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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education was the supreme court case that reversed the former "seperate but equal" court case, Plessy vs. Ferguson. This court case gave many blacks the way for segregation; blacks could be able to be in a room with other whites. -
Emmitt Till
Emmett Till was a nice young black child when he visited his relatives in Money, Mississippi. He went to a grocery store, and as the nice child he is, he said a simple salutation of "bye" to a white woman that was watching over the store. Four days afte, on August 28, he was taken out of his home while visiting relatives and murdered. This sparked many people's anger and a big start to the Civil Rights movement. -
Rosa Parks and Bus Boycotts
Rosa Parks decided to not to give up her seat to a white man when he asked for her to get up on a bus. She was arrested for not giving up her seat, which then sparked the Montegomery bus boycotts not too long after. These bus boycotts were led by Martin Luther King Jr. and NAACP which 90% of blacks attended. -
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed in January 10, 1957. They were a organization of African Americans that were fighting for their civil rights. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and also the March on Washington. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine were nine African American students that were trying to get into Central High school. Orval Faubus was in denial towards blacks attending a white school, so he sent the Arkansas National Guard to deny the students from entering the school. This sparked national attention, and as word got to president Eisenhower, he sent the 101 Airbourne to guide the students entering the school, also sending one soldier to be with a student at all times. -
Greensboro Four
Four college students from Greensboro, North Carolina went and sat in at a local store, Woolsworth and ordered coffee at a "whites only" counter. They were not only refused service, but was told to leave by the manager. They sat there until the store closed, and the next day, they brought twenty other students to attend. This sparked the start of the Civil Rights as many others from the Southern states followed as a nonviolent protest. -
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality helped with many events, such as the Freedom Riders, March on Washington, and Freedom Summer. Their most famous was Freedom Summer, which they helped form with the other group, NAACP. They sent alot of volunteers to help teach students how to read and white, which made many blacks literate and possible to participate in future events. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were on a trip to end up on New Orleans by May 17th. They, 13 volunteers, were on a mission to attend to many cities and create nonviolent protests to gain more work towards freedom. Most of these nonviolent acts were sit ins, as they went to a city and sat at a certain store to protest. They were delayed and fought against as many whites denied their work and they were even denied to go onto a bus. -
Albany Movement
Albany movement was made prior to the Birmingham movement. Albany was not as successful, as 500 people were jailed and the town police cheif was ready and knowing to King's tatics. Police Chief Laurie Prichett had made reservations and noted to all the jails so that all the protesters will be arrested. This ruined King's tatics, and his use of nonviolent to fill the cells was ruined. -
24th Amendment
The twenty-fourth amendment was made to limit the federal laws that give many people poll taxes to vote. It made it illegal for any state to create a poll tax for voting, which meant most blacks could now vote. This amendment also allowed the nation to limit or change any part of this as each state cannot limit any U.S. citizen to vote. -
Birmingham and Martin Luther King Jr. jailed
In order to create more nonviolent movements, protests and demonstrations was used to get arrested in Birmingham. Martin Luther King Jr wanted to fill the jails so the city had no choice but to face him head on. Many of the demonstrationer were scared to lose their jobs so Martin Luther King Jr asked teens and children to protest, but they were violently denied by Eugene Bull Conners. -
Medger Evers Assassinated
Medgar Evers was assassinated in Mississippi by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Bryan De La Beckwith was trialed two times and they failed to prove him guilty. But on the third trial, he was found guilty and sentenced life in prison. -
March on Washington
The March of Washington was marched by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It was a bunch of demonstrators of 200,000 people on capital march. Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous speech there “Let Freedom Ring” which was the main speech that sparked many people's hearts. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom summer was created as a struggle to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This event was helped by many groups CORE, NAACP, etc. in order to educate African Americans that do not understand how to read, write, and speak. They are taught so when they grow up, they understand how to live in this life, and have a say in the world because they are literate. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the civil rights act that made illegal to discriminated against African Americans. This limited most whites from attacking blacks, but did not destroy all discrimination. This is what caused the struggles of Freedom Summer.
