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The U.S. Supreme Court, upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality
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Formed to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, and Moorfield Storey were involved. in the US.
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An African American Civil Rights organization. The leader was Niger Innis. It started in Chicago, IL.
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When Hary S. Truman signed an executive order, integrating the military. Truman was involved. It was in the US. It desegregated the military
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Is widely regarded as the second most influential leader of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was involved.
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It was where the Supreme Court said that equal but separate schools were unconstitutional. Brown and the Supreme Court were involved. It took place in Topeka, Kansas. It happened because they said it was separate but equal, but it wasn't equal. It got ruled unconstitutional.
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Was a protest against segregation on the public transit system. Group of people that protested. Took place in Montgomery, Alabama. Caused by segregation on buses. Effect was desegregation of buses.
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Was when 14 year old Emmitt Till was killed because he said something to a white girl. Happened in Mississippi.
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Nine black students that were trying to go to an all white school after schools were desegregated. Nine black students were involved. Took place in Little Rock, AR. Caused by racial segregation in schools. It tested the ruling of segregation in schools unconstitutional.
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An African-American civil rights organization. Charles Steele Jr. was the leader.
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Started from the first wave of student sit-ins. Started by Ella Baker at Shaw University. And Diane Nash, Julian Bond, Bernard Lafayette, and Charles Sherrod were also involved.
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Students from across the country came together and organize sit-ins at counters throughout the South. Many people were involved.
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Civil Rights activist that road across the South to test the Supreme Court. Civil rights activist were involved. It happened in the South.
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"I Have a Dream" is a public speech, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In Washington, MLK was involved.
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A volunteer campaign to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi.
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Outlaws discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The US Supreme Court was involved. It happened in the US. It helped discrimination.
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The Watts riots took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The riots were blamed principally on police racism.
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To overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans the right to vote. Was in the US.
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It was when MLK was assassinated. Happened in Memphis. MLK was involved.
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Desegregation of public schools. Courts where involved. Boston. Desegregation of buses. DEsegregation of schools.
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3 police officers beat Rodney King. 3police officers and Rodney King were involved.
