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The Jim Crow Laws were racial segregation laws in the United States. African Americans had a "seperate but equal" status. These laws led to inferior standards for African Americans.
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After Emmett Till talked to a white woman, two white men hunted Till down and took him t a barn. At the barn, Till was brutally beaten, had one of his eyes gouged out and then killed.
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On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey the bus driver when she was ordered to give up her site for a white male.
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On December 20, 1956 the bus boycott officially ended. The campaign started December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks was arrested.
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Nine African students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. The Little Rock Nine needed a federal armed escort to make it to school.
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Over 200,000 people marched on Washington, D.C for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
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Malcolm X was a African American Muslim/Islam. He was an advocate for fighting racism, "by any means necessary". He was assassinated for leaving the Islam religion.
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While in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King Jr was standing on the second floor balcony of a motel when he was shot from across the street.
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In April 1992 a 26 year old black man was brutally beaten by four police officers. All four officers were acquitted of any charges, even though video evidence existed. This sparked a six day riot that ended when 3,500 soldiers reinforced the local police officers.
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Nearly two years after Barack Obama announed he was running for presidency, he was sworn into the office. This was a big step for civil rights.
