-
Period: to
Events Contributing to African-American Civil Rights 1950-1968
Events throughout the period of 1950-1968 that contribute to the fight for African-American Civil Rights and equality. -
Henderson v. United States
On May 17, 1942, Elmer W. Henderson, a Negro passenger, was travelling first-class on the Southern Railway as an employee of the United States.
He was declined a seat in the dining cart and throughout his very long journey did not recieve any food.
He filed a complaint to the US Supreme Court. It did not rule with the 'Seperate but equal' constitution and was one of many racist situations. -
McLaurin vs Oklahoma States Regent
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, was a United States Supreme Court case that reversed the efforts of the state-supported University of Oklahoma to adhere to the state law requiring African-Americans to be provided graduate or professional education on a segregated basis
McLaurin appealed to the US Supreme Court, which subsequently reversed the decision of the US District Court, requiring the University of Oklahoma to remove the restrictions under which McLaurin was attending the institution. -
Sweatt v. Painter
The case involved a black man, Heman Marion Sweatt, who was refused admission to the School of Law of the University of Texas, whose president was Theophilus Painter, on the grounds that the Texas State Constitution prohibited integrated education. At the time, no law school in Texas would admit black students, or, in the language of the time, "Negro" students. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elected President of the United States
Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States of America from 1953-1961.
The Eisenhower administration declared racial discrimination a national security issue.
He proposed to Congress the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 and signed those acts into law. The 1957 Act for the first time established a permanent civil rights office inside the Justice Department. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Oliver Brown sued schools to end segregation in schools as his daughter was in danger on her way to school everyday.
The topic was perviously debated in 1952 but never acted upon.
Brown v. Board of Education opened alot of doors for the black community. It really helped African-American Civil Rights. -
Brown II
In 1955, the Supreme Court considered arguments by the schools requesting relief concerning the task of desegregation. In their decision, which became known as "Brown II"[48] the court delegated the task of carrying out school desegregation to district courts with orders that desegregation occur "with all deliberate speed," -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and racial protest that started in Montgomery, Alabama USA. It was intended to oppose the racial prejudice on public transport.
Rosa Parks, a local woman, rufused to surrender her seat to a white person. She was arrested.
This took effect immediatley and the laws requiring segredated buses was lifted on December 20, 1956 -
'Little Rock Nine'
The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, and then attended after the intervention of President Eisenhower, is considered to be one of the most important events in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. On their first day of school, they were threatened with lynching. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public ("public accommodations").
