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The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and a social protest campaign. It was against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system. The location of this event was in Montgomery, Alabama. The Monday after this occurred the Rosa Parks situation happened. -
Brown v. Board of education was a landmark decision of the supreme court. The court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional. It ended up signaling the end of legalized racial segregation in schools across America. Its so important because it made education equal in America no matter your race. -
Little Rock Nine was a group of African American high school students. As a group they challenged racial segregation in public schools of Little Rock, Arkansas. There was a total of 9 students in this group thats where they get the name “Little Rock Nine”. -
The Sit-In Movement was a non violent movement. In happed in this U.S. Civil rights era and it began in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was a tactic that caused sympathy for the demonstrators among moderates and uninvolved individuals. It affected about 20 states and caused a lot of desegregation. -
The Freedom riders were civil right activists. They all rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern U.S. in the year of 1961. They were inspired by the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947 led by Bayard Rustin and George Houser. The Freedom riders weren’t just one race it was everyone who followed them. -
James Meredith was an African American man who attempted to enroll at an all white university. He was a writer, political advisor, Air Force veteran, and more. He got admitted to the university of Mississippi and was the first African American ever admitted. Riots ended up breaking out on the university’s campus. -
The March on Washington was a massive protest. It happens in August of 1963 when about 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln memorial in Washington, D.C. The March got so big it was all over television and everyone was seeing what was going on. For its time it was the biggest gathering anyone had ever seen and it was all about jobs and freedom for people of a car train race. -
Voting back in the day was harder to do depending on the person. Even after the civil rights act of 1964 was passed it didn't make much of a change and it was still complicated. The voting rights act of 1965 authorized the U.S. attorney general to send federal examiners to register qualified voters. After this bill was made voting bbecame more equal. -
Malcom X had his own views on civil rights. He eventually lost patience with the slow progress of civil rights because it took so long and not much was happening. He felt that African Americans needed to act more militantly and demand equality for a change to happen and not wait for it to fall in their lap. Malcom X broke with the nation of Islam and kept causing problems so he was eventually shat and killed. -
The black panthers were a black power political organization founded by college students. Their view on civil rights were that they believed that a revolution was needed in the United states. They also encouraged African Americans to arm themselves and prepare to force whites to grant them equal rights.
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