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Malcom X
Was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. He was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, anti-Semitism, and violence. He is known as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans of all time. -
Emmet Till
Emmet Till was an African American boy who was murdered at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Till was from Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in the Mississippi Delta region when he was accused. Several nights later, the husband and half brother of the woman took Till, transported him to a barn, beat him and gouged out one of his eyes. Then dumped his body in the Tallahatchie River. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie was an American baseball player who became the first black major league baseball player of the era. He was a key role in bringing an end to racial segregation in major league baseball. His actions contributed significantly to the Civil Rights movement. -
Sit-ins
A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. In sit-ins, protesters usually seat themselves at some strategic location (inside a restaurant, in a street to block it, in a government or corporate office, and so on). They remain until they are evicted, usually by force, or arrested, or until their requests have been met. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens' Council. His death and resulting trials inspired civil rights protests, as well as numerous works of art, music, and film. -
Bloody Sunday
About 525 to 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S. Highway 80. Once they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge a wall of state troopers wiated for them and demanded they go home. They didnt listen and troopers began shoving demonstrators. Many were knocked to the ground and beaten with nightsticks. Then troopers fired tear gas and charged the crowd on horse back. -
Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Its coverage includes private housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance, and State and local government housing. It is unlawful to discriminate in any aspect of selling or renting housing or to deny a dwelling to a buyer or renter because of the disability of that individual, an individual associated with the buyer or renter.
