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Plessy V Ferguson
Homer Plessy who was part black openly admitted and declared himself as black. Although physically appearing as a full white american he was told to move to a Jim Crow train cart. He argued in court that the Jim Crow carts violated the 13th and 14th ammendment, however this case said that segregation is ok if it is "separate but equal" -
Brown V Board of Education.
Kansas denied acces to one of their "white schools" to african american children. One of the children's father went to court and argued that segregation in school was unfair and unconstitutional since the white schools were far superior than that of a black schools. This case helped fight the battle that eventually became the civil rights movement and became a point that education should be equal to all. -
The Murder of Emitt Till
In the summer of 1955 Emmit Till goes to visit family in Mississippi when he was killed. He went to a grocery store with some friends where he supposedly whistled to one of the owners. He later went missing and it was found out that the owners of the store and a member of their family kidnapped Emmet, beat him, tortured, and killed the young 14 year old. -
Rosa Parks and The Montgomerry Boycott
Rosa Parks had just gotten on abus to ride home after a day of working at the department store she worked in. As the bus was traking its route it began to get full and there was no place for the "white riders" to sit so the bus driver told a whole row of african american to get up and move, however Rosa Parks refused to abandon her seat. The Bus driver demanded her to move and she still refused, this led to the driver call the cops and had her arrested and fined $10. Led to protests for rights -
Founding of SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created by black ministers and civil rights leaders. They were created to lead non violent protests and was led by non other than MLK. The creation of this group had a huge impact as they helped spread the act of non violent protests and helped greatly in the civil rights movement. -
Little Rock 9 and Central High School
Entry to the school LIttle Rock High was denied to 9 African American students. President Einsenhower demanded for him to remove the National guard the Governor put up and allow the students to enter the school. Although the students were permitted entry to the school, they each had trouble once they entered as they were all beaten by angry white mobs, however this helped take a step to end segregated school although many of these 9 students dropped out. -
Greensboro Sit ins
College Students began to fight for equal right using non violent actions known as sit ins. Sit-ins were when they sat in "White Dining areas" and asked for service although they were refused many times. They started out small with only a few people and short amount of time. Eventually these events got so big diners lost a lot of money as they lost many customers. This helped evetually abolish public segregation. -
Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
A group of college students decided to drive from Washington D.C to New Orleans, Louisiana to protest segregation. Afterwards, a huge mob of white protestors came and bombed the inside of the bus. Those who got out the bus were then beaten to death. This event helped other college students risk their lives to do the same protest in other areas. -
March on Washington
Americans all around joined together in Lincoln Memorial to fight for jobs and freedom. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his unforgetable speech "I have a dream" to end racism. This march helped because it was a huge impact to blacks who struggled towards reaching rights. -
Student non-violent Coordinating Committeee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
First started in Mississippi to increase and expand the voting privelages of blacks. Most people in this area who were colored were main targets of being abused and harrassed. This event helped progress african americans to register and attain freedom schools. -
Civil Rights Act
The civil rights act was to forbid discrimination against race, religion, and colored. With this act passed, many unequality that blacks faced, was slowly stopping. This act helped led segregation to decrease. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was known for reacting with violence to reach for freedom. "By any means neccessary", was his motto to end segregation and pursue civil rights for african americans. Malcolm X helped out by giving out speeches and gaining others support to reach success. -
Voting Rights Act
With this act passed, many african americans could vote without having to take difficult literacy test. These tests were known to be easy for whites while being confounding towards blacks. This act helped improve voting turn outs since the number of africans voting increased dramatically. -
Assassination of MLK
MLK led the civil-rights movement through his non-violence act and speeches of encouragement. He gained many followers along the way to freedom. Once assassinated, many african americas were outraged which led to segregation coming to an end.
