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Voices of Civil RIghts

By Majestic Powell

  • Southern Christian Leadership

    Southern Christian Leadership
    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was in Montgomery. It was a non-violent protest. The leaders were MLK Jr. and 60 other ministries. In conclusion The SCLC prepared African Americans for the struggle for equal rights.

  • LIttle Rock Nine

    LIttle Rock Nine
    The Little Rock Nine was in Little Rock, Arkansas. National guards blocked the entrance so nine blacks couldn't enter the school. The leaders were the nine students and mainly Elizabeth Eckford in result the students entered the school.

  • Greensboro Sit-Ins

    Greensboro Sit-Ins
    The Greensboro Sit-In was in Greensboro. There was a lot of Civil Disobedience. Because of the sit-in the Greensboro lunch counter changed its policies and began welcoming African American customers.

  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders
    The Freedom Riders took place from Washington D.C to Alabama. It was a non-violent protest and was held by 13 African Americans. In result Supreme Court ruled prohibiting racial discrimination on buses and in transportation facilities.

  • Birmingham, Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama
    This event had huge protest. Martin Luther King, Jr. And The SCLC played a huge part in this event. Kids and adults when to protest. And the police were ready. Blacks were sprayed with water hoses and bit by dogs just to be treated equal. Because of this all blacks and white were beginning to be treated equal.

  • THe CIvil RIghts Act of 1965

    THe CIvil RIghts Act of 1965
    The Civil Rights Act of 1965 was in the South. Some of the methods were laws. And a leader of this act eas Lyndon Johnson. This act prohibited discrimination against blacks in employment voting and public accomodations.

  • Selma, Montgomery, Bloody Sunday

    Selma, Montgomery, Bloody Sunday
    This event was a protest in Selma, Montgomery. In this event 600 machers were atttacked by police with billy clubs and tear gas. In conclusion, blacks were allowed to vote.

  • King's Assasination

    King's Assasination
    Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated in Memphis Tennesse. There were a lot of riots that led to his death.

  • Wilmington Riots

    Wilmington Riots
    There was a lot of violent protest deaing with The Wilmington Riots. There were plenty of African Americans involved. This case was investigated but never proven.