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Plessy v Furguson
The Plessy v Ferguson case was a supreme court case that was held back at 1896. The court case was apprehended as for segregation laws for selected facilities. The doctrine that was made became known the phrase "Separate but equal". -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The N.A.A.C.P is a foundation that helps black people in the united states become more recognized and gain more citizenship. It was founded February 12th, 1909 -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
A supreme court law case to which segregated schools are to be unconstitutional. -
Dr. Martin Luther king Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential, prosperous, and well renown Civil rights activist of the 20th century. He was the key for Blacks to be a normal united states citizen. He is well known for giving his "I have dream speech", protesting with out fear, and stopping segregation all togther -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was a Civil rights activists that had a lead role in the Civil rights movement. She is best known for sitting at the front of the bus, and not giving it up to a white business man, and she was thrown in the slammer. This sparked the civil rights movement far beyond the normal amount. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year-old black american citizen. He became a huge part of the civil rights movement after a white women accused him of offending her. He was then lynched, beaten to death, and thrown in a river. His parents couldn't even recognize him. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks sat at the front of the bus and was put in jail, there had begun a protest; to boycott all Montgomery buses until its fair for African Americans. It ran from 1955, to 1956 -
Little Rock School Integration
After the board of Education ruled that the schools become unconstitutional, the little rock nine were entering the school, but a protest of white folk wouldn't let that happen. President Eisenhower then sent the federal troops to let the little rock nine into the school. -
Sit ins
A sit in a action the represent that the person is not leaving or getting out the chair, restaurant, or other place. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom rides were civil rights activists that gave rides to the southern segregated united states. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
A Non Violent protest for the civil rights movement. It had many protestant factors, such as sit ins, boycotts, and marches on city hall. The protest was met with a series of violent acts, such as high pressure water hoses and police attack dogs. -
March on Washington
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. Gave his famous speech "I have a Dream". The march was also based upon the opening of jobs and freedom to African Americans -
The 24th amendment.
The 24th amendment was to abolish poll taxes on voting for government officials. -
Voting rights act of 1965
The act removed literacy devices, and other tools used to not let black people vote. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an African American Muslim Administrator, and a civil rights activist that helped play a role in a civil rights movement. He was very courageous for getting rights for black citizens rights. He was assassinated February 21,1965. -
March from Selma and to Montgomery for voting rights
The March from Selma to Montgomery was a peaceful march to support civil rights. When the march reached Montgomery, they were met with police officers. The police drove them back to Selma -
Black Panther party
The Black Panther party was organization that was organized for political reasons. They had a ideology for Communism, Maoism, and Anti-Racism, and more. -
Race riots
Race riots are fights between one race and another, and they have conflicts with one another. An example of this is the Detroit race riot. A bloody scene with 34 dead, 1,800 arrested, and 433 injured. -
De jure v De facto
De jure segregation is the type of segregation that is powered by neighborhoods and associations. De facto is the segregation that is controlled by the police department, or state. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was a on of the supreme court justice members from 1967 to 1991. He was significant because he was the first ever African American Supreme court justice leader, and that he had a job that was far higher than any other African American.
