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In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racial segregation was a violation of the fourteenth amendment. This was important to the Civil Rights Movement because it forbids states from denying equal protection of the laws to any individual. -
Emmett Till, a fourteen year old African-American boy, was brutally murdered for harassing a white woman. This is important to the Civil Rights Movement because the sight of Emmett’s brutalized body sparked activism. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white person to stand up against racial inequality. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a 13-month protest against racial segregation on city buses. This was important because Rosa Parks inspired others to lead the boycott. As a result, the Supreme Court ruled segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. -
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine black students who enrolled at Central High School which was an all-white school. This was important because it challenged racial segregation in schools. -
African Americans protested at a lunch counter in Greensboro; they refused to leave after being denied service. This was important because this nonviolent protest persuaded others to take action of integration. -
Freedom Rides were civil rights activists who rode buses through the South as a protest against segregated bus terminals. This was important because it brought attention to the unequal laws in the South. -
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter while in prison against segregation. This was important because it expresses one’s personal opinion towards inequality and provides reasons for change. -
The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom in the nation’s capital. This was important because it helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Four black girls were killed by a bomb explosion before a Sunday morning church service. The Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing was important because it supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This was important because it encouraged voting rights and desegregation of schools. -
The 24th Amendment banned poll taxes. This was important because it gave poor citizens the opportunity to vote. -
On March 7, 1965 demonstrators were attacked in an attempt to stop the march from Selma to Montgomery. This was important because it contributed to the Voting Rights Act. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed barriers from African Americans privileges. It banned poll taxes, literacy tests, and other interferences that prohibited blacks from voting. -
Loving v. Virginia was brought to court because a white man and black woman’s marriage was considered illegal according to Virginia state law. This was important because the Supreme Court made interracial marriage legal in the US.