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plessy v. ferguson
Homer was seven-eighths white and one-eighth black, and had the appearance of a white man. Plessy was brought to trial in a New Orleans court and convicted of violating the 1890 law. He then filed a petition against the judge in that trial.the ruling in the court was important because it said it was constitutional if its separate but equal. -
Brown v. Board of education
Brown said that racial segregation violated the Constitution's Equal Protection because the city's black and white schools were not equal to each other. The federal district court dismissed his claim, ruling that the segregated public schools were "substantially" equal enough to be constitutional under the Plessy doctrine.The Court concluded that, even if the facilities were equal between the black and white schools, racial segregation in schools is "unequal" and is not right -
murder of emmitt till
a young 14 year old boy was visiting family in mississippi minding his business.he was accused of flirting with a white woman, so he was lynched.it was significant because it showed how cruel they were. -
rosa parks & bus boycott
rosa parks was tired of sitting in the back of the bus all the time.she sat in the front and was refusing to give up her seat, so she was arrested.rosa parks is and will always be in history because it helped show that bus segregation was unfair. -
founding of sclc
many leaders were ready to make an organization with the potential to do something.around 50 ministers met in georgia to create the sclc.it was a way to replace many protests and ways to end racism. -
little rock nine
nine black students enter an all white High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops.it was ruled that segregating schools is unconstitutional. -
student non-violent cor. committee
4 college students were looking to make a difference with civil rights.they were independent from king and accomplished a lot from their own set.it was significant because it showed that there were many people fighting for rights. -
greensboro sit-in
many people were tired of segregation and someone needed to make a difference.many non-violent protests were going on throughout restaurants.the outcome was the removal of segregation in restaurants. -
freedom riders
more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives to change something.many people wanted to get rid of segregation so they did work.it was very dangerous, but they completed their goal to end segregation. -
march on washington
mlk was a non violent protest that was very influential who wanted to integrate.he held a march that received so much recognition from everywhere because it was broadcasted.people from the north and beyond that saw how the minorities were being treated. -
civil rights act
the people who passed the civil rights act knew that without it segregation would have continued.it forbade discrimination and inequality within states.this was major because it was the times minorities legally became free. -
assassination of malcolm x
people were always jealous of how inspiring malcolm x was.if they couldn't be better there only way was to eliminate him from life itself.many people remembered him because he led the rights for blacks far and did a lot. -
voting rights act
lyndon b johnson had became president and was ready to change things.he decided to allow minority and everyone with required age to vote.there would not be no discrimination and literacy tests to vote. -
assassination of mlk
king was shot when he was standing in his balcony.it was a major aspect in black peoples life because he was a leader.it affected many people and there were about 40 deaths because of the outbreak.
