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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established on January 10, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. The idea of the SCLC was to emphasize nonviolent protest. The leader of the SCLC was Martin Luther King Jr. The SCLC had a large role in the Civil Rights Movement -
Sitting in on Greensboro
The method of the Greensboro sit-in was nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. Leaders of the sit-in were the Greensboro four and woolworth's store owner. The result of the protest were desegregated lunch counters. -
Freedom Riders Ride Again
The freedom riders were a group of students that drove throughout the south protesting bus laws. These actions resulted in several riots and beatings. The leaders were white CORE members and African Americans. As a result what they accomplished was brodcasted and the CORE members were asked to "cool off" to prevent any further injuries. -
Living through Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a violent protest, protesters marched through Selma, Alabama. The march was organized by the SNCC organisation. As a result of the protest a bill called the Voting Bill of Rights Act of 1965. -
Voting Acts Rights of 1965
On March 15,1965 a televised event of President Johnson was shown throughout the United States. The event was President Johnson signing hte Voting Acts Rights Bill that made it legal for African Americans to vote. The result of the new law changed the political life in the South. -
King's Assasination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennesse on April 4,1968. James Earl Ray was the man who shot King. After the assasination there were several angry riots and people burned fires throughout the United States. -
Busing in Charlotte
Busing in Charlotte took place in North Carolina in 1969 in Mecklenburg County. This event was a federal court case; the judge was James B. McMillian. The result of the case was desegregation of the buses.
