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The Congress of Racial Equality
A nonviolence civil rights movement founded in 1942. They commited to the "double V" campaign which was victory over fascism abroad and racism at home. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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Brown V. Board of Education
Supreme court ruled that seperate but equal was unconstitutional. -
Emmitt Till
African American boy who was murdered for whistling at white women. He was killed by her husbands and his friends. Lead to the civil rights movement. -
Rosa Parks/ Montgomery Bus Boycott
Would ot give up her seat for a white man and was arrested . This lead to the Montgomery bus boycott. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Organization that wanted to mobilize the black churches on behalf of the civil rights movements. -
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Created by students who wanted to coordinate a nonviolent attack on segregation and other racism issues. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
A letter where Mlk changed his aproach to the rights of African Americans. He changed his overall view -
"I Have a Dream" Speech
A speech given by MLK that expressed his dream and goal for the African American community. -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, bombing
Bombing of an African American church by the KKK.the bomb killed four girls in Birmingham, Alabama. -
The 24th Amendment
Got rid of the poll tax as a voting requirement. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed public segregation and discrimination and racial discrimination within the workplace. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Assassination by Black Muslims -
Bloody Sunday in Selma , Alabama
MLK organized a major demonstration in Alabama to press for the right of blacks to register to vote. Selma sheriff led local police in a televised brutal attack on people who were involved in the demonstration. -
The Voting RightsAct of 1965
Banned literacy tests and sent thousands of federal voting officials to the south for regulating registration. -
Executive Order 11246 - Affirmative Action
Desegregated the military. Enforced by Turman. -
Strokely Carmichael
Was the leader of the SNCC. Coauthored Black Power and the splitting of America into a seperate black and white country. -
The Black Panthers
Used violence to try and get African American rights. -
The civil Rights Act of 1968
Got rid of discrimination in housing, the segregation of education, and transportation, and employment.This helped African Americans get their full voting rights. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
MLK was shot and killed outside his hotel room while making a speech Memphis by James Earl Ray. His death caused a lot of riots to break out across America.
