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This debate was over Texas refusing a student based off of race. In the end Sweatt was let into the school. -
This decade had most of the important court cases that dealt with the segregation of races in America. Most of the events from this decade centered around Montgomery Alabama in some way from boycotts to school integration. I think the theme of this period was awareness because throughout the whole period they were trying to spread awareness of the issues.
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This case was over the idea of whether or not buses will be segregated. It ended with Sarah Keys winning the case and the end of the segregation of black people on buses. -
This helped to increase the number of black voters in the South. Before this, it was far fewer people who voted. -
This was a 54-mile march used to protest for the voting rights of African Americans. Over 600 people joined in the march over the 5 days. -
Emmit Till was murdered at the age of 14. This was because Emmit Till whistled at a white lady -
This was a boycott of the buses in Montgomery Alabama. This led to the busses not being segregated. -
This was a movement to get civil rights and end segregation. This was done after Rosa Parks was arrested. -
This was made to stop segregation in the south. They lead a major bus boycott over 381 days -
These were people who would ride the buses to protest segregation. This was both white and black people doing it throughout the south. -
These were 9 African Americans who tried to go to school at little rock nine. When they got to the school the national guard stopped them. -
This was over whether or not little rock could delay desegregation. In the end They were not allowed to delay the desegregation. -
This decade was filled with a lot of marches and peaceful protests to make the change that was needed. This also lead to major opposition from those who disagreed. This opposition caused many important supporters of civil rights to be assassinated out of fear of change. The theme for this decade was change because people were trying to make the difference and change the country.
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These were protests where they sat in stores such as the Woolworth store. This lead to the store ending their rule on segregation. -
This was a campaign for desegregation and to give black people voting rights. In the end, it failed because it didn't get enough recognition. -
This act was made to stop discrimination for color, race, or
sex. Kennedy was the one to introduce this act -
This was major riots and protests over the idea of whether or not Mississippi University would allow black students. This was led by James Meredith. -
This was a campaign to end segregation in Birmingham Alabama. The police used fire hoses on them to try and end the movement. -
He was assassinated while in Mississippi. While his death was bad it also helped to spread awareness of the cause. -
This was a big gathering which was used to help gain more jobs for African Americans. This was one of the largest gatherings of people in America ever. -
This was a campaign to get as many black voters in Mississippi as possible. this helped to gain many more African American voters. -
This was a debate over whether or not the hotels would discriminate against black people. It ended with it being illegal to descriminate against black people in hotels. -
This stopped the discrimination of black people when it came to where they could live. This allowed much more fair housing prices and mortgages. -
He was assassinated during a speech in Manhattan. Thomas Hagan murdered him to stop his protesting. -
He was assassinated on the balcony of a hotel in Tennessee. After being taken to the hospital he died. -
This was an act made to stop the discrimination of people trying to vote.This lead to black people having more of an opinion and power in the government. -
This was his walk from TN to Mississippi as a protest for voters rights. This lead to over 400 more African Americans registering to vote. -
Many black teachers lost their jobs from the events up north. The people wanted to get rid of all black employees. -
This decade was the end of the civil rights era. At this point, African Americans started to get more recognition in America and had much more political and economic power to make changes when needed. The theme of this decade was recognition because African Americas were finally recognized as equals with white people and not undercut from the recognition they deserved.
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This was a debate over whether or not Charlotte schools would allow black students. This ended with Charlotte schools winning. -
She was the first black person to run to be the party's representative for president. In the end, she lost to Nixon. -
He set a new record for home runs at 715 home runs. He even got 44 home runs in one season. -
She was the first black lady to have a keynote address at a major event. She discussed how Americans need to be better to one another. -
This changed the university's requirements on race. It ended race being a deciding factor for college.