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Tuskegee institute was a normal and industrial school led by Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee, Alabama. It focused on training young black students in agriculture and the trades to help them achieve economic independence. -
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.As a result, restrictive Jim Crow legislation and separate public accommodations based on race became commonplace. -
The 19th Amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
The Executive Order 9981 was used as Truman's desegregation of the military. The Executive Order of 9981 prohibited discrimination against military personnel because of race, color, religion or national origin. -
The executive order 9981 was an executive order abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces, and led to the end of segregation in the services during the Korean War -
The Brown v Board of Education in Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. -
A 14 year old African-American male from Chicago, Emmett Till was murdered for flirting with a white women 4 days earlier. Emmett Til grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a social and political protest that was campaigned to support and help put a stop to the racial segregation on public transit system. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Many African American refused to ride the city buses to protest segregated seating. -
The Little Rock Nine were 9 african Americans studenstenrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 that were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the 1st federal civil rights to be passed in the United States since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. This Act allowed the Civil Right prohibited segregation in public areas and granted the federal government power to fight black disfranchisement. It also created the EEOC or also known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the EEOC was used to prevent discrimination in the work place. -
The Greensboro NC Sit-ins was a nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter group. This Sit-in was located Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greensboro NC Sit-in began on February 1, 1960 and lasted until July 25, 1960. The success of the Greensboro protest caused a larger sit-in movement that was organized by the SNCC or also known as Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee -
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961. -
The " I have a Dream Speech" was a public speech that was given by Martin Luther King Jr, who was a American civil rights activist. This speech was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, -
The 24th Amendment was set in place,On January 23, 1964 to prohibit any poll tax or fee in order for citizens to vote in national election. -
The Civil Rights act of 1964 was a civil rights and labor law that prohibited discrimination based on sex, religion, race, and color. The Civil Rights Act allowed African Americans to have equal access for public transit systems,restaurants, and other public facilities. The Civil Rights ACt of 1964 was a turning point because it addressed racial segregation and discrimination, and put a end to segregation and discrimination. -
The Selma to Montgomery marches were 3 protest marches.The Selma to Montgomery marchers were fighting/protesting for the right to carry out their protest. The 3 marches were organized by activists that believed in nonviolence. The purpose of these marches was to to demonstrate their desire for African Americans ability to vote. -
The Voting Rights act was a act that was signed into a law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. This act prohibited racial segregation and discrimination in voting practices in many Southern States. -
The Black Panther Party was a originally party for self-defense. The Black Panther Party was a political organization that was created and founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, two college students. -
American Indian Movement was a grassroots movement created to address systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans. This movement was also abbreviated as AIM( American Indian Movement). The AIM was founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot by James Earl Ray. An hour after MLK was shot, he was decalred dead.