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Plessy V Ferguson
The U.S supreme court ruled that states could have laws requiring people of different races to remain segregated in every aspect of daily life. This meant places like bathrooms, railway cars, buses, etc. They claimed "seperate but equal" -
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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was a distinguished lawyer who argued and won the case of Brown V. Board of Education. He worked for the NAACP, and was also the first african american Supreme Court Justice. Marshall was a supporter of the voicless american. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycotts
The Bus Boycotts started when Claudette/Rosa refused to give up their seats on the bus. African Americans started refusing to use the buses, walking to wherever they needed to go in order to make a statement. It ended with the Browder v Gayle case that established segregated buses as unconstitutional. -
Sit-Ins
Sit-ins were a form of nonviolent civil disobediance. The most well-known sit-in happened in North Carolina, where 4 students protesting turned into 300 students, all participating in the sit-in to protest segregation. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK Jr. was a prime leader of the civil rights movement. He encouraged nonviolent civil disobediance to demand equality for african americans in every aspect of life. He gave his famous "I Have A Dream Speech" at the March on Washington that helped pass the Civil Rights act of 1964 -
Cesar Chavez
The most well-known mexican american rights activist. He's an icon for organized labor and hispanic empowerment. -
Orville Faubus
Faubus was the governer of Arkansas. He's remembered for his stand during the desegregation conflict happening at Little Rock Highschool. He ordered the National Gaurd to keep african american students from entering the school. But, President Eisenhower sent the U.S Army to escort and protect the students to and from school for a little over a year. -
George Wallace
George wallace was the governer of Alabama who ran for U.S. President four times. He was a pro-segregationist who said the popular quote "I say segregation today, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever" -
Lester Madox
Madox was the governer of georgia. He gained a lot of fame when he refused to serve african americans at his restaraunt. Using his newfound fame, he ran for governer and won. He was a pro-segregationsist but as governer, he actually made a lot of improvements to black employment rights -
Rosa Parks
When pregnant 15 year old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, the NAACP was inspired to recreate the same scene with a figure more appropriate: Rosa Parks. Rosa parks did the same as Claudette and eventually became the face for the montgomory bus boycotts
