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Blacks were informing others and started to want change. After they have supported the country through war and struggle, but still had no rights.
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Sweatt v. Painter was a supreme court case. It held people from rejecting applications for college based off the color of their skin. -
Keys v. Carolina Coach was a supreme court case. It outlawed segregation for black bus passenger passing state lines. -
Emmett Till was a Fourteen Year old boy. He was murdered for supposedly flirting with a white girl. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest. Black Americans boycotted busses in Montgomery, Alabama. Blacks would not buy or ride the bus until they changed segregation. -
The Creation of the Montgomery Improvement Association
was a grassroots movement to fight for desegregation of busses. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 had the purpose of increasing and allowing black voters. Mostly in the south to gain voters. -
The Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. They were created to help stop desegregation and they successfully held a 381 day bus boycott. -
Little Rock Nine Crisis was where 9 African Americans enrolled in a white school. The students were prevented and stopped from entering the school. -
Cooper v. Aaron was a supreme court case. It denied the right to delay racial desegregation in little rock schools. -
People started protesting and gaining momentum, while also facing hate and problems. More and more people were informed about the black struggle and segregation.
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Greensboro Sit-In was a protest. Black students sat at a all white places and wouldn't leave. -
The Albany Campaign was a protest in Albany for desegregation and voter rights. Many came to support the movement and stop segregation. -
Freedom Riders were Blacks who would ride the bus through segregated southern states to see if they were following rules and allow it. They were faced with discrimination and hate. -
Integration of the University of Mississippi. People were protesting and rioting since a Black person was going to a all white college. -
The Birmingham Movement was led by SCLC to bring attention to Birmingham about the Integration by Black Americans. Government used dogs and firetrucks to stop the protests. -
The Assassination of Medgar Evars. Medgar was shot in Mississippi. His death motivated thousands. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the largest civil rights gathering of its time. They were preserving the government to enforce civil rights. -
Mississippi Freedom Summer was a collection of various protests and meetings to bring a rise in awareness and support to desegregation in Mississippi. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prohibited discrimination against people of different race color and religion. -
Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. US was a supreme court case. It
said that the government could control private businesses from discrimination. -
The Assassination of Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a civil rights leader who was killed in New York, NY at age 39. -
March from Selma to Montgomery Was a protest by hundreds of people. They marched to protest their right to vote. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Outlawed states from being discriminate towards people of color. This allowed all blacks to vote. -
James Meredith’s March Against Fear. He was the first African American to enroll in Mississippi College and brought more attention to racism. -
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The activist was shot dead in a hotel in Memphis Tennessee. -
The Fair Housing Act made it illegally to be discriminate towards people of color when it comes to housing. -
The Civil Rights movement was starting to see changes. Every year people of color were allowed more and more rights and freedom.
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Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was a supreme court case. The court case was to desegregate schools within Mecklenburg. -
Shirley Chisolm’s Presidential Campaign. She was the first African American and women to run and have a Campaign for president of the USA -
Northern Violence over School Integration. Blacks faced violence after entering all white schools. They faced violence and still treated differently. -
Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record was important because it showed People of color were no different then others and was inspirational. -
Barbara Jordan’s Address at the Democratic National Convention. Barbara was a Texas Congress Woman. She was the first Black woman to deliver a keynote address. -
University of California Regents vs. Bakke was a supreme court case. It ruled schools were violating the equal protection Clause and it was unconstitutional.