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The Civil Rights Movement

By kay.33
  • The Supreme Court Decision of Plessy v. Ferguson

    The Supreme Court Decision of Plessy v. Ferguson
    Why was this landmark supreme court decision so significant ? Upheld the principal of racial segregation over the half country . Why was it challenged by the movement ? Lawyers argued that the Separate Car Act Violated the 13th & 14th Amendment.
  • The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen
    The Tuskegee Airmen , was important to the Civil Rights Movement . Because they contribute to the eventual integration of the Untied States Military.
  • The Integration of Major League Baseball

    The Integration of Major League Baseball
    Jackie Robinson became a key symbol of equality during the Civil Rights Struggle.
  • The Integration of the Armed Forces

    The Integration of the Armed Forces
    This executive order abolished discrimination on race, color, & religion or national origin .
  • The Supreme Court Decision of Sweatt v. Painter

    The Supreme Court Decision of Sweatt v. Painter
    It supported the Brown v Board decision by Sweatt shut down "separate but equal" graduate and professional schools.
  • The Supreme Court Decision of Brown v Board of Education.

    The Supreme Court Decision of Brown v Board of Education.
    It has become a landmark , by end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal¨ of Plessy Vs. Ferguson.
  • The Death of Emmitt Till

    The Death of Emmitt Till
    Emmitt Till´s Death brought attention by symbolizing America´s racial injustice .
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott
    Rosa Parks brought change to America by , refusing to give up her seat to a white man . It sparked a successful boycott buses in Montgomery .
  • The Integration of Little Rock High School

    The Integration of Little Rock High School
    Governor Faubus closed all of Little Rock´s High School for the entire year. The students effort enroll was supported by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education
  • The Civil Right Act Of 1957

    The Civil Right Act Of 1957
    The Civil Rights Act of 1957, was established the Civil Rights Section in the Justice Department. It empowered federal prosecution .
  • The Greensboro Four Lunch Counter Sit-In

    The Greensboro Four Lunch Counter Sit-In
    They were important to the movement because they took a stand against segregation.
  • The Freedom Riders by Freedom Riders of 1961

    The Freedom Riders by Freedom Riders of 1961
    They attracted the attention of the Kennedy Assassination , the ICC issued regulation banning segregation in interstate travel
  • The Twenty-Fourth Amendment

    The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
    The Twenty-Fourth Amendment was important because it ended a constitutional amendment to abolish poll taxes.
  • The Integration of the University of Mississippi

    The Integration of the University of Mississippi
    It was important in American History , because massive school desegregation and pledged to close schools under desegregation order.
  • The Integration of the University of Alabama

    The Integration of the University of Alabama
    This event in American History was important because district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students in school.
  • The March on Washington & ¨i have a dream¨ speech by MLK

    The March on Washington & ¨i have a dream¨ speech by MLK
    It was a great moment in American History , because he influenced the Federal government to take more direct actions to more fully racial equality.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas
    It was a turning point because he was trying to do something to improve the country .
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed by President Johnson

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed by President Johnson
    Its legislation was important to the movement by prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs.
  • The Assassination of Malcolm X

    The Assassination of Malcolm X
    Malcolm X greatest contribution was founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
  • The Selma to Montgomery March: ¨Bloody Sunday¨

    The Selma to Montgomery March: ¨Bloody Sunday¨
    It made a impact on the civil rights movement and America by ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote.
  • The Voting Rights Act of 1965

    The Voting Rights Act of 1965
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965, was important because It outlawed the discrimination voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War.
  • The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee

    The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee
    The impact his assassination had were devastated , pained, and angered . Would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era
  • The Voting Rights Act of 1968

    The Voting Rights Act of 1968
    The Voting Right Act of 1968, outlawed the discrimination of voting practices in the Southern States.