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Plessy v. Ferguson
On May 5, 1896, a Man named Homer Adolph Plessy sat in the "Whites Only" area in a railway car. He was seven-eighths white and was told to get off but refused and got arrested. This case was taken to the Supreme court where they judged against Plessy and ruled that people should be seperated but equal. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The case was brought up when Linda Brown's daughter was denied admission to an all white school. The Supreme Court ruled that segregating young children based on race. African American children were admitted to white schools for they had better facilities. -
Murder of Emmett Till
14-year-old Emmett Till was visiting family in Mississippi when he was murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman. His body was found mutilated, his funeral was an open casket so people could see the brutality that happened. The murder case was taken to court and ruled the kidnappers/murderers as not guilty for not having enough proof that the body was Emmett's. Later the woman who was flirted with admits that the actions never happened and that Emmett was innocent. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. Four days later the Bus Boycott started as a response to the arrest. African Americans and supporters of the Civil Rights movement were the ones who avoided riding the bus as a non-violent protest. The result of it was a lot of money lost to the transportation industry which led the ban of segregation on buses. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
Many protest groups assembled in Atlanta and organized the SLCL. The organization advocates non-violent protests and the end of segregation. MLK was the president of the organization and was the main face of it. -
Little Rock Nine & Central High School
After the Brown V Board of Education, nine black students were admit into in all white school where they were denied entry the first day. President Eisenhower had ordered troops to escort the students into the school for their first day and remained at the school throughout the year. The students face harassment and abuse but continued to attend the high school. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Black students organized a sit-in in a segregated counter in a diner. After denied service, they refused to leave.The sit-in movement spread throughout college towns which led to many arrests. -
Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
Groups of black and white activists who went on bus trips (Freedom Rides) to protest against segregated, called Freedom riders.Trips were made in the South were attacks happened and many were arrested. There lots of aggression towards these group from white southerners. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a massive protest that had around 250,000 people gather around in front of the Lincoln Memorial. They marched to draw attention on the struggles African Americans faced, the inequality and the racism. This is the protest where MLK delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
The Act ended segregation in public areas and discrimination of jobs that were based on religion, race, color, and sex. JFK proposed it and his successor had signed it into law. It is known as one of the greatest accomplishment during the Civil Rights Movement. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee sponsored the Freedom Summer, a voter registration drive where it aimed in increasing black voter registration in Mississippi.Many white officers, Klu Klux Klan member and local authorities attacked these people, arrested and even murdered three, -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an activist for black rights and a minister of the Nation of Islam. He was very out spoken about his philosophies and beliefs to the point many people in the Nation of Islam were wary of him. In 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated but some people from the Nation of Islam while speaking at a rally. -
Voting Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed in a law that banned the restriction on voting rights from all races. Literacy tests and unfair exams were banned from being used against anyone from any ace and gender. This was considered a big steps towards more equal lives for African Americans. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. MLK was the icon during the Civil Rights Movement, he was known for his non-violent approach towards protesting. The death of such an icon shook the Black community and the world.
