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Brown vs. Board of education
“Separate but equal”, was constitutional under the 14th amendment -
Emmett Till
The Black 14 year old Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman
“Let the people see what they did to my boy” - Emmett Tills mother -
Rosa Parks is Arrested
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus on December 1st, 1955
“ I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” -Rosa Parks -
Nonviolent Protests
MLK Jr. and various Black pastors gathered together to coordinate nonviolent protests against discrimination and segregation
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward,” -MLK Jr. -
”Sit Ins”
Four Black college students refused to leave a “white only” lunch room counter without being served food
“I am not leaving until I am served ma’am” -Black college student -
Freedom riders
All races were freedom riders. They took trips throughout the south of America to protest segregated bus terminals
“If you look in my eyes you’ll see a lonely girl. If you look at my smile you’ll see nothing wrong.”- Gloria -
Black Children March
1,000 Black school children marched thought Birmingham, Alabama against segregation
“We shall overcome” -protesting children -
“I Have a Dream” speech
MLK Jr. delivers his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in a crowd of 200,000 citizens
“ Now is time to make justice for all of Gods kids.” -
President Kennedy is assassinated
President JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey in Dallas Texas while being escorted out of a parade with his wife in his famous car
“ A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”- JFK -
Civil Rights Act
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act that had one of the longest debates in Senate history -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act prohibits discriminatory voting practices -
Great Society Program
President Johnson proposed the Great Society Program to eliminate poverty in the country. -
Miranda vs. Arizona
The 14th Amendment law establishes the Miranda rights giving their rights before taken into custody -
MLK Jr. is assassinated
MLK Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray in a hotel -
Equal Rights Amendment
The Amendment was proposed to the United Stats Constitution that would prohibit sex discrimination