Civil rights

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    Creation of the Black Panthers

    Creation of the Black Panthers
    A group with black nationalism and self defense in mind and very against police brutality
  • Creation of the NAACP

    Creation of the NAACP
    people gathered to fight racism to protect poc
  • Scottsboro Boys

    Scottsboro Boys
    9 black teenagers accused of raping 2 girls on a train
  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education
    separated children in public schools. ended in 1954
  • The Murder of Emmitt Till

    The Murder of Emmitt Till
    2 people in mississippi killed Emmett Till, a 14 year old black boy
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    started with rosa parks not getting up for a white person and no black people rode the bus which means they lost money and it was a big part of the Civil rights Movement
  • The Little Rock 9

    The Little Rock 9
    9 teenagers were the first to go to an all white school
  • Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

    Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
    Jackie robinson was a civil rights activist and used his fame to make awareness
  • Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans

    Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
    A 6 year old black girl went to an all white school and got yelled at and harrassed by many people.
  • Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    Letter from a Birmingham Jail
    letter talking about being in charge of being peaceful for social justice.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    nobody of any race can be excluded in participation in federal financial issues
  • Assassination of Malcolm X

    Assassination of Malcolm X
    civil rights activist Malcolm X got assassinated
  • Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice

    Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
    first black person to serve in supreme court
  • Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Martin Luther King was assassinated on a balcony in Memphis tennessee
  • Election of Barack Obama

    Election of Barack Obama
    first black president