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The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were nine Afican American students that attended Central High school in Little Rock, Kansas. The supreme court ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education made segregated schools unconstitutional. Therefore, it became legal for the Little Rock Nine to go to Central High. The methods used for this event were enforcing integration. The leader of The Little Rock Nine was Elizabeth Eckford. -
Arrest of Rosa Parks
The arrest of Rosa Parks took place in Montgomery, Alabama. Back then there were still segragation laws, so blacks had to sit (or stand) at the back of the bus. Rosa Parks sat in the front of the bus. When she was told to move, she refused. Shortly after, Parks was arrested. This was known as nonviolent defiance. The results of this situation was rallying point for organizing the black community. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a group formed by Martin Luther King. The goal of this group was to prepare African Americans for the struggle of equal rights. This event was a nonviolent protest and it took place in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Greensboro Sit-In
The Greensboro Sit In took place in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greensboro Sit In basically consisted of four African American students sat down at an FW Woolworth store lunch counter and ordered coffee. When they were denied service, they waited all day. The protest spreaded rapidly, over 1,600 people were arrested before the year was over for participating in sit ins. In result of these sit ins equal accommodation regardless of race became the rule at lunch counters, hotels and businesses. -
Freedom Riders
The First Freedom Riders were a group of 13 civilized actiivists who challenged segragation and protested against it. The First Freedom Ride took place in Washington DC. The methods they used were nonviolent integration and the leaders of this program were white and black CORE members. They drew a lot of international attention. Over the next few months many other Freedom Riders did the same thing. In September 1961 the Interstate Commerce Commission banned segragation in bus and train stations. -
Letter From Bermingham Jail
The Letter form Bermingnham Jail was a letter writtten by Martin Luther King in Bermingham Alabama. The method Dr.Kiing used was nonviolent communication. Results of this letter were that it granted blacks equal rights. -
March On Washington
The March on Washington was a protest march for civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington DC. Martin Luther KIng was the leader of this event. It was a nonviolent protest. The results of this march was that with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
