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plessy v. fergurson
this court case would upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal". It end up allowing segregation to be allowed. the new Orleans state law would be continued to the supreme court and be conflicting with the 13th and 14th amendment.The "separate but equal" doctrine was quickly extended to cover many areas of public life, such as restaurants, theaters, restrooms, and public schools. soon it will be taken down though by the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, court case. -
murder of emmit till
He was an African American teenager who got lynched because the suspecting of him flirting with a white woman. This would cause for america to start getting more attention to the conflicts of segregation. he provided a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement. also many people were outraged at the decision to indict Milam and Bryant on the separate charge of kidnapping the state had made.The Emmett Till murder trial brought to light the brutality of Jim Crow segregation in the south. -
Brown v. Board of education
This court case established the segregation between black and white students to be unconstitutional.In reality the court had 5 cases under the name of this one, all leading to the same problem.although this does not fully succeed in ending segregation in schools it let the constitution to be on the side of racial equality.this decision held that racial segregation of children in public schools violated the 14 amendment.Education would become a right, therefore can be accepted by black and white. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
she was an African woman who refused to give up her seat to white man in the bus. This would eventually lead up to her court who would be heard by MLK. Which would lead to the boycott of public buses for 381 days. this strategy would end up falling as a civil disobidience action. After all the protesting the Supreme Court finally ruled that it was unconstitutional for public buses to have segregation. -
little rock nine and central high school
these were nine students who wanted to join an all white central high school, after the court case Brown v. Board of Education had been done. Instead of going in the first day of school they would be stopped and turned away by state troops. Out of all these students only four would end up graduating. The rest wouldn't because of all the pressure and harassment they would get. even after segregation wasn't allowed anymore it was still hard for African Americans -
Greensboro Sit-In
these were a series of protests done in Greensboro. The people who would follow with this would always be doing doing civil disobedience. these people who go to dinners and just sit at any "whites spot". they would take any harm being thrown at them by the whites so they can make a remark. 300 hundred students would end up joining this protest. All of this finally leading up to SNC commite. -
Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
13 African-American and white civil rights activists created this group. while they tried to use "only white" restrooms they would encounter tremendous violence from white protestors.Over the next few months, several hundred Freedom Riders engaged in similar actions. they were modeled by the organization’s 1947 Journey of Reconciliation. -
march on washington
this march purpose was to stand up for civil and economic rights. this march would lead up to MLK greatest speech of all time. the speech "i had a dream" would inspire everyone end racism. thousands would end up traveling to washington to hear this speech. this would change the course of the civil rights movement. -
civil rights act of 1964
this law labor law would outlaw the discrimination of race,color, and religion.it ended ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. this would be the turning point to a new era of equality among all people. Now their would be no crow laws that could still hold african american back then in place. Though the struggle against racism would continue, legal segregation had been brought to its knees. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
For nearly a century, segregation had prevented most African-Americans in Mississippi from voting or holding public office. Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in Mississippi, part of a larger effort by civil rights groups. this project would establish fifty Freedom Schools to carry on community organizing. also this originated from the sit in protest movement. Moses was one of the most convenient persons to have led freedom summer. the end result was to let blacks have a vote. -
assassination of malcom x
he was an African american Muslim minister who fought with "self defense " action. unlike Mlk he fought back through the strategy of justice. most of his philosophy's got inspired by the islamic religion. which would be his leading cause to death by black muslims. But with his death the black panthers would be formed to go against the u.s government and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community based programs. -
Voting Rights Act (1965)
this law would end up changing the right of Afrcian american since now they could vote. since now they can vote mre and more change could be possible so they can gain equality. this act would enforce the 15th amendment as well.The law had an immediate impact. By the end of 1965, a quarter of a million new black voters had been registered, one-third by Federal examiners. By the end of 1966, only 4 out of the 13 southern states had fewer than 50 percent of African Americans registered to vote. -
assassination of MlK
MLK died in Memphis in a motel. he was the spoken hero that attacked with civil disobidience. Mlk wanted to gain equality between all races. his assissination led to an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era. Also after two months Ray the guy who killed him got captured and got sentenced two 99 years in prison. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
the SCLC was created by sixty black ministers and civil rights leaders that met in Atlanta. MLK would end up being the first president of this meeting. the SCLC initiated its first direct action campaign in Albany. they would start with a series of marches to protest segregation and discrimination. although due to the lack of sources it would end up being a failure
