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Plessy V Ferguson
Plessy v Ferguson was the supreme court case that ruled that segregation was separate but equal. This allowed for systematic segregation to be allowed in the south . It allowed for white privileges even more. -
Brown V. Board of Education
This was the name given to 5 cases that were held by the Supreme Court about segregation in public schools , arguing that segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause set by the 14th Amendment. The final ruling decided that segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment .This case overturned the 'separate but equal' approach to segregated schools, public restrooms, transportation, drinking fountains and even restaurants that were result of Jim Crow laws. -
Murder of Emett Till
Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy. Two white men kidnapped, beat, and then shot him to death him after allegedly flirting with a white cashier (a recent interview showed, the white woman had made up those deceitful, allegations).The murder of Emmett Till and open-casket funeral held for him invigorated the Civil Rights Movement. -
Rosa Parks & The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was a African-American woman, who refused to yield her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. She was then arrested and fined. The boycott of public buses by blacks in Montgomery began on the day of Parks' court hearing and lasted 381 days, it sparked the Civil Rights movement and shined light on it. -
Founding of the Southern Christian leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed in 1957 right after the Montgomery Bus Boycott had finished. SCLC's main goal was to advance the cause of civil rights in America in a non-violent manner.The creation of this club led by Martin Luther King Jr. who emphasized the importance of non-violence set the tone for the Civil Rights movement , and he also helped create lots of local protests groups in the South. -
Little Rock Nine & Central Highschool
This was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The ensuing Little Rock Crisis, in which 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. -
Greensboro Sit-In
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) &Freedom Summer
The Freedom summer was campaign that the US launched in to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which at that time had almost totally excluded black voters. The project was organized by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), a coalition of four established civil rights organizations: (NAACP), (CORE), the (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), with SNCC playing the lead role. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders were African Americans and a few whites driving two public buses in the south and were met with hostility as they tried to stop segregation on buses. The advocates of civil rights were harassed, beaten, and even had one of the buses engulfed in flames due to their white southerners being against them. This spark a national shift in public transportations as trains and airlines were affected as well which made them stop segregation on transportation. -
Greensboro Sit in
Four African American College Students sat at a diner on a white section and were told to move but refused peacefully. Soon an angry mob of whites attacked verbally and physically out of pure rage. The Whites were seen as monsters as they attacked innocent colored adults for no reason. -
March on Washington
March on washington was a protest that attempted to catch the attention of JFK and persuade him to activate a civil rights bill. Through a protest of peace and for Jobs and freedom, after the death of JFK, the Civil rights act was passed. This lead to the extinguishing of racism being allowed as many african americans were now free from being violated of their freedom. -
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Civil Rights Act
Civil rights act outlawed discrimination in public places and halted segregation so that all ethnicities can enter a location as equals. Employment was easily applicable for non whites as they could enter an area and sit where they want without worrying of their skin color and being equal to others. This was a significant act since schools, public accommodations, voting addresses, and programs no longer disbanded colored but now allowed for all to be accepted. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm x was an advocate of civil rights but drove more on the self defense section which allowed violence when necessary. He soon left the nation of Islam to go for peaceful ways but was assassinated for being a traitor and leaving the religion. Many wonder if he could accomplish much more in his new state but X inspired many feeble souls to be strong and fight for what they believe in and to be noticed in a world no one wanted to wake up in. -
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Voting Rights Act halted the discrimination of ethnic groups and outlawed such racist actions being opposed upon them. President Lyndon Johnson’s bill aided colored to be able to enter political party, stop poll taxes and literacy tests that were major obstacles for them. These acts assisted in stopping Jim Crow laws and insinuating an accepting nation of all ethnicity that shames discrimination of race and ethnic background. -
Assassination of MLK
Dr. King was assassinated as he was looking over his balcony and his death affected millions. Many were pained and caused violent outcry against whites due to this but also then respected his wishes and saw him as a man who died for civil rights. King influenced a nation allowed freedom from oppression to be available to african american and women as well.
