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Plessy vs Ferguson
supreme court decision separate but equal does not violate 14th amendment -
NAACP
Premier civil rights organization. More than half a million members. Lead campaigns for equal opportunity -
Race Riots
There were two groups of races fighting against eachother -
Thurgood Marshall
He began work in NAACP. He was apart of the supreme court justice. -
De jure vs De Fact segregation
It was the practice of discrimination -
Brown vs Board of education of topeka
supreme court ruled, segregated public schools were unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. And this lead to the Montgomery bus boycott -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
MLK lead boycott to desegregate buses in Alabama -
Dr. Martin Luther King
Peaceful protest leader. From Gandhi resistance without violence. From Randolph massive demonstrations. From Thoreau civil disobedience began the bus boycott. -
Little rock school integration
the desegregation of central high school of little rock high school -
The sit ins
North carolinas AT&T college students did sit ins at segregated lunch conters and protested -
Freedom rides
People who rode segregated buses as a protest -
March on Washington
A large protest to African Americans for freedom and jobs -
March on Birmingham Alabama
A large campaign that started counter sit ins, and was a peaceful protest. -
Malcom X
Islamic Minister. Advocated armed self defense. -
24th Amendment
The right for any citizen to vote in a primary or other election -
Civil rights Act of 1964
It was a labor law and it was made to say that everyone is equal. -
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
This was a protest to help African Americans vote without being harmed. -
Voting rights act of 1965
eliminated literacy test to vote -
Black Panthers
Founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Political party know to fight police brutality, and wanted self sufficiency for African American communities.
