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Brown v. Board of Education
Linda Brown was a third grader who wanted to go to an all-white school because it was closer and the all- black school she attended was not as good as the white ones. The court ruled that all public schools should be integrated. This decision changed the south mostly and it also helped integrate more public schools across the south or make colored schools as good as white ones. In Georgia the Sibley Comission allowed white schools not to integrate for fear of losing funding. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott started because and Negro woman by the name of Rosa Parks was arrested for not allowing a white passenger to have her seat. They perseverd through the boycott by not riding the bus and by taking their own car or even walking! The goal was to allow black passengers to sit where they want. The main leaders were Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Ralph Abernathy. It lasted from 1955 to 1956. A year. Through all of their strength they acheived their goal. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created to help in degrading laws for African Americans they did this by doing nonviolent protest, civil rights campaigns, and civil disobedience. Some of the prominent people in this organization were Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy and Bayard Rustin. -
Student Nonviolent Coordnating Comittee
The Student Noviolent Coordinating Committe was created by the youths of their time by having nonviolent protest but would also get them immediate action for the civil rights movement. They did this by having sit -ins at segregated lunch counters to even organizing the Albany Movement and even working with the NAACP. The most notable event was the Woolsworth sit - in , in which for young black men sat at lunch counter, asked for service and was denied. They sat there even with no service. -
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were both African American students who applied to the University of Gerogia but were denied. They eventually got in because the court found that the only reason that they weren't admitted was because of race. It was a big deal because no matter what your skin color is and when your smart you can get a good education like everyone else. Hamilton Holmes died in 1995 and Charylayne Hunter is a journalist. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were a group of young black and white people who rode interstate buses into the deep south after the ruiling on the Boynton V. Virginia case. More and more people joined and were eventually beaten and arrested. Black and white people participated. More people eventually joined the cause and the courts ruled no segregation on ANY public transportation. -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement's goal was to get the black voters there a chance to vote, however this movement wasn't a huge success. Some of the people who participated were Martin Luther King and Slater King, but mostly hundereds of African Americans participated. They tried to acheive their results by marches, speeches and even Freedom Singers. Even though not much changed after it, it still played a major part in the Movement. -
The March on Washington
The March on Washington was for African Americans to gain jobs and freedom by giving speeches and marching. The most notable person from this even was Martin Luther King Bayard Rustin, and A. Phllip Randolph. This was to give and equal opportunity like everyone else. Over 200,000 people participated. By leading this protest acts such as the Civil Rights Act were passed and more legislation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a law that passed that stated blacks or people of color had the right the to vote regardless of anything. It was important because now that African Americans had the right the vote they had more opprotunties. Many things changed such as WHO would be elected. Lyndon B. Johnson was president at this time and also basic rights were acheived. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act was legislation that passed no one should be denied to vote based on their race. As staed before this gave the opportunity for people or color to vote for whoever they wanted. The most important thing that this changed was who was put into office to support the community. Lyndon B. Johnson was still president at this time. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. He mostly started his career in the 1950's. He was a preacher who believed in integration. Some of things he participated in was the Montomery Bus Boycott and the Albany Movement and also the March on Washington. He was really active in his homestate of Georgia. After his assassination more events led to better legislation to make things even better for African Americans.
