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When the Tuskegee Institute was created, it was able to provide african american students with both academic and vocational training. https://www.nps.gov/tuin/learn/historyculture/tuskegee-institute-s-founding.htm -
The Plessy v Ferguson case was an important one because it was concerning if racial segregation laws were constitutional or not. https://guides.loc.gov/plessy-ferguson -
Truman's Executive Order of 9981 was an order in which all people in the armed services were to be equally treated and given the same opportunity as everyone else which ended racial segregation in the military. https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=726 -
The sit-ins were an act of nonviolence for civil rights which inspired the Freedom Riders and others to stand up for themselves. https://www.britannica.com/event/Greensboro-sit-in -
The Freedom Riders' purpose was to convince the Federal Government to enforce federal law for the integration of interstate travel. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides -
This was the day Martin Luther King spoke to thousands of people about his "I Have a Dream" speech. The speech Martin Luther King made is what many considered to be the turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/01/15/why-i-have-a-dream-remains-one-of-historys-greatest-speeches/ -
The 24th Amendment made it to where it was prohibited to tax in elections for federal officials. https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/37045 -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn't allow the discrimination of people in public places and banned employment discrimination by the looks of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/civil-rights-act -
The purpose of the Chicano Movement was to bring the basic rights to the Chicanos that weren't given to them at the time. https://www.history.com/news/chicano-movement
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The people that were a part of this march wanted to ensure that African Americans are able to exercise their constitutional right to vote. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/selma-montgomery-march -
The purpose of this ac was to outlaw the discriminatory voting practices that were adopted by many of the southern states after the Civil War. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act -
The Black Panthers were a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/black-power/black-panthers#:~:text=It%20was%20a%20revolutionary%20organization,defense%2C%20particularly%20against%20police%20brutality. -
The goal of the American Indian Movement was to address issues related to sovereignty, leadership, and treaties. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-american-indian-movement-1968-1978 -
After Martin Luther King was assassinated it led to many people from the African American communities outraged. Many people to this day believe he had the biggest role in the Civil Rights Movement. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination -
Cesar Chavez worked to register new voters and fight racial and economic discrimination throughout the decade he was a part of the Community Service Organization. https://www.humanrights.com/voices-for-human-rights/cesar-chavez.html