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Plessy V. Furguson
Separate but Equal doctrine authorized public facilities to abide by racial segregation law; whites had their own area as well as African Americans. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/163/537/ -
Brown V. Board of education
The supreme court declared state laws establishing segregated public schools unconstitutional . It is wrong for public schools to deny anyone an education.
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Murder of Emmett Till
Teenaged Emmett Till, African american male, was murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The death of Emmett Till symbolizes the countless deaths of young men based of false accusations. http://www.npr.org/2015/09/25/443205842/six-decades-later-acquittal-of-emmett-tills-killers-troubles-town -
Rosa Parks / Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, an African american woman, who refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Parks was later arrested, and protest that lasted for almost a year prompted public transportation services to integrate. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Little Rock Nine / Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas refused to comply with the orders from the law passed by the supreme court to integrate public high schools. president Eisenhower threatened if the governor did not comply with the integration rules, he'd call in federal troops.
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
This organization was founded under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. with the goal of reaching out to a younger group of southerns. Both the SNCC & SCLC worked together during the early years of the civil rights decade. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/student-nonviolent-coordinating-committee-1960-1973 -
Greensboro Sit In
Four college students entered into a diner and sat in the the "whites only" section of the diner and requested service, the four students were later arrested. Weeks later both whites and blacks banded together to integrate dinning areas.
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Freedom Riders / Freedom Ride
Free Blacks and whites rode through various cities together to disobey Jim crow laws in hopes of getting rid of them; though the case was genuine protesters were still harassed by angry and racist individuals.
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March on Washington
This march took place because citizens wanted more jobs and freedoms. Protesters as well as Martin Luther King Jr wanted John
F.Kennedy to pass a bill for strong civil rights. This march is also where Martin Luther King Jr gave his infamous I have a dream speech.
http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_march_on_washington_for_jobs_and_freedom/ -
Civil rights Act
the united states outlawed its labor laws by removing discriminatory bans such as, religious preference, race, sex, or natural origin. https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act -
Assasination of Malcolm X
Muslim minister and civil rights activist, Malcolm X, taught everyone that followed him to use violence again racist individuals harassing them. The death of X devastated his family, his team, and his supporters.
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Voting Rights Act
Lyndon B Johnson removed all obstacles obtained to hinder minorities from voting.
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Assaination of Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King was on a trip in Memphis to host a march supporting the strike of sanitation works. His death impacted many souls around the world, king was one of the major activist who stood up for the lives of everyone not just African Americans. http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_kings_assassination_4_april_1968/
