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Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were introduced as a tactic to segregate those of African American descent from white people primarily in the Southern States of America, as black people were seen as less of people in the eyes of the government. In most public places, black people would be limited to certain areas, this included schools, parks, buses, and restaurants. In all aspects of life African Americans would suffer from discrimination and were often unrightfully arrested, harassed, and attacked. -
Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was an African American activist, one day she was on a bus and refused to give her seat up to a white passenger. This led to her arrest but also started a massive civil rights campaign. Led under Martin Luther King Jr., the Montgomery bus boycott had begun. Black people would opt to use other forms of transport rather than bus as a nonviolent way of protesting. This gained significant attention leading to the removal of bus segregation and fuelling future movements. -
Brown Vs Board of Education
The Supreme Court was faced with a case made by African American families of school kids. Under the Jim Crow laws, schooling was to be segregated with black and white schools. The black schools would have lower teaching and quality standards. The case involved the removal of this segregation, combining the schools. The Supreme Court would accept the proposal as they found an inequality to education went against the constitution. -
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Nonviolent Protesting
Both Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King were advocates for nonviolent protesting. Through this, they would create a moral high-round in which they would gather sympathy and respect for an ethical approach. Conflict would not be escalated through these protests, limiting blame to be put on African-American names. This way of protesting was successful, with many white people joining in as they saw it as a practical way to spread a message. -
The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students wanted to integrate into a white school in Arkansas. They were met with extreme violence from segregationists nad constant harassment. President Eisenhower would have to intervene, by providing the group protection from federal troops. This was a sheer act of the dedication African Americans were willing to take. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
A group of 4 African American college students would sit down in the white sectioned zone of a local restaurant. They were met with harassment, and in a nonviolent matter continued sitting in the white zone day after day, wach time with a growing group. This form of protesting would spread like wildfire making it through media coverage. The segregated zones would soon be dismantled as a result similar to the Montgomery bus boycott. -
March on Washington
In 1963, a quarter of a million African American accompanied by white supporters marched through Washington to protest for jobs and freedom. It is here where Martin Luther King delivered the iconic "I Have A Dream" speech where he spoke on a world where people were judged by their characteristics rather than skin colour. The march demonstrated unity and strong support for change. -
Martin Luther King's Arrest
Martin Luther King Jr. would be arrested after continually featuring at nonviolent civil rights protests. From jail he would write a letter to 8 clergymen who opposed the civil rights movement. He expressed the urgency and necessity of the civil rights cause and how the protesting was not harming anyone for than they were being harmed. The letter would be publicised and display the morality behind the civil rights movement. -
The Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act was the final goal of the Civil Rights movement. On July 2nd, 1964 President Johnson would sign off the act, diminishing all forms of racial segregation and discrimination. This was enforced by the government, ending an instituaniolized threat of racism and a bright future for the African American community.