Cheyenne Civil Rights Timeline

Black Panther Party Founded

Oct 15, 1966

Black power: group of activists that were not focused on nonviolent protesting
SNCC: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- Blacks and the nation of Islam were influenced by the leaders Malcom X, Huey Newton, and Bobby Seale
- They were okay with violence
-developed a 10 point platform to achieve their goals.

Swan v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education

Apr 20, 1971

desegregation: ending the separation of people by race
-School and the black students who are being bussed to the school
-bussing is a way for schools to desegregate

Congress of Racial Equality

Mar 30, 2017

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