African American Civil Rights

By Evan1212
  • Montgomery Bus Boycot

    Montgomery Bus Boycot

    African Americans boycotted the buses since they were segregated and forced black people to sit in the back, they protested by sitting in the front as well as not riding the buses. Important leaders from this event were Rosa Parks
  • Albany Movement

    Albany Movement

    A group that was formed in Albany Georgia, it was created to oppose all forms of segragation and racsim. They held a bunch of peaceful protests. Its biggest success was moblizing so many people. Important leaders from this event were Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Birmingham Campaign

    Birmingham Campaign

    This was a movement that wanted to bring forward the terrible tatics of the Birmingham police and to show the country what was wrong with the deep south
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    Over 200,000 protesters marched Washington DC for freedom of Jobs and Freedom, the march was a success and JFK intiaded a bill in congress. Martin Luther King was the leader and spoke at the march.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    600 people gathered to march on the capital Montgomery which was 52 miles away, 17 of these marchers were hospitalized including a congressmen who had a fractured skull.