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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The boycott began the day Rosa Parks trial was in session and lasted 381 days. They were fighting for the equality of races. The purpose was to end the segregated seating. Just four days before the boycott Rosa Parks refussed to give up her seat to a white man. African Amercians made up 75% of the citites bus riders. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
It was the act that protected African Americans right to vote. It created a civil rights division within the departments of justice. The act also created the United States comission on civil rights to investigate the times where the right to vote was taken away from them. Lastly it was the first law to implement the 15 amendment. -
The Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 were 9 black students taht were the first to enroll in an all white school. The supremem court had ruled that all public school were to have intergrated halls. Federal troops were sent to escort the students for safety reasons. The first day of school they didn't actaully last a whole day insteasd the went home. -
The Sit-in Movement
The Sit-in Movement was when four african american students that attended North Carolina a&t college sat down at the woolworth lunch counter in downtown North Carolina. These students ended up being killed. Protest like these were common outside of college because it was a non violent way of speaking. -
The Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil right activists that rode the buses into the segregated southern states. Along the rides they would have a hard time from the whites. When police officers got a hold of the freedom buses they were set on fire and burned to shreads. John F. Kennedy was a supporter of the freedom rider and actaully protected them as much as he could. -
James Meredith and the Desegregation of the University of Mississippi
This when the African American James Meredith tryed to enroll into the university of Mississippi. After his attemp and denial riots began to break out and two men were killed while hundreds were injured. Kennedy once again the supporter he is came in and ordered thousands of nation gaurds to enforce order. -
Protests in Birmingham
Protests in Birmingham was an organized movement set by the southern christian leadership conference of better known as the SCLC. It was used to bring attention to intergration effeorts of African Americans. -
The March on Washington
The March on Washington had one goal and one goal only and that was to fight for jobs and freedom. Heres a fun fact it was one of the biggest hman ralies in history especially because it could the attention of some whites as well. It demanded civil and economic rights for Africn Americans. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a huge historical landmard in the civil rights legislations. It was an act in the United States that outlawed descrimination based on race, color, your religion, sex or national origin. This was a federal law that authoried federal action if needed. -
The Selma March
The Selma March was a march led by triumphant civil rights demonstrators Martin Luther King, Jr. marched into Montgomery, Alabama. The march lasted a total of fifty miles and the crowd would have continued marching if it was needed to get their point acros clearly. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a law passed during the civil rights movement. The law got rid of many things such as literacy tests. It got rid of this test because it was used in the past to restrict African Americans from voting since they didn't have the proper knowlegde or education to complete the test. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was a trgeic but poweful event. The voice and face of civil rights movemtn had been shot but this wasn't going to stop those people in the continuation of fighting for their rights. MLK was very strongly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln.
