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Plessy vs. Ferguson
A decision which pretty much made segregation legal, it would be like having 2 water fountains, but one was for blacks and one for whites, but the whites fountains were better. This is what the case had done to America, and which continued until the Civil Rights Act of 1964, all because of this case. -
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
A bi-racial group founded to try and advance the civil rights for African American movement. -
De Jure vs. De Facto Segregation
De Facto segregation is a form of segregations in which it isn't allowed by the government. De Jure segregation is a form of segregation where it is enforced by the government. -
Dr. Martin Luther Kings Jr./Gandhi/Thoreau/Randolph
All were very well known, and respected during their lifespan. They were very good speakers, authors, and movement leaders. MLK was influenced greatly by the public speaking skills or Gandhi and his ideas, and how well Thoreau was spoken as an author. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
This was a governmental decision/case which stated that it was unjust and unconstitutional for racial segregation to be part of schools. -
Emmett Till
A young African American boy killed for speaking to a white teen in Mississippi, and his murders were proved innocent. -
Rosa Parks
Very well-known for her acts against segregation, an example would be her not moving to get up from the front of the bus, and many people saw that as a major statement and looked up to her. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A civil rights protest where African Americans made a stand to not ride the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Little Rock School Integration
An event that helped and gave a major boost towards African Americans joining segregated schools. It was led by 9 young African Americans who were denied to join because of the Arkansas governor, which was illegal. It ended by the children joining the school, and making a huge statement. -
The Sit-Ins
An act done, mostly by younger African Americans, where they would sit in at a diner, where they were not welcome, while they were called racist names, spit on, and abused. The most famous sit in was done at Woolthsworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. -
Freedom Rides
African Americans or civil right activists who rode the buses to prove and fight back against the unjust laws that were passed which segregated public buses. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
An attempt made by African Americans to try and bring attention to others and the media about the unjust acts, and massive segregation being done against the African Americans. -
March on Washington
A successful march with 200,000 to 300,000, which convinced JFK to initiate a very strong civil rights bill. -
24th Amendment
This amendment removed the fee for those to vote, and shouldn't be denied the right to vote either. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law that outlawed segregation, based on race, religion, and or color. -
Malcolm X
An African American minister, and Muslim. He took part in many Civil Rights movements, and was shot during one of his speeches. -
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
It was an African American group protest trying to earn their voting rights. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act gave African Americans their right to vote without literary tests. This gave them their real voting rights, and ended the discriminatory voting rules stopping the blacks from voting. -
Black Panther Party
Group of African Americans fighting for their civil rights, and for the justice they deserve. -
Thurgood Marshall
An African American lawyer who was involved in a great amount of cases against the Supreme Court, including Plessy v. Ferguson. Many of the cases he won helped advance the movement of civil rights for African Americans. -
Race Riots
Riots during the civil war became very violent and hostile. Mostly whites or blacks would fight back against the police or each other, out of anger. In a certain riot MLK was killed.
