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plessy v. Ferguson
when black an white was separate but equal -
national association for the advancement of colored people (NAACP)
is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. -
the sit ins
blacks sat at segregated lunch counters -
brown v. board of education of topeka
supreme court stock down on plessy v. Ferguson -
Montgomery nus boycott
when Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on the bus -
rosa parks
refused to give up her sit on the bus -
dr. martin luther king Jr. Gandhi/Thoreau/Randolph
martin peaceful protest , Gandhi nonviolent protest in indie, Randolph labor organizer -
Emmett till
black young man arrested and killed in wiss for talking it a white women -
little rock school integration
natl guard had to escort the little rock wine -
freedom rides
whites and blacks rode the buss together -
march on Birmingham Alabama
muck protested segregation and was jailed -
24 amendment
barred poll taxes to vote -
voting rights act of 1964
eliminated literacy test and registered blacks to vote -
civil rights act of 1964
stopped discrimination in libraries, park etc -
march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
50 miles protest against against were killed -
de jure vs. de fatco segregation
by custom and tradition -
Malcolm x
equality by are means necessary eviolence -
race riots
clashes how white police an black in major cities -
black panther party
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party,In formulating a new politics, they drew on their experiences working with a variety of Black Power organizations. -
thurgood marshall
its black supreme court justice defended debbie brown
