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The NAACP was an endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, and Ida B. Wells. They were and are an important group because they worked hard with many different people to end injustices toward African Americans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP -
Rosa parks often referred to as "the mother of the civil rights movement" invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she didn't give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery Alabama. Her arrest started the Montgomery bus boycotts. Rosa parks was an important and influential figure in the civil rights movement because she sparked the Montgomery bus boycotts after her arrest and helped initiate the whole civil rights movement. https://www.nps.gov/features/malu/feat0002/wof/rosa_parks.h -
Thurgood Marshall became the nation's first Black United States Supreme Court Justice. He is known for arguing the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. He was an important figure because he won the Brown v. Board of Education case which made segregation between schools illegal. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/thurgood-marshall -
The Congress of racial equality was founded in 1942. Its goal was to help with gender equality, social equality, freedom of religion, and, racial equality. This group is important to the civil rights movement because they were founded long ago and were actively working towards the betterment of society in nonviolent ways. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/congress-racial-equality-core -
Exceutive order 9981 banned segregation in the armed forces. The order was signed by President Harry S. Truman. This event was an important factor during the movement because it showed that they were making progress people of different races were getting new opportunities.
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Malcolm X was an African American minister who helped promote Islam within his community. His focus was primarily on the pursuit of racial justice. He was important to the movement because he was incredibly vocal and outspoken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X -
Medgar Evers was the first NAACP field officer in Mississippi. He helped to lead protests to desegregate public places and he helped organize voter registration drives. He was murdered by a white supremacist after a riot at the university of Mississippi. He was an important figure in the civil rights movement because he pushed for integration in public spaces. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/medgar-evers https://naacp.org/ -
Brown v. Board of Education was a decision that the U.S. Supreme court made that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools were unconstitutional no matter if the schools are both equal. This was an important event because it was a huge gain for the movement's side they had gained something that they worked for.
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Dr. King was a very apparent face in the civil rights movement. He was a baptist minister who worked to make changes without violence through speeches and marches. hIs I have a dream speech is very moving and memorable. He was an important character to the movement because he was the biggest face of the movement with his speeches.
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Emmett till was a 14 year old kid who was murdered by two crazy evil white disgusting pigs. He was important because his death helped spark the movement. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emmett-Till -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest that was against racial segregation in the public transit system. it happened in Montgomery, Alabama it was most known for starting after the arrest of Rosa Parks. This event was important to the civil rights movement because it influenced abolishing segregation at least on public transits.
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They were the first African american students allowed in little rock central high school. Little rock central was the first school in the are to be desegregated. Little Rock 9 were important because they forged the way for desegregation. nps.gov -
SCLC is an African American civil rights organization. It was based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is most often recognized because of its first leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. who hoped to better society. It was important to the civil rights movement because it was one of the biggest groups that were actually achieving things that we're helping the movement. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/southern-christian-leadership-conference-sclc -
At six years old Ruby Bridges became the first African American student to integrate into an elementary school in the south. Ruby Bridges was an inspirational and important person in the civil rights movement because she integrated into an elementary school in the south at SIX YEARS OLD. https://www.womenshistory.org/educationresources/biographies/ruby-bridges -
SNCC stemmed from student-led sit-ins that became the major channel of student participation in the civil rights movement. Members of SNCC included future leaders such as former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, Congressman John Lewis, and NAACP chairman Julian Bond. The SNCC was an important group because they worked with CORE to end segregation on buses. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sncc -
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests. They weren't the first sit-ins but they were the most influential ones. The Greensboro sit-ins were important to the movement because they were the most influential movements. Blackpasthttps://www.blackpast.org › african-american-history -
John Lewis was one of the people who helped organize the march on Washington. He participated in bloody Sunday. He was important to the civil rights movement because he helped organize the march on Washington and the Selma to Montgomery marches. He was most known for his chairmanship on SNCC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X -
Stokely Carmichael was a member of the SNCC and the black panther party. He popularized the phrase "black power", he left the black panthers because he did not agree in their philosophy of working with radical whites. He was important to the movement because he helped organize African voters. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/blackspeech/scarmichael-2.html -
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who went on rides called freedom rides, they protested bus trips because of the segregation. These events were important because they helped end segregation on buses. HISTORYhttps://www.history.com › black-history › freedom-rides -
James Meredith is best known for being the first African American to integrate into the University of Mississippi. He was an important person in the movement because he was the first to integrate the University of Mississippi. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/meredith-james-howard -
The Birmingham Campaign was an American movement organized by SCLC. The movement was to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. This was important to the civil rights movement because it was showing how something that could have easily gone overlooked was boosted by a group that was trying to support the people who are making little advances. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/birmingham-campaign -
The march on Washington was a huge march where people were protesting for civil and economic rights for African Americans. During this march, Dr. King gave his I have a dream speech. This was important because it showed that the people wanted change and were going to have it through peace and demonstration. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington -
A dynamite bomb exploded in the downtown sixteenth street baptist church. It was an obvious act of racism because the church was a strong meeting place for the civil rights movement. This is important because it shows how people who were actively working for civil rights were targeted and harmed by the opposing side of views. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/baptist-street-church-bombing -
Freedom Summer was a project that worked to increase the number of registered black voters in Mississippi. It was organized by Civil rights groups such as CORE and SNCC. This was an important event because it brought awareness to voter discrimination and helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-summer -
The civil rights act of 1964 was the most important event during the civil rights movement. The reason for this is that this was what the civil rights movement was created for. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This was the most important event because they had achieved what they set out to achieve. Even though they still had a lot ahead of them they achieved their biggest goal. https://www.dol.gov -
The civil rights act of 1964 was passed by congress as public law. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This is important to the movement because it was the byproduct of the hard work that they had done. They were achieving their dreams and this is one of the things that they needed for that. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964 -
The Selma to Montgomery marches were protest marches that were entirely peaceful. The second the Marchers crossed over the county line they were beaten and tear-gassed. They happened between March 7th, 1965- and March, 21st 1965. This was important because it showed the injustices that were done to the people that we're fighting for what they were promised years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches -
The voting rights act of 1965 was an act that outlawed the discriminatory voting practices that many southern states had adopted. The act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. This was a huge achievement because they had gained a huge portion of what they had fought for and deserved. That's why it's important. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act#:~:text=This%20act%20was%20signed%20into,as%20a%20prerequisite%20to%20voting. -
Watts Riot was a series of violent riots in LA. Thousands were injured and there were 34 recorded deaths. Tons of houses were burned to the ground. This was important because it shows the violent side of the fight for justice and rights.
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The black panthers were established in 1966 by Hewey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Its sole purpose was to teach people how to protect themselves from police brutality. This group was important because they were teaching people to protect themselves from the violence that was inevitable.
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They were both co-founders of the Black panther party. The Black Panther Party was responsible for many community programs aimed at bettering the lives of African Americans. They were important because of they taught militant black empowerment against police brutality. https://www.biography.com/activist/bobby-seale#:~:text=Bobby%20Seale%20is%20one%20of,Black%20Panther%20Party)%20in%201966. PBShttps://www.pbs.org › hueypnewton › people_seale -
Poor People's campaign or PPC was created by the SCLC to address the issues of unemployment, housing shortages for the poor, and the impact of poverty on the lives of millions of Americans. This was important to the movement because it is an example of people working together to benefit everyone no matter the color of their skin.
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Dr. King was assassinated while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, This event was very important because the movement lost the biggest person of the movement. They lost an inspirational figure who made great strides for the civil rights movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.