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Brown vs Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education was the name given to five different cases that all had to do with legal segregation in schools. Thurgood Marshall fought this and succeeded! Congress unconstitutionalized segregation, making it illegal. Many people did not want desegregation though, and it was shown through when the Sibley Commission, a group started by Ernest Vandiver, went around Georgia and asked people if they approved integration. United States. USCOURTSGOV RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man. She was then arrested and fined for it, which resulted in the boycott starting. African Americans did not use the buses at all in hopes of desegregating the buses, which they accomplished on December 20, 1956 (381 days). People like Martin Luther King Jr. and E.D. Nixon played important leader roles during the boycott.
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SCLC
The SCLC was started by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. as a way of getting his followers together to help get equality for African Americans in all things. The group did many projects and programs that would aid in euality for all. Once King passed, Reverend Ralph David Abernathy took his place and stuck with the same philosophy. "Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
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SNCC
The SNCC was created to give younger people more say during the civil rights movement. Ella Baker, director of SCLC, felt like it wasn't touching upon younger adults and wanted everyone to have their own thoughts within civil rights. This impacted many like the four in Greensboro, who sat at a lunch counter wanting attedance, yet not recieving any. They stood their ground, though, without fighting. Staff, History.com. "SNCC." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 16 Apr. 2015. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and white anti-segregationists that went on bus trips around the South, in which they would protest segregation. The group would go around to "whites-only", causing so much attention to be put on them. Multiple times members were arrested, but the Freedon Riders were able to get integrated bus seats in some states and integration for interstate terminals. Staff, History.com. "Freedom Rides." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a huge campaign led by African Americans that was used to get rid of segregation. This movement was populized when King was invited to take part in it. Sadly, the movement didn't really get much changed in the views of many others, but others thought it was a great learning experience for King and the others who took part in it. "Albany Movement." Civil Rights Digital Library. N.p., 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2015. -
March on Washington
During the March on Washington, more than 200,000 Americans rallied in Washington for jobs and rights. It was created by religous and civil rights groups to show that African Americans were still being treated unfairly. In the march, Martin Luther King Jr. issued his famous "I Have A Dream" speech, where he spoke on what his hopes towards equality were for our country. Staff, History.com. "March on Washington." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, ended segregation in public facilities like schools, restrooms, etc. This act also made it illegal to not allow employment based on your ethnical backround or gender. Because of this act, people of every color were able to legally have equal things, but many people did not approve which is why it took a long time for people to get used to the equality.
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Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson into law and its purpose was to get rid of any obstacles that could and would come in the way of African Americans voting. This was a huge change because it allowed for blacks to officially and legally vote without any hassle. It was one more step towards equality between blacks and whites. Staff, History.com. "Voting Rights Act." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 16 Apr. 2015. -
Assasination of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee and came as a shock to a lot of people. King was a civil rights leader and and had been leading movements since the 1950's. He led in an amazing, nonviolent way in which was a great factor in why he was loved by so many. He fought for equality twoards everyone and changed the lives for all then, now, and in the future. Staff, History.com. "Martin Luther King Jr Assassination." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2015.
