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Plessy v. Ferguson
Court case lasting from April 13 to May 18. It started when Homer Plessy (a partial African American) boarded a whites only car to Covington, Louisiana. Since Plessy was 1/8 African American, he was considered black and was to sit in the "colored cars", starting the Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
NAACP
It was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It is an African American Civil Rights organization. It was made to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all people to elimate hatred between races and stop all discrimination. It is still in place today. -
Frannie Lou Hamer
She was an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader. She was a vital role in organizing Mississippi Freedom Summer for the SNCC. She was also vice chair of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. -
Malcolm X
He was born under the name of Malcolm Little but changed it to rid himself of his slave name. He was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. He was part of the Nation of Islam, the Muslim Mosque, inc., and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965 at the age of 39. -
Medgar Wiley Evers
He was an African American Civil Rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He was a field secretary in the NAACP. He was also in the military and fought in World War 2. He was murdered on June 12 1963 at the age of 37. -
James Meredith
He was an American Civil Rights Movement figure, writer, and political advisor. He was motivated my John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, and applied for the University of Mississippi. He was accepted into the University of Mississippi as the first African American to be enrolled there. -
Sit-ins
Sit-ins were a nonviolent protest to promote political, social, or economic change. In this case, they were for the Civil Rights Movement. Many sit-ins took place in the SCLC and SNCC, and other Civil Rights groups during the time. -
Brown v. Board of Education/Thurgood Marshall
Court case originally argued in December of 1952, then reargued on December 1953 and decided on May 17 1954. The case started when thirteen Topeka parents argued with the school to make the school to be desegregated and let their African American children to go to the school. Thurgood Marshall contributed to this by arguing that school segregation violated the 14th ammendment. He was a leading factor to the success of the trial. He is featured in the middle of the picture to the left. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott/Rosa Parks
It was a protest against the segregatyed transportation systems. They wanted to put an end to the segregated seating arrangements on the buses. It took place in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was a leading factor to the success of the boycott. She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person. Her act gave hope to the Afican Americans in Alabama. Rosa Parks is featured in the photo to the left. -
SCLC/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It stands for Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It is an African-American civil rights organization. It had a large role in the Civil Rights Movement. It was originally made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was closely related to him due to him creating it in times of hardship. This was one of if not the most effecting groups made during the Civil Rights Movement. -
The Little Rock Nine
It was a group of nine African American students in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were the first African American students to go to the school (Little Rock Central High School). The day of their arrival they were guarded by a large troop of members of the United States Army (as shown in the picture to the left). -
SNCC
It stands for Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. It started from a series of student meetings in April 1960. It was a large organization that had many supporters in both the North and South. It played a large role in the freedom riders and sit-ins. -
Freedom Riders
The freedom riders were Civil Rights activists who rode interstate buses into the Segregated Souther United States. They challenged to enforce multiple Civil Right Movement Acts such as Boynton v. Virginia. Many of the freedom riders were beaten for what they did, such as John Lewis and Jim Zwerg as shown in the picture. -
March on Washington
It was legitimately called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and is also known as The Great March on Washington. It was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history. It was estimated to have been occupied by 200,000-300,000 civil rights activists. -
Freedom Summer
It was a campaign in the United States that attempted to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi. Freedom Summer was only possible because of years of earlier work by numerous African Americans who lived locally in Mississippi. It also went above and beyond by creating many Freedom Houses, Freedom Schools, and community centers in many small towns throughout Mississippi. The picture shows a historical marker for the freedom summer in Ohio. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It was a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and also women. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation. It was brought to act by the 88th United States Congress. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
It is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States. It outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S. It was enacted by the 89th United States Congress. -
Black Panther Party
It was an African-American revolutionary socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. It achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960s and 1970s. It was founded and led by a man named Huey P. Newton. -
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 by a man named James Earl Ray. He allegedly used a Remington 760 Gamemaster to kill him. The killing took place in Memphis, Tennessee at 6:01 pm. It was a very tragic assassination and motivated many Civil Rights activists to further pursre their dreams.
