-
Plessy v. Ferguson
During this court case, "separate, but equal" became ok, meaning that people of different skin color were equal to that of white people, as long as they are separate from everyone else. The law stated that they had equal rights and opportunities, but blacks had to be in separate facilities and use different things from white people. All as long as it was "equal". -
Birmingham
Birmingham was the location that was most violent during the time of segregation. It had very strict segregation and heavy racial violence. Some violence included bombings, arrestings, policemen with tear gas, clubs, fire hoses, and police dogs. A change occurred when Medgar Evers of the NAACP was assassinated. -
Little Rock Nine
In 1957, nine students residing in Arkansas were escorted to Little Rock High School by the National Guard as orders sent from Eisenhower to protect the students. They needed to be protected because they were the first black students to enroll in an all-white school after laws were passed that blacks and whites were equal. -
Freedom Riders
Buses of white and mostly black people traveled throughout the South after laws of desegregation were passed in order to test how far the laws went throughout the states The people were beaten on multiple occasions and one of the buses was even bombed during their traveling, but that didn't stop any of the passengers on board. This movement gathered more people to support desegregation in the South. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination of any kind. This included; race, religion, origin, and gender. Gender was only added so that the bill could be killed because they thought men wouldn't want to share rights with women. In the early '70s, women took this bill to their advantage.
