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Plessy v. ferguson
there was such an idea as what was known as, "seperate but equal." the idea explaines itself. but the problem was that it was still not fair it defeated the purposee of being equal. -
Brown v. Board of Education
It was a case when the court decalred state laws establishing sepreate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till is mudered
Emmett Till was an african american boy who was murdered horribly by two white men after finding out that the 14 year old was caught flirting with a white woman. -
Montgomery bus boycott
It was a political and social bus boycott because of segregation in transportation. -
Little Rock School desegregation
Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. therefore nine african americans attempted to get ther rights. -
Sit-ins in Greensboro/Nashville
While not the first sit-ins of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the Greensboro sit-ins were an instrumental action, leading to increased national sentiment at a crucial period in US history -
March on Birmingham
The Birmingham campaign was a movement organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to bring attention to the unequal treatment that black Americans endured in Birmingham, Alabama. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, the spring 1963 campaign of nonviolent direct actions culminated in widely publicized confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities, and eventually led the municipal government to change the city's discrimination laws -
civil rights act of 1964
it ended unequal application of voter registration requirements. meaning that anyone could vote based on skin color or ethnicity or sex. -
Voting rights act of 1965
is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S -
Martin Luther King Assassinated
Martin Luther KIng was a man who symbolized freedom. Because of his help, african americans got the rights they ultimately deserved. But at 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, King was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel. -
The March on Washington
The March on Washingon took place in 1968. It was of course a difficult time for african americans. Epecially since they didn't have proper jobs. For years they have been treated unfarily and this march was intended for them to try and go far. it was one of the biggest rallies for human rights. one that was titled "jobs, and freedom." That day, a speech was delivered. it was the legendary, " I have a dream" speech. That march helped pass the Civil Rights Act and the voting rights act.
