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Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a young African American boy from Chicago who was visiting relatives in Mississippi. He was at a diner and when he was leaving he said bye to a white lady. Later that day a man came to his grandfather's house looking for him. Emmett was later found dead floating in a river attached to a piece of a cotton gin. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was fueled by the arrest of Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat to a white man. She was thrown in jail and many African Americans protested by no riding buses for a period of time. They even set up their own taxi system and some even walked. Congress would later pass the law as unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock was the first school to integrate their students. They had nine black students who attended the school. The situation got so bad that President Eisenhower called upon the 101st Airborne to protect them from the other students. They were used as personal body guards and escorts -
The Sit-Ins
The Sit-Ins were students who plotted to sit-in at diner counters in Greensboro, North Carolina. They were refused service and asked to leave. The most organized group was the group from Nashville. They had hundreds of participants who were mainly students. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was organized by the SNCC where they organized freedom rides and other events to help end racial segregation. Marting Luther King Jr was arrested in a mass sweep and declined bail. Many blacks would join him in hope to crowd all the jails so the police couldnt make any more arrests. This would make them give into the orders of the black leaders. -
Martin Luther King letter from Birmingham
Martin Luther King's letter to Birmingham was written in response to the newspaper articles that were criticizing him. He wrote on the margins his responses and the responses became known as the Letter from Birmingham -
"Bull" Connor
"Bull" Connor is the manresponsible for hosing down the students in Montgomery, Alabama. The students were protesting since their parents would have taken an economical toll on their families. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was when Martin Luther King planned a march at the capital. It took place on August 28, 1963 and 200,000 people covered the National Mall. Martin Luther King gave his famous I Have A Dream speech. -
3 Civil Rights Workers were Murdered
3 Civil Rights Workers were murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi. They were trying to set up a registration firm for blacks in Mississippi. The workers came up missing and later found dead beaten and shot. They were from Chicago and were killed shortly after being released from prison. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in employment and in public accommodations. President Johnson signed and passed it on July 2, 1964. Southeners tried to kill the law but it was eventually passed.
