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Used Violince to scare blacks into sumission
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The seprate But Equal Theroy Is Tested
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In 1948, Reese put his arm around Robinson in response to fans who shouted racial slurs at Robinson before a game in Cincinnati.
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On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled.
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His Famous I have a dream speech Changed the Nation
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Connor's actions to enforce racial segregation and deny civil rights to Black citizens, especially during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's ,Authorizing the use of attack dogs
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Participated in a Woolworth's lunchcounter sit-in and protests in Jackson.
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In 1964, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, or Freedom Democrat for short, was organized with the purpose of challenging Mississippi's all-white and anti-civil rights delegation to the Democratic National Convention, which failed to represent all Mississippians. Hamer was elected Vice-Chair.
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Assassinated while at a rally
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Black Panther Party's core practice was its armed citizens' patrols to monitor the behavior of police officers and challenge police brutality.
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Bryant was accused of racism for refusing to recruit black players, but he merely said that the prevailing social climate did not let him do this. He finally was able to convince the administration to allow him to do so after scheduling the Tide's 1970 season opener against a strong University of Southern California team led by black fullback Sam Cunningham
