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NAACP
The initials stand for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Some things they did since 1945 are, 1946 they won the Morgan vs Virginia case, in 1948 convinced President Truman to sign Executive order, in 1964 along with CORE and SNCC established 30 freedom schools in mississippi, and much more.
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Miners Strike
African mine workers of Witwatersrand went on a strike for higher wages. The wanted 10 shillings a day. The strike went on for a week with the some of the most violent police terror ever. 1,248 workers were hurt and many- but officially only 9- workers died.
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Executive Order
President Truman signed the Executive Order 9981 which allows anyone to join the armed forces regardless of race, color, religion, or natural religion.
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School Segregation
In the Brown vs Board of Education case, Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional. Although school segregation was illegal most schools didn't integrate until many years later.
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Rosa Parks Bus Arrest
Rosa Parks was a member of the NAACP. She is most known for not giving up her seat on the bus for a white man. She was arrested and pulled of the bus in front of everyone that was in or outside the bus. Soon after her arrest the bus boycott started. She was given the name the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
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The Bus Boycott
The boycott started after Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting on the bus.The boycott lasted 381 days and stopped only when the shopkeepers in Montgomery urged for a settlement because they were not getting many sales as the African Americans were not going shopping very much. Supreme Court then deemed that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.
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The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of black students who enrolled in an all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. They did it to test the brown vs board of education case where Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional. On the first day of school Governor Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to block the black students from entering the building. Later, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort them into the building. https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk -
The Greensboro Sit-In
Soon after the ending of the Bus Boycott, Dr. King wrote “Stride Towards Freedom”. Some students from Greensboro, North Carolina saw this and they started the student sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter-which did not serve African Americans. Though the students were abused and attacked, they never fought back. They used the same tactic of a non-violent response to violence.
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Black Power
Black Power is a term that has been used in many black leaders speeches. It's meaning though can be interpreted in many ways. Some people saw it as a cry against whites who held most power especially politically. others saw it as a way to elevate the status of blacks in society. Then there were people who thought of it as just that. They wanted no integration with whites whatsoever.
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Freedom Rides and Riders
Freedom Riders were groups of white and black civil rights motivators who were involved in Freedom Rides Freedom rides were bus trips in the South to protest segregated bus seats. Freedom Riders tried to use whites only restrooms and lunch counters at bus stations in Southern states.The groups were caught and experienced horrible violence from white protesters along their routes.They also got attention from all over supporting them.
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24th Amendment
The 24th amendment was important because it got rid of poll taxes. Poll taxes were taxes that blacks had to pay in order to vote. Many couldn't pay the tax which prevented them from voting, this was the point of the taxes. Congress passed the amendment on August 27, 1962. Once it was passed only 5 southern states still had poll taxes.
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March on Washington
The March on Washington was a huge peaceful protest. Some 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event was to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities blacks face years after emancipation.The March on Washington was also for Jobs and for Freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream," speech at the march as well.
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'I have a Dream' Speech
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I have a Dream' speech is one of the most famous speeches in history. Citing the country's founding fathers and the Bible he described the struggles of blacks, before ending with his dreams of equality. The speech was recognized as the highlight of the protest and one of the signature moments in the civil rights movement.
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Mexico Olympics
John Carlos and Tommy Smith were team mates. Both black Olympic athletes they were encouraged to boycott the games by OPHR. Though a boycott never happened both Smith and Carlos agreed to protest at the medal ceremony. Smith wore a black glove on his right hand and Carlos wore one on his left hand. Both also wore black socks, no shoes, and beads. This protest was seen as a black power salute.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior had a huge impact on the Civil Rights Movement. He first got involved in the Civil Rights Act during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Soon after he wrote, 'Stride Towards Freedom', which inspired some students from Greensboro to hold a non-violent sit in at Woolworth's lunch counter, which didn't serve blacks. He also helped organize the March on Washington with other powerful black leaders. He had done many other things involved with the Civil Rights Movement as well.
