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Plessy v. Ferguson
The case was over a law that required separate railway cars for blacks. Plessy who was seven-eighths white sat in the car that was for whites only, he then refused to move when told to sit in the car for blacks and was arrested. -
Brown vs. Board of Education (Topeka, Kansas)
The case started in Topeka, Kansas when Oliver Brown an AA minister was called upon the NAACP when the school board refused to enroll his daughter in an all-white school. -
Emmett Till Murder (Leflore, Mississippi)
Mamie Till had sent her 14-year-old son to visit relatives in Mississippi from Chicago. While he was visiting the very segregated part of the state there were claims that he whistled and made advances toward a white woman. A few days later Emmett was kidnapped from his Uncles' house, then days after that his body was discovered dismembered in a river. This caused several stages rallies and demonstrations for radical justice. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott (Montgomery Al)
Local officers had arrested Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama when she refused to give up her seat in the white section of a public bus. To protest her arrest other blacks in the community formed the Montgomery Improvement Association to have a community-wide boycott of the busses -
Central High School, Little Rock Integration (Little Rock, Arkansas)
The desegregation in Central HS had gone national, the Governor mobilized Arkansas National Guard to prevent 9 African American students from integrating into the high school. The President then took action and the power of the Guard from the Governor and sent 1,000 troops from the army to oversee the situation. The Little Rock Nine were then allowed to enter and attend the school. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
The SCLC was a civil rights organization that successfully stages a 381-day boycott of the Mongomery Alabama's segregated bus system. All of the protest they held were nonviolent. -
Greensboro Sit-In
There was a protest when young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter when they were being denied service. The sit-in then spread throughout college towns in the south. Many of the protestors were arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct, or disturbing the peace, but the protest left a lasting impact. -
Freedom Rides
A group of interracial student activists traveled through the deep South to test the local compliance with the two Supreme Court rulings banning segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals. Some Places were limited in difficulty but in others, they were met with much violence. -
March on Washington
A massive protest in August 1963 with more than 250,000, the march was a push for African Americans for their jobs and freedoms. The President feared the march would end in violence. There were several speakers at the march such as Randolph, Rustin, NAACP president Roy Wilkins, John Lewis of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, and Martin Luter King Jr. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The act had outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels, and banned discrimination in employment in public places such as swimming pool, libraries, and schools. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
This was a civil rights group formed to give younger blacks more help in the civil rights movement. They wanted a way for younger blacks to get more involved in radical branches, they felt that Martin Luther King Jr. was out of touch with a younger generation. This group helped organize marches and helped the Freedom Rides. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm was killed on February 21st, 1965 was shot to death by a Nation of Islam member at one of his rallies. -
Voting Act 1965
The act was signed into law by President Johnson where he planned to overcome legal barriers at all levels. These prevented African Americans from their existing right to vote under the 15th Amendment. -
Dr.King's Assassination
Dr.King was killed on April 4th, 1968 by a sniper while standing on a balcony. When people found out about his death, the country was furious. Several riots broke out in African American places.
