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This was a Supreme court Case that made "separate but equal" was declared constitutional as well as separate facilities for blacks and whites legal.
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This federal court case that challenged the ideas of racial segregation in schools. This court case involving education was in Orange County, California
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This supreme court case declared separating school children by race was unconstitutional.
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Emmett Till, was a 14 year old visiting relatives in mississippi, was wrongly accused of whistling at a white woman. He was then beaten and shot in the head, the trial of his murder had no charges against the white men.
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Very plainly, Rosa Parks (NAACP Activist) refused to give up her seat for a white man. She was then arrested for her action against white supremacy.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the refusal of people to ride the bus since African Americans could not sit where they wanted to. The boycott caused buses to then become integrated since they lost so much operating money.
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The Little Rock 9 were a group of African American students that tried to attend an all white school. However they were prohibited by their state's governor.
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Sit in's were one of the NAACP strategies to combat racial segregation. In 1960, 4 boys sat at the all white lunch counter until they were served. This started a series of nonviolent protests nationwide, also lunch counters were integrated.
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Civil Right's activists, would ride interstate buses from the North to the South, to try to convey their ideas of integrated buses.
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This famous Speech given by civil right's activist Martin Luther King Jr. became a driving force for the Civil Right's movement.
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The March on Washington was a huge nonviolent protest for Jobs and Freedoms of African Americans.
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Members of the KKK bombed a church generally holding civil right's meetings. This day 4 young girls, were killed after the bomb exploded in the church while they were only attending sunday school.
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This amendment abolished Poll Taxes. Poll Taxes were a way to keep African Americans from voting, now without the taxes, African Americans could vote freely.
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This summer, civil rights activist flead to the southern states to help African Americans register to vote.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public facilities, as well as declaring unconstitutional to discriminate against race, gender, religion, or national origin. This then allowed many minorities to be treated fairly through the workforce and other public events.
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A march was happening from Selma to Montgomery, while they were marching completely nonviolently. However police forces attacked them violently, and they stood took it to remain nonviolent.
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This was a nonviolent march lead my activist Martin Luther King Jr. himself.
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This act passed abolished all literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses to allow African American to easily be able to vote.
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Executive order 11246 took affirmative action in establishing requirements against non discriminatory actions and practices while hiring and employing blacks.
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The Black Panther Party practiced Military self defense within minority communities against the US government.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at age 39 while stand on his outside balcony. James Earl Ray was convicted of the crime.
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Signed by President Johnson, Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination of sale, rental and financing of housing.
