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Little Rock High School Incident
Little Rock High School was the first school to be desegregated, thanks to the Civil Rights Act that passed through Congress. This school took Arkansas by surprise so they could have a desegregated school, even though the town and the mayor agreed the Faubos the governor did not approve. On the day before the African Americans could not go in because the crowd was bad. This was major publicity and was seen across the nation. Eight of the nine graduated. -
The First African American Baseball Player
Jackie Robinson was the first professional baseball player to break the color barrier. Playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was the first step to end racial segregation in sports. Even though things were seem to be unfair because he was black, this was the first major step to accept the African American Race. -
RCLN
The RCLN stands for Regional Council of Negro Leadership; it was led by T.R.M. Howard. This program was based on helping African Americans to business ownership, self-help and to promote civil rights. The pledged is “to guide our people in their civic responsibilities regarding education, registration and voting, law enforcement, tax paying, the preservation of property.” It was also to promote African Americans talents in the church, business, professions and education. -
Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was to oppose racial segregation in public places. It was signed by 101 politicians (99 democrats and 2 republicans). This was brought to the supreme under the case Brown vs. Board. It took a month to go through. -
Brown vs. Board
Linda Brown was one of those people who was discriminated in the Southern society because of her race. Getting a degree in children education, Linda Brown was denied the job in Topeka. She decided to sue the school because of their beliefs; it eventually reached the Supreme Court. During this case, Chief of Justice Earl Warren shocked the nation that this case was separate but equal. Later, it was proven that segregation in the public schools violated the principle of equal protection. -
Murder of Emmit Till
Fourteen year old Emmit Till was visiting relatives in Mississippi. At a grocery store owned by Roy and Carolyn Bryant Till was scene whistling at the Carolyn Bryant. Several days later Till was later found dumped on the side of a river, shot and beaten, Roy and his half-brother J.W. Milam, was arrested. Even though they found that it was difficult to believe that they killed them on their own, they were not found guilty. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks a 42 year old African American who was a seamstress and a member of the NAACP refused to get up when a white man wanted her seat. She was arrested and was convicted of violating the laws of segregation "Jim Crow Laws". Since African Americans took up 75 % of the population on the bus the bus later was called bankrupt because of the Montgomery Boycott. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
At this time African Americans were known to be secondary in any part to society, even in the bus system. Rosa Parks is known today as a well-known civil rights inspirational person, she was thrown off the bus and jailed because she failed to get up when a white person asked for her seat. Her home town Montgomery Alabama, other back African Americans failed to take the bus system and walk, the bus system later had to shut down because of bankruptcy. -
The Oklahoma City Sit-Ins
The sit-ins was led by Clara Luper, but the concept was from Gahndi, this was a non-violence way of a civil rights protest. Clara Luper along with people from her youth group demanded colas but were not given even though they had the money. They were thrown out and had food and drinks being also thrown at them. After the second day the drug store had changed their policy along with their 37 stores across the country. -
The Greensburro Sit-In
What is now the International Civil Rights Museum was the Woolworths store, even though the intentions were meant for peace the outcome became violent. Four African American freshmen students from A&T at the lunch counter and sat-in; they were refused to be served and did not leave. Soon there was controversy and other African Americans followed. This was given government attention and national media.
