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NAACP
The NAACP stands for "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People". This group was one of the main forms of representation in the civil rights movement. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The United States Supreme Court decided that the segregation in schools goes against the 14th and was ruled unconstitutional. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a movement sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks. It was resolved with the U.S. Supreme Court deciding that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. -
Black Power
The "Black Power" ideology is inspired on grounds of self-determination in individuals of the African-American Descent. -
Fashion
Men's fashion was the same in the early 1960's, but changed after the 1964's. Men started to have a more effeminate look, while women seemed to be the opposite, changing to a more masculine type of dress -
Music
Popular music like "The Twist " started a large "swing music" movement. This music was a wonderful mixture of vocals -
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Hippies
The Hippie movement began in the early 60's. This movement was to end the Vietnam Conflict. -
Sit-in Movement
Students from across the country organize sit-ins at counters throughout the South. This forced stores to remove segregation in their stores. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were individuals who took interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961. This was to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decision in which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. -
March on Washington
Civil Rights march on August 28th, 1963. The highlight of this was the "I have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This most likely one of the most important civil rights acts to take place. This landmark act outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American who became a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and the global Pan-African movement. Stokely would soon become an active member in the Black Power movement. He became an activist while he attended Howard University, when he was talked to by some other students. -
Malcolm X
Malcom X was an African-American who converted to islam. He was influential preacher for NOI, an Islamic organization. He then moved on to build his own following, and became a target. He was killed by multiple gunmen, shot 15 times. -
Selma March
Three 54 mile marches were staged to demonstrate civil rights. ,On Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, Alabama policemen beat protesters. -
Watts Riot
The Watts Riot was a riot within the Watts neighborhood. It initially started with the arrest of an African-American motorist for drunk driving. A minor roadside argument broke out, and then escalated to a fight, then to riots. -
Martin L. King’s assassination
James Earl Ray shot and killed the civil rights leader Martin L. King Jr. in Memphis. Ray was then chased and caught into Canada, and extradited to the USA.
