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The Civil Rights Movement was a large-scale national campaign by African Americans and their allies to bring an end to the long history of segregation, discrimination faced on a systemic level in America at the time. The Movement had many leaders some peaceful like Dr. King and others who had more radical but still hopeful views like Malcolm X. The movement was a huge success in the long term outlook and is largely responsible for our society's progress in dealing with racial segregation.
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This event was a big court case that would shake the school system when its verdict declared that school segregation was unconstitutional. The case was huge because its verdict overruled a previous one from a case titled Plessy v Ferguson which allowed schools to segregate students. The verdict was reached unanimously 9-0 meaning that the young Ms. Brown would go to what was previously an exclusively white school. In the grand scheme of things this case was huge in the civil rights movement -
This event was a large-scale form of protest in which African Americans and people who agreed with them refused to use public transport in Montgomery Alabama. They did this in support of rosa parks who refused to follow the bus racial segregation laws and was arrested and fined. This event is considered a cornerstone of the movement because it showed the power of the people when unified. Notable figures include Rosa Parks and Martin Luther king. this led to bus segregation being made illegal -
After Brown v Boe 9 black students at Little rock high tried to go to a newly unsegregated school only to be told they could not attend by the State governor Orval Faubus. After back and forth Ronald davies caught wind and sent cops to ensure the students were permitted to enter. People protested the decision and initially prevented the 9's entry but the president would send militant troops to allow them in. In the long term, this was significant as it showed that segregation was truly dying. -
A sit-in is a form of peaceful protest where people quite literally sit in somewhere to convey a wish for change. The Greensboro 4 were a group of black men who sat in a restaurant that would only serve whites Despite threats, they stayed peaceful and because of the protest, it became national news and sparked a movement of sit-ins. The four men were joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, and David Richmond. Thanks to them many people practiced similar peaceful protest and made change -
The freedom riders were a group of peaceful protesters who wanted to test the supreme court decision to desegregate interstate transport. They did this by riding interstate transport down south where they were met with incredible violence and hatred. Now although this was a negative it did bring in plenty of attention to the cause of the civil rights movement. A memorial service for people killed in the process was held by Dr. King after the massacre of the freedom riders. -
James Meredith was the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. Initially, he was barred from entering by state officials despite the supreme court declaring it unconstitutional in his court case against them to deny him his education, due to this he was escorted by federal marshalls to ensure he would not be excluded from his chance at this education. He would soon become the first African American graduate at UM four years later. -
This event was a major turning point and symbol of the Civil rights movement. On August 28th some 250,000 people marched to our nation's capital in front of the lincoln memorial to show support for the civil rights movement and POC. The most notable and memorable part of this event is Dr. King's delivery of his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. This was a huge deal as it showed people in mass supporting the president's attempts to serve the people and ensure civil rights protections -
By this time a lot of forms of segregation were being combatted but up until this point voter rights of African Americans. During 1965 hundreds of people marched from Selma to Montogomery led by John lewis to show they were serious about using the right to vote. Down south many people threatened and harassed black voters but thanks to this many people gained the confidence to support the cause and go out and register to vote. -
Malcolm X was a prominent figure in the African American community and the civil rights movement. Malcolm X believed African Americans and whites would be better separated and believed they needed to be self-sufficient. He did not advocate for violence except for self-defense. He lived his life inspiring people to step up and make a change. But unfortunately was assassinated on February 1st, at Audubon ballroom because of his ill words of the Muslim community after he left their religion. -
For many African Americans life especially financially was a struggle. Thanks to systemic racism they had to take bad jobs that did not pay well. Due to this, they had been trapped in a cycle of poverty. Out of the ashes of this struggle rose the black panthers. A group of African Americans who believed a revolution was necessary and to take up arms and demand equal rights. The Black Panthers promoted black Americans taking up arms and fighting for their rights violently.
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