-
Brown vs Board of Education
It’s a Supreme Court case ends segregation.
The vote was 9-0 or unamious.
Linda brown who had a two complete to go to black school, where a white school was blocks away.
It’s a great decision, however there was a lot of evidence after the railing. -
Emmet Till
14 year old boy from Chicago, visiting Mississippi
Accused of whistling at a white woman
Ray Bryant and JW Mila will kidnap, beat, shoot, kill, throw into a lake, Emmet Till
Maime Till has an open casket for his funeral -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks of Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa refused to move, she was arrested
December 5, a boycott of buses will last 38 days
Non violent protest to start more civil right movement -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Started after the bus boycott to organize a protest.
Martin Luther King was elected president of this.
Organized protests around the south to coordinate events such as greenstone sittings, March on Washington and Selma. -
Little Rock Nine
Testing Brown vs Board of Education decision.
9 students were voted to undergo this test.
Airborn 101 escorted students to class.
The following year all public schools closed. (1958)
Aug 29, 1959, schools reopened. -
Greensboro, North Carolina
4 college students sat down at a lunch counter at Wordsworth’s to be served. They were refused service. Continued to “sit-in” and others joined. The protest spread to other towns and forced change. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Freedom Summer
Young group of students remained fiercely independent of King and SCLC, generating their own projects and strategies. The two organizations worked side by side throughout the early years of the civil right movement. The second half of the freedom riders were part of the March to Selma. -
Freedom Riders
2 weeks bus trip to the Deep South, to deliberately violate Jim Cralaus. It was organized by Core. The buses were burned and riders beaten by the KKK.
MLK becomes a strong leader talking with JFK. -
March on Washington
March on Washington for jobs and freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. 250,000 people were in attendance at the Lincoln memorial. MLK was the best to speak, and gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. 70-80% of marches were black. It helped to pass the civil rights act of 1964. -
Civil Rights of 1964
Can not be refused service.
Forbids employers and labor unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, physical disabilities or age in job related matters.
Prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or physical disability -
March on Selma
600 students march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to get the right to vote. They walked 54 miles and were stopped at the bridge. Seen on national television. LBJ ordered the passage of 1965 voting rights law. Second march took place March 21-24 with thousands marching. -
Voting Rights Act 1965
One of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation in U.S. history. Blacks were registering to vote and being elected to public office.