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Emmett till was a african american boy who got murdered in the south by a bunch of racist . they killed him because a girl lied and said he cat called her -
this was a committee formed after the arrest of Rosa Parks
to over see the Montgomery bus boycott. -
this was when african americans refused to ride the bus in the city of montgomery -
this was when 9 african americans where enrolled into little rock nine high school and they were blocked from being allowed in -
the civil rights act of 1957 was passed to help protect the right to vote for African americans -
a group of 4 african american men sat at a dinner where there was no service to colored people -
he was murdered by white supremacists but this would be none as a turning point in civil rights -
this act would prohibit racial discrimination also it would make it so you cant get discriminated on race sex or nationality -
malcolm x was shot while delivering a speech at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York -
the king was shot at a motel in Memphis tn the news of his death caused outrage and violent protest -
upheld busing programs that aimed to speed up the racial integration of public schools in the United States -
she was the first black woman elected in Congress and she would legalize abortions through her career
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he hit more home runs then anyother base ball player in history 755 home runs from 1954-74 -
her central idea was democracy is terrible and that the American people need to set an example for there positions not the other way around
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this made it illegal to use racial quotas at collages