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Emmett Till murder
On August 28th, 1955 a 14 year old boy Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered. This event was a big one for them because once again it showed what people were willing to do to get rid of them. It motivated some and made some stop fighting. It was a event but a question at the same time because at this point it was lets keep doing it so this stuff won't happen again. Or risk other peoples life so it won't happen again. -
Montgomery bus boycott
On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for not giving her seat up to a white man. It was just about a law for a black person to sit in the back of the bus or to give their seat up to a white person. This was such a brave and inspiring act that a ton of other bus boycotts started to break out all over the United States. -
Civil rights Act of 1957
In this event President Dwight D, Eisenhower signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This Act was about how they under looked racism and that they made it so they could protect civil rights. This was a huge impact in the civil rights because it was a law saying they were gonna start protecting civil rights. Even though it did not do a lot up against racism it was as start for them. It was a start of there masterpiece, it was a reason why civil rights took a turn. -
Temple Bombing (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Temple Bombing (Atlanta, Ga.)
This event was about a house that was well know for the black people was blown up with 50 sticks of dynamite. This was a tragic event because once again that shows what they are willing to do to ruin their lives. Once again it shows how much the white people hate them and want them gone. But this event motivated them, this event made them want there rights even more. So really this event was tragic but a resource at the same time. -
Sit in; Greensboro, N.C.
February 1st, 1960 4 black males went into a dinner and sat down on stools at the counter of the dinner. Being told they were not aloud to sit there and they were not gonna get served anything, the still peacefully sat there. They didn't use violence in anyway, they didn't retaliate with violence. This was a big ideal to some black folk because one they where standing up for themselves. Two they didn't use any violence, which that shows you don't have to use violence to stand up for yourself. -
NAACP convention, Atlanta
This event was when the NAACP held their annual convention in Atlanta. Even though the whole city hated them and didn't give two squats about the convention, they still held it no matter what. This made a impact because it showed that they aren't fighting alone anymore. That they have help now, and even though it is very little help compared to what they need... it is still helped and it made a big impact for them. -
Birmingham Bombing (Sixteenth Street Baptist Church)
One day when the Negroes where at church a bomb went off, injuring a a lot of people and causing many deaths. This event helped them realize big time that they are not wanted to the point that people are trying to kill them. It helped them realize that they need to put a stop to this racism and brutality. And it didn't just help them realize, a ton of people across the world realize and they were all different races. -
New York Race Riots
On this day 8000 Negroes flooded the streets, setting fires, breaking windows and into stores. All because a 15-year old was shot by a cop which they later filled police brutality. But this obviously shows they were tired of they way they were being treated and they wanted it to stop. After all the years and court cases, police brutality is still a problem and we have had a decades to fix it and yet we haven't -
Selma-Montgomery March
This even was about how they wanted to protest up against black voting restrictions. They ended up having a huge populated march from Selma to Montgomery. This had a affect in the Civil Rights movement because this showed that if they work together it could get a lot done. Also that they would not give up and they would keep fighting as a black community until they get the rights they deserve.
