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Dred Scott v. Sanford
Denial of Basic Rights to Blacks. Dred was a slave in Missouri from 1833 to 1843. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
It made men "seperate but equal" and it made the Jim Crow laws. It also mad seperate accomodations to seperate the blacks from the whites. -
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
The NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The case Brown v. Board of Education was Desegregation in schools. Blacks vs. Whites were not allowed to use each others stuff. -
Emmit Till
Emmit Till was a 14 year old African American who got killed by white men. Emmit's mom Mamie Till Bradley wanted an open casket so all the world can see what they have done to her son. Emmit's uncle Mose Wright was described as a brave man because he pointed out the white men in court. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The historic event that sparked the Montgomery bus boycott was Rosa Parks. The young pastor who lead the boycott was Martin Luther King Jr, he created a group called the MIA. MLK's philosophy was to encourage nonviolence and he got that idea from Ghandi. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine refers to 9 African American students. Governor Fabubus kept nine african american students from attending Central by bringing Arkansas national guard in. -
Sit-in
The students of Tennessee were protesting against segregation during the sit in. The students used role playing before they organized a real one so that they can be prepared. -
Freedom Riders
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizes Freedom Rides into the South to test new Interstate Commerce Commission regulations and court orders barring segregation in interstate transportation. Riders are beaten by mobs in several places, including Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama -
Bailey v. Patterson (De-segregation in Transportation)
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bailey v. Patterson declares that segregation in transportation facilities is unconstitutional. It seperates the black and whites on all transportation. -
MLK: I have a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers the historic "I Have a Dream" speech in front of hundreds of thousands of participants in the March on Washington. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes Congress, prohibiting discrimination in a number of settings: Title I prohibits discrimination in voting; Title II: public accommodations; Title III: Public Facilities; Title IV: Public Education; Title VI: Federally-Assisted Programs; Title VII: Employment. The Act also establishes the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) -
Malcolm X
He was assaasinated in Manhattan in New york and was the voice of a black muslim faith. He also agreed with Martin Luther King on non-violence. He founded the black power movement of 1960's. -
Loving v. Virginia (Inter-Racial Marriage)
The U.S. supreme court decision in Loving v. Virginia declares that laws prohibiting inter-racial marriage are unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King's Death
At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
