Civil Rights

  • Brown vs Board

    Brown vs Board
    It was a Supreme Court case to end segregation. 9-0 decision-or unamious, for equal protection under the 14th amendment. After the decision videnceand riots broke out, with somes schools closing.
  • Emmet till

    Emmet till
    14 year old boy from Chicago, visiting family in Mississippi. Was accused of whistling at white women. Roy Bryant and Jim Milan kidnap, beat,shot, killed and then threw emmets body in the river. Maime Till, emmets mother had an open casket funeral. Both men stood trail and found not guilty.
    Spark to start the civil rights movement
  • Rosa Parks and Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks and Bus Boycott
    Rosa refused to move seats and she is arrested.
    Dec 5, 1955 bus boycott begins and last 381 days. MLK emerges as the leader of the bus boycott 1st large seed demonstration-non violent in the US. Very saccesstial because 75% of all riders are black.
  • SCLC

    SCLC
    The SCLC included boycotts, marches and other forms of nonviolent protests and was mainly by the black community. The organization moved to the fore front of the civil rights movement along side several other major civil rights known as the “big five” today the SCLC is still active as a National and international human rights organization
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9
    Testing Brown vs Board of Education decision. 9 students were vetted to undergo the test. Airborne lol escorted students to class. Following year all public schools closed (1958)
    August 29 1959- schools were reopened
  • Greensboro 4

    Greensboro 4
    4 college students sat down at the lunch counter at wodworths to be served. They were refused service. Continued to sit- in and the others joined. The protest served to other towns. Forced change.
  • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committe and Freedom Summer

    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committe and Freedom Summer
    Youth group of students remained fiercely independent of MLK and SCLC generatin their own projects and strategies. The two organizations worked side by side through the early years of the civil rights movement. This group was the second half of the freedom riders and were a part of the March to Selma
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders
    2 week gastric to the Deep South to deliberately violate Jim Crawlaws. It was organized by core the buses were burned and riders beaten by the KKK nov 1 1961. White &Colored signs are removed from us stations, train stations and lunch counters.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    This was an advocate for the civil and ergonomic rights of African Americans. 250,000 people were in attendance at the Lincoln memorial. MLK was the last to speak and gave his “I have a dream speech” 70-80% of marchers were black. It helped to pass the civil rights act of 1964
  • Civil Right Act of 1964

    Civil Right Act of 1964
    Forbids employees and labor unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race color religion sex physical disability Arabs in job related matters. Can not be refused serviced
    Prohibits discrimination against race,color,religion, natured legion, sex or physical disability
  • March On Selma/Bloody Sunday

    March On Selma/Bloody Sunday
    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. 2nd March took place March 21-24 with 25,000 marchers including MLK
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    One of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation in US history. Blacks were registering to vote and being elected public office.