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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Education is a Supreme Court Case that banned segregation in public schools. This case overturned the Plessy vs Ferguson which legalized "separate but equal". -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till was a 14-year-old boy murdered for whistling at a white woman, Carolyn Bryant. Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam were guilty of his murder. His mother wanted an open casket funeral so the world could see what they did to her son. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man, so the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. the supreme court ruled that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. -
The Little Rock Nine and Integration
Little rock nine was 9 African American teenagers that desegregated the Little Rock Central High School. They became an important part of the fight for equal opportunity in African American education. -
Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins
The Greensboro Sit-Ins were non-violent protests which lasted from February to July. Students staged this sit-in and refused to leave after being denied service. This protest led the store to remove its policy of segregation. -
Freedom Rides
A group of civil rights activists rode buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals. The freedom riders were able to remain nonviolent even after the burning of the greyhound bus near Anniston, AL. -
March on Washington
The great march on Washington was held in Washington DC on August 8, 1963, by civil rights leaders to protest the economic and civil rights of African Americans. They protested racial discrimination and showed support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress. -
mlk’s Letter From Birmingham Jail
MLK's letter was written on April 16, 1963, to reply to disapproval for getting involved in the Birmingham campaign. The letter defends the nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have the moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than wait forever for justice to come through the courts -
Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
A bomb exploded on 16th Street baptist church as people prepared for Sunday services. It was an act of racial hatred. The attack killed 4 young girls and that shocked the nation. The church was also a civil rights meeting place, so it had been a target of bomb threats and attacks. -
24th Amendment
the 24th amendment says that any US citizen has the right to vote in an election and shouldn't be denied by the United States or any State by the reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
In 1964, Congress passed a public law. The Civil Rights act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
“Bloody Sunday”/Selma to Montgomery March
The march happened on March 7, 1965, led by civil activists. State and local police used whips and tear gas to attack the unarmed marchers in an attempt to stop the march for voting rights. it outlawed discriminatory practices in many southern states after the Civil War. -
Loving v. Virginia
A Supreme Court case that struck down laws banning marriage of different races, ruling that these laws violated both the due process of law and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.