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Plessy v ferguson
June 7, 1892, 30-year-old Homer Plessy had to go to jail for sitting in the "White" car of the East Louisiana Railroad. Plessy could easily pass for white but under Louisiana law, he was considered black despite his light complexion and therefore required to sit in the "Colored" car. -
Pearsall Plan
The United States had a ruling for the Brown v. Education which declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In response Governer William B. Umstead created a "Governors Special Advisory Commitee on Education with Thomas Pearsall, a prominent Rocky Mount farmer and businessman and former North Carolina Speaker of the House, as chairman. -
Greensboro Sit-in
four African-American students of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat at a white-only lunch counter inside a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth’s store. While sit-ins had been held elsewhere in the United States, the Greensboro sit-in catalyzed a wave of nonviolent protest against private-sector segregation in the United States. -
Wilmington Riots
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN. On April 7th in Wilmington, church leaders held a memorial and prayer service in Rodney Square. The following day, schools held additional morning and afternoon memorials. During the memorials, several groups of young people began marching down Market Street causing damage to several stores. -
King Assassination
At 6:01 p.m. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a bullet.He was standing on a balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The 30-caliber rifle's bullet entered DR. King's right cheek, traveled through his neck, and stopped at his shoulder blade. King was immediately taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. One hour and 4 minutes later.
