Civil rights

  • Plessy vs. Furguson

    seperate but equal. A fight that took place because they said that blacks had the same rights. Yet, it was unfair.
  • Emmett Til

    He got murdered because he talked to a girl. White men did not like that and they literally took matters into their own hands. Segragetion was the reason for his brutal murder
  • Bus Boycott

    Rosa Park sat on the wrong section on the bus. Although, she knew she belonged their she sat their for rights. She was asked to move but she did not listen and eventually got arrested.
  • Little Rock school

    The first school in the south that combined both races.
  • Civil Rights act of 1965

    The act now made all form odf discrimination illegal. It was motivated by the march of Washington.
  • Brown vs. Board of education

    Brown fought against board of education for equality. His little girl had to take a long walk to school even though she had a better school near her. He did not want segregation in school and eventually took the win.
  • March of Birmingham

    The first march that black childrens did.