and her friends were in an abandoned apartment complex, hanging out when police officers showed up to break them up. Police reported that a scuffle went on and Vivian got shot to death.
