Civil Rights Project

By Javi2354
  • Brown V. Board of education

    Brown V. Board of education

    Us Supreme Court established that it was unconstitutional for the states to have retinal segregation in public schools.
  • Murder of Emmett Till

    Murder of Emmett Till

    Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy from Chicago he was visiting family from Mississippi, but while their he was accused of whistling at a white women. He was tortured and murdered.
  • Rosa Parks and The buss Boycott

    Rosa Parks and The buss Boycott

    Rosa Parks helped the civil rights movement in the us when she refused to give her seat to a white man on buss in Alabama.
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    The SCLC is a African American orginizarion from Atlanta Georgia. The first president of SCLC was Marthin Luther King Jr. they focused on citizenship schools and efforts to desegregate many cities.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9 was 9 black students who were attending Little Rock Central high school 1957. Their attendance led to students being prevented to enter a racially segregated school.
  • Green boro sit ins

    Green boro sit ins

    4 college students sat down at a lunch counter at Wordsworth’s to be served. They were refused service continued to sit in and others joined, the protest spread to other towns forced change
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    For 2 weeks groups of white and black civil rights activist participated in freedom rides. These were bus trips through the south to protest segregated bus terminals.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    The march on Washington was to advocate for civil and economical rights of African/blacks rights. Over 250,000 gathered in D.C
  • Civil Rights Act (1964)

    Civil Rights Act (1964)

    Congress passed the civil rights act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, nationality.
  • Assassination of Malcolm X

    Assassination of Malcolm X

    Malcom X was a black Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He was assasinated in New York while preparing to give a speech.
  • Selma to Montgonmerey Marches

    Selma to Montgonmerey Marches

    Martin Luther King led thousands non violent demonstrators on three protest marches along 54 miles of highway from Selma to Montgomery.
  • Voting rights Act(1965)

    Voting rights Act(1965)

    The voting rights Act of 1965 was signed into Law by president Lindon Johnson. It prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
  • Asian of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Asian of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr. was African/black American minister and civil rights leader. He was fatally shot in Memphis Tennessee while standing on the balcony of his motel.