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Brown v. Topeka Board Of Education
The Warren Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unequal and therefore unconstitutional. The Warren Court decision also reversed the court decision in Plessy v. ferguson that said "separate but equal." This court case was important because any race could go to school. -
Freedom Riders
Groups of people joined together to end segregation called Freedom Riders. Also joined with Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals. They traveled on buses from Washington D.C to Jackson, Mississippi finding violent oppositions. They tried to get attention from John F. Kennedy's administration. the Freedom Riders were important because they succeeded in securing the Interstate Commerce Comission (ICC) ban on segregationin all facilities. -
James Meredith at the University of Mississippi
A twenty-nine-year-old air force veteran confronted violence opposition when he tried to register at the University of Mississippi. President Kennedy had to send 400 federal marshals and 3000 troops to enroll James Meredith. His enrollment was important because he graduated at the cost of two men, many injuries and four million taxpayer dollars. -
March on Washington
A march led by Martin Luther king, Jr. He called for a new civil rights legislation to protect black as well as white citizens. A march for jobs and freedom. On this day he gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech, where he declared that "the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." should be granted to all Americans. It was important because it gave hope that blacks and whites could work together for equality. -
24th Amendment passes
This amendment abolished the poll tax in federal elections. The 24th amendment was important to the Civil Rights Era because it ended discrimination against the poor citizens, especially blacks from the South who couldn't afford to pay. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The act was passed by congress under Lyndon B. Johson presidency. It forbid racial discriminiation in most public places like theaters, hospitals, and restaurants. It also strengthened federal government's power to end segregation in schools. The act also enforced gender equality and the Employment Opportunity Commission was created to eliminate discrimination in hiring. It was important because the basic rights of people were finally put to place. -
Voting Rights Act
Under Lyndon B. Johnson presidency, The act outlawed literacy test and sent federal voter registrars into southern states. This act should follow the 15th amendment which said the voting couldn't be denied to anyone by race, color, creed or previous condition of servitude. The Voting Rights Act was important because black southerners now had the power to vote without any retribution. -
Executive order 11246
The executive order was passed by Congress under Lyndon B. Johnson. It requires federal contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity for employment without regard of race, color, sex, religion, national origin or disability. This order was important to the Civil Rights era because it gave workers the right to have jobs regardless of anything. -
Loving v. Virginia
A marriage between black woman, Mildred Jeter and white man, Richard Loving. An interracial couple who was arrested because they violated Virginia's Racial Integrity Act. Loving v. Virginia was important because it violated theEqual Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteen Amendment. -
Martin Luther King's Assasination
Killed in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray with a sniper's bullet. His death caused ghetto-gutting and violence that caused more than forty lives. His fought for equality payed off. After his death, half of southern black children sat in integrated schools. Some families had risen to the ranks of the middle class. His legacy left racial progress.
