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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a segregated train car, and therefore, was convicted for breaking the Jim Crow laws. The case was sent to the Supreme Court in which the ruled against Plessy and established the "seperate but equal" motto. This is an important event because it paves the path for discremination issues in the future, and is the primary cause for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Brown vs. Board of Education
Oliver Brown filed a law suit against the Topeka, Kansas school for not allowing his daughter admission into a school near his house, The supreme court ruled in Brown's favor, and allowed his daughter admission into the school. This was important because it made segregatin in public schools illegal.
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Murder of Emmett Till
Emmet Tell was a 14 year old African American living in Mississpi. After flirting with a white girl in a groccery store, he was dragged out to a toolhouse and beat to death. This event was impactful because it brought light on the brutality of the segregation in the south,
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, and African American Women, refused to yield her bus seat to a white man, and was arrested and fined. In response to this atrocity, people boycotedd the Montgomery Bus's. This event was imporant because it made Martin Luther King a prominenent Civil Rights Movement Leader, and the Montgromery federal court ruled segregation on buses illegal.
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Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
A group of sixty black African Americans come together to attempt to eliminate legalized segregation. They used non-violent protest and were led by Mart Luther King. This group was very impactful during the Civil Rights moveemnt, they helped organize rallies and non-violent protest, such as the Birmingham campaign.
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Little Rock Nine & Central High School
Nine African American students enrolled in a white-high school in order to test the Brown v.Board of Education decision. They were met with great protest, and were blocked by entry by the Governor of Arkansas. The president sent federal troops to force the state to allow them entry. This event is important because it showed the willingness of the federal goverment to enforce their Civil rights laws. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Four young black men staged sit-ins across Greensboro.This movement spread to 55 citites in 13 states across America, This event was impactul because it inspired the SNCC, and forced companies to change their segregational attitudes.
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Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
Civil Right activists took a serieis of bus trips throughout the highly segregated south, They were met with great violence, and national coverage. This event was impactul because it cast the white protestors in a bad light, and it eventually lead to the Interstate Commerce Commision prohibiting segregation.
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March on Washington
A. Philip Randolf organized the Civil Rights Leaders and set a plan to march on washington. 250,000 people attented the rally and marched on Washington for "Freedom and Jobs." This was important because it showed unity among the civil rights groups, and it was the largest demonstaration of peaceful protest in American History.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
SNCC formed a non-violent event named Freedom Summer. It was a movement designed to draw attention to voting discremenation in Missisippi, and to advocate the un-ethical practices of the literacy test. This event was important because it was highly publicized, and public outrage at African American mistreatment helped spur congress into passing the Civil Rights Act.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS3707 -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act was passed by President Lyndon Johnson after John. F Kennedy proposed it. It prohibited discremination in public places, and it eliminated job discremination. This was important because it finally placed Women, African Americans, and other minority groups as equal to White men.
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Assasination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was inspired by Elijah Muhammad, and he joined the Nation of Islam after self-educating himself in prison. After gaining a following, Elijah feared his power and removed him from the Nation of Islam, Malcolm was later killed by a Nation of Islam member at a rally. This event was important because it removed a vital Civil Rights leader from the momvement, and hindered the advance of true equality.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/malcolm-x-assassinated -
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Designed to eliminate voter discremination, and was meant to allow all people to vote, as stated in the constitution. Allowed African American men to excersice their right to vote. This act was impactful because it strengthened equality within America, and it was a vital piece in civil rights legislation.
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Assassination of MLK
MLK was organizing a strike in mephasis Tennesse. After giving a speech that foreshadowed his one death, MLK was shot in the neck on a balcony. His death was impactful due to the rift it created between African Americans and White people, and it also fueled parties such as the Black Panthers.
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination
