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Plessy V. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a famous court case that had violated their 14th amendment, in which declared that everyone born or raised in the United States shall all be equal. this allows the legal right for people to segregate. This court case was important because it segregated public services and other accomodations between african americans and whites. -
Brown v. Board of education
Linda Brown wanted to go to the school closest to her home, which was a white school, she was denied and not able to go. Her family ended up suing because african americans were not being treated the same. This is important because she was allowed to go to school where she wanted because the supreme court decided that they were not being fair. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Tilll was a teenage african american whom was lynched when he was only 14 years old. He was lynched because people were accusing him of flirting with a white woman, which he did not do. This is important because it shows how bad racism and seggregation was and how innocent african americans were being falsely accused of crimes they did not commit and being punished for them. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was known as the african american woman who sat at the front of the bus and refused to give her seat to a white man. Rosa parks was arrested and fined for not giving her seat to the white man, african americans soon began to boycott the public busses. This is important because Rosa parks was someone who was not afraid to stand up for her beliefs no mater the consequences. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
The SCLC was a conference that had to do with the african american civil rights organization. Martin Luther King Jr worked closely with this organization. This conference was important because it protected and spoke out about the political and civil rights of african americans. -
Little rock Nine & Central high School
Little Rock nine was a time when nine American students enrolled in a high school that was formerly an all-white school. Soon, the segregation in public school was ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court. This is an important time because it shows how even though segregation was not legal to happen, it was still taking place, and African american american students were being held back from their education. -
Greensboro Sit-In
This was when four african american students walked into a store and sat in seats that were only for white people. They soon refused to get up to allow white people to sit there until they were served. This is significant because these four students stood up for their beliefs and believed that they should be equal to white people. -
Student Nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC) and freedom summer
This was an organization that allowed younger african americans to have more of a voice when the civil rights movement was taking place. This commmittee became one of the movement's progressive movements. This was significant because it allowed african americans of all ages to have a say in what was going on in the civil rights movement and allowed them to have a say in what was their rights. -
Freedom Ride/Freedom riders
On this day, 13 african american and civil rights activists release a series of trips on a bus that went through the South to protest against segregation. The freedom riders encountered attention to their reaosnings, which was to protest against the segregation. This is an important point in time because it shows how people were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in. -
March on Washington
During the year of 1963, about 200,000 americans rallied in Washington D.C. This rally was known as the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. This is important because it allowed americans to emphasize the social and political changes that was taking place to African Americans from around the country. -
Civil rights act
This act stated that people could not segregate in public places. This was a major turning point because this did not allow for people to discriminate against others. This is important because people were not longer discriminated against in public places like restaurants, shops, and bussess. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an african american religious leader. Malcolm x was assassinated by a black muslim when he addressing his afro-american unity organization. This is important because it signifies how people back then would murder others without and valid reason. -
Voting Rights Act
This voting rights act law was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. The goal of this act was to allow african americans their right to vote with no limitations. This is important because it allowed african americans to express and exercise their right to vote, which is under the 15th amendment. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis Tennessee. King led the civil rights movement and promoted non-violent solutions America's problems. This is important because he was the one who promoted equality between all races and fought against segregation.
