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Plessy v. Ferguson
A law that stated segregation was allowed. -
NAACP
The NAACP was a group that fought for desegregation. The Black Panthers also helped in other ways such as -
Race Riots
Riots carried out by white Americans against African Americans -
Thurgood Marshall
An American lawyer serving as Associate justice of the supreme court. He helped with the Brown v. Board case. -
De jure vs De Facto segregation
De jure is segregation by law and De facto is segregation by nature. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The Supreme court found that the racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a teenage African American boy who was killed for allegedly flirting with a white woman. -
Dr Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who protested is a peaceful manner. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks sparked the Civil Rights movement when she didn't give up her seat to another white passenger. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans stopped using the buses to protest them. -
Little Rock School Integration
When 9 African American students were segregated into an all white school. -
The Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party was a group that was formed after an unfair number of black young men had been drafted to serve in Vietnam. -
Freedom Rides
Protests on segregated bus terminals. -
The Sit-Ins
African Americans protesting by sitting in areas where they weren't supposed to be. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
A march to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham. -
March on Washington
MLK gave his memorable I have a dream speech. -
Malcom X
Malcom X was an African American activist who fought for Civil Rights. He also told other African Americans to protect themselves at any cost. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
March from Selma to Montgomery
A march to protest the right to vote for African Americans. -
Voting Rights of 1965
Outlawed Discriminatory voting practices developed in the South. -
24th Amendment
Abolished poll taxes
