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Sarah Key Evans was riding on a state-to-state bus and refused to give up her seat, which promoted the landmark court case. The Interstate Commerce Commission outlawed segregation against African Americans traveling across the state line. -
Emmet Till was accused by a local white woman of physically harassing her in the store after he catcalled her. Soon after he was accused, the woman's relatives abducted, killed, and disposed of his body in a nearby river. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest where African Americans refused to ride the bus. This was significant because African Americans made up about 75% of ridership on the buses. This was a massive nonviolent protest against segregated seating. -
Nine African American students had enrolled at an all-white high school in little rock. It had been deemed by the president that all of the schools were unsegregated, but the governor wanted segregation in the schools. The governor ordered the national guard to prevent the group of nine to enter the high school. Shortly after the governor was forced to allow the group to enter the school. -
Due to the decision made on Brown v. Board, this case allowed the group of nine African Americans to integrate into little rock high school. This also denied the school's ability to suspend integration for 30 months. -
The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest. African American students started a sit-in after they were denied service at Woolworth's lunch counter. Once other people began to hear about the sit-in people from colleges all over the South started participating. -
The Riders were a group of black and white bus riders who rode on buses together in an attempt to end segregation. They wanted to force President Kennedy to make the South listen to the law to bring an end to segregation. They were beaten many times by racists in an attempt to end their protests. -
This Campaign was an attempt to end racial segregation in the city. The focus of the protest was to attempt to desegregate travel facilities without violence. -
Malcolm was a civil rights activist, Muslim Minister, and human rights activist. He led many protests against racism and segregation. He was killed by rival black Muslims while addressing an organization he created in NYC. -
MLK Jr. played an important role in history. he was shot and killed by a gunshot while standing on his hotel balcony in Tennessee. the assassination led to outbursts throughout the nation due to people fighting for civil rights, and being angry he was killed. -
The fourteenth amendment allowed children of all races to cross district school lines. This was an attempt to further ban segregated schools. This amendment made it unconstitutional to segregate schools. -
Shirley was the first african american to be a congresswoman. She made an equal rights speech to provide federal protection and override any state law that might perpetuate discrimination. -
Hank Aaron was able to beat Babe Ruths Homerun record with a 755 home run career. Not only did he break the record he was also the African-American baseball icon who spoke on racial barriers. He broke the "color by barrier" by being one of the first integrated minor teams. -
The equality act was an update on the current civil rights laws for the 21st century. This prohibited discrimination against sex, marital status, and sexual orientation in public spaces. This law is also protected under color of state law. -
Barbra Was the first African American to be elected to the Texas state senate. This made history. Her Speech Stated that "my faith in the constitution is whole, It is complete, it is total." She said this in her thirteen-minute-long speech defending the Constitution and fighting for civil and human rights without violence.