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This Supreme Court case allowed Jim Crow laws to be enforced and was used as a precedent in future cases until Brown v. Board of Education. It hindered the attainment of Civil Rights.
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In this Supreme Court case, it was determined that the policy of "separate but equal" was unconstitutional when it came to education.
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Young Emmett Till was killed by a white man and brutally misfigured before being thrown in a river. Pictures of his open casket impacted the public.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, so she was arrested. Then the bus system was boycotted, and since ⅔ of riders were black, their boycott was successful in allowing them to sit where they wanted on buses.
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After a high school in Arkansas was desegregated, nine African American students attended the school while facing opposition. Their persistence matched the rest of the Civil Rights community's determination to end injustice.
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In order to get the attention of the town, Civil Rights Activists decided to use civil disobedience as well as a boycott. They worked because they won the right to sit where they wanted at restaurants and diners.
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African Americans tried to gather and protest by marching, but they were oppressed by police and firefighters. Viewers of the media saw children being attacked by police dogs and hosed with high-pressure water.
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Supporters of Civil Rights marched to the Washington Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream Speech." It demonstrated their desire for truly equal rights.
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After years of protest and persistence for equal rights, their goal was finally attained. They were legally given equal rights, although some thought it was not enough.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 allowed to vote with less restrictions by making discriminative voting obstacles illegal.
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He was killed by a white segregationist at Lorraine Motel in Tennessee. He was greatly respected for his contribution and accomplishments.
