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Jim crow laws
Jim crow laws were created shortly after the end of reconstruction in the south. They were created to keep blacks and whites separate giving white superiority over blacks. -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was in created by a group of liberals to get rid of racial discrimination around the country. -
CORE
An organization founded in 1954, that worked towards equality for african american rights. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a civil rights activist who believed in gaining the rights of African Americans through militarism and violence . -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK was an African American priest that believed in fighting for equality peacefully and without violence. -
Brown V. Board of Education
A supreme court decision that overruled the decision from a previous court case, Plessy vs. Ferguson. The court ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional. -
SCLC
SCLC, also known as Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The group taught that civil rights equality could only be achieved through nonviolent protest. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were the first black students to enroll into Little Rock High school in 1957. The enrollment of these students brought more awareness to the civil rights movement and the need for equality. -
Greensboro Woolworth Sit-ins
The sit-ins in Greensboro began with four African american students sitting in a whites only section of a restaurant. They refused to move until they were served and took many cruel things being done and said to them to prove a point. This caused a number of sit-ins to erupt around the country. -
SNCC
SNCC, also known as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee created an organization for American civil rights. Meetings for this organization were ran by Ella Baker in Raleigh, North Carolina. -
James Meredith and Ole Miss
James Meredith was and air force veteran who wanted to enroll into an university known as Ole miss that is an all white university. He gained support of the NAACP to win his court case that forced the school to desegregate it. -
JFK's role in the civil rights movement
John F. Kennedy, former president of the United States, fought for equality for all throughout the country. He believed congress would agree to the laws he wanted to pass to secure everyone's equality and protection. -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendment made it illegal to have poll taxes. It was no longer deny someone the right to vote based off if they did or did not pay poll tax. -
Lyndon B. Johnson's role in the civil rights movement
On June 2nd, 1964, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law on national TV. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law passed by Lyndon B Johnson that protects the right of all Americans and prohibits all types of discrimination. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This law got rid of discrimination at the polls. This allowed anyone of any color to vote. -
Black power and Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael, the head of the SNCC talked about "black power" and "overtaking white americans". He also talked about black people taking pride in their history and that they should create their own society aside from whites. -
Black Panthers and Huey Newton
In 1966, Huey Newton along side of Bobby Seale created a self defense and violence against white people group in Oakland, California. The group was called the Black Panthers. -
Kerner Commission
President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to investigate the causes of riots in the 1960's. The commision blames a number of things such as poor education, poverty and police brutality. It was also said that the cause was white racism so they attempted to advertise for better situations for African Americans. -
Assasination of MLK jr.
MLK was assisnated while standing outside of his hotel room by a man named James Earl Ray. The murder of MLK caused many uprisings around the country .
