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The 14th amendment was made to the constitution to define citizenship for immigrants and African-Americans.
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The Niagara Movement was a civil rights movement used to get blacks treated the same as whites. The Niagara Movement was created and lead by W. E. B. Du Bois
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Rosa Parks was sitting in the front of the bus, but when asked to move to the back so a white man could have her seat she refused to move. After Rosa refused to move it sparked a boycott of riding the bus that lasted 381 days.
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The 24th amedment repealed the Poll tax, which prevented bblacs from voting.
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Four black girls were killed in the blowing up of a church in Birmingham.
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The Voting Rights Act was written to remove any type of discrimination of race when it comes to being able to vote.
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The Black Panthers were led by Malcom X, a black man who believed in black power. THe group traveled around trying to get other blacks to get "riled up" about the rights they didnt have.
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This was the gathering of thousands of people that were against all the racial profiling. While they were gathered they heard a numerous amount of speeches, along with Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream"
