Civil Rights

  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education

    The person involved was Oliver brown . It took place in Kansas and a few other states. This resulted in an overturn 9-0.
  • Emmitt Till

    Emmitt Till

    This involved Carolyn Bryant who was 21 years old, Roy Bryant, J.W. Milan. It took place in Money, Mississippi. What occurred was that a white woman was whistled at.
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    One day a women named Rosa Parks got on a bus. She didn’t want to give up her seat when told. This took place in Montgomery, Alabama. She ended up getting arrested.
  • SCLS

    SCLS

    Martin Luther King along with 60 black ministers were part of an organization. This organization linked to churches as organizing paces for civil rights activism. This took place in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    It involved 9 black students. It took place in Rock, Arkansas. They went to a normal school.
  • Greensboro

    Greensboro

    It was a group of black people. They started protests. It took place in North Carolina.
  • Ruby Bridges

    Ruby Bridges

    Ruby Bridges was a black girl who passed a test to go to a white school. She was the only one being taught by the teacher she had. This took place in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    They were a group of activists. This was in the southern part of the United States. They wanted to make a the statement that segregated buses were unconstitutional.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    This event involved 250,000 people. It took place in Washington D.C.. It was a protest for jobs and freedom
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    It involved MLK. It took place in Washington. It was to prevent racial discrimination.
  • Malcom X

    Malcom X

    It took place in New York. It involved Thomas Hagan. Malcom was killed.
  • Selma

    Selma

    It involved the SCLC. It took place in Selma Alabama.It was a march and people died.
  • Voting Rights Acts

    Voting Rights Acts

    It took place in Washington. It involved Lb Johnson. It allowed blacks to vote.
  • Assassination of MLK

    Assassination of MLK

    This took place in Memphis Tennessee. MLK was giving a speech. He got shot.