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Jim Crow Laws
Segregated black and white in majority of the 1877's.
Men had a hard time getting jobs, but the Jim Crow Laws made it harder for blacks to get jobs.
The law was basically stating that white are overall better than blacks.
All blacks were segregated in schools, black schools and white schools. -
NAACP
The NAACP was founded in February 12, 1909 by white people.
Their job was to help the "colored people" fit into society with the discrimination spreading.
Basically their job was to destroy racism. -
Brown v Board Ed.
The debate discusses about the racial inequalities in schools.
Helped establish the precedent, the "separate-but-equal" education.
This boosted the civil rights movement in the US. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine took place in Central High, Little Rock Arkansas.
Their enrollment was followed by the "Little Rock Crisis".
Because they were the first interracial students to enter a whole white school, there were many conflicts.
Due to the racial issues, president Eisenhower had to intervene and send military troops to guard the students.
The military officers didn't do much to stop the issues, but instead turned a blind eye. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
3 short weeks after the march in Washington, someone set up a bomb to explode.
During the explosion, 4 innocent African American girls were killed.
Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act 1957.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 stated that their shall be no more discrimination against anyone's race, religion, gender. -
SNCC
SNCC was founded in April 1960s
SNCC stood for 'Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee'.
The main cause of SNCC was to encourage children to participate in the protesting without violence.
Although the adults and managers wanted to wait for problems to go to them, the students wanted to go to the problems. -
Freedom Riders
The 'Freedom Riders' were a group of people who tested the law that banned segregated buses traveling through intersections.
Majority of blacks were beat and harmed during the bus rides.
The worse case of the freedom riders happened on May 14, 1961.
These civilians were bombed by well armed mobsters and Klansmen. -
Woolworth Sit-in of Mississippi
The Woolworth sit-ins were led by SNCC.
The students wanted to participate in nonviolent acts of protesting.
They retaliated by sitting in the front counters at restaurants to show signs that they are retaliating.
Because of this, whites decided to throw beverages on them and put out their cigarettes on them. -
March on Washington
One of the reasons of why the march began was to pressure John F. Kennedy into creating a civil rights bill.
The March on Washington was a nonviolent protest that over 250000 people took part in.
This is where MLK delivered his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech. -
Freedom Summer
'Freedom Summer' was when blacks and white civil supporters seeked to expand black voting rights in 1964.
Robert Moses lead the 'Freedom Summer' movement.
They tried to register as many African American voters as possible. -
Selma March
The 'Selma March' took place in March 17, 1965.
It went from Selma to Montgomery.
The Selma March began to protect the rights of African American's rights to vote.
Although the marchers were not violent, those who do not agree with the protesters were.
About 525 to 600 people died during the retaliation. -
Voting Rights of 1965
The 'Voting Rights of 1965' was an act that stated that blacks are allowed to vote, no matter the legal barriers.
Before whites would stop them from voting by using literature tests.
Although it was prohibited to not allow blacks to vote, whites still found a way to stop them.
An example is by scaring them and threatening them and their families. -
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)
Martin Luther King Jr. had a major impact on Civil Rights and on today's society.
On January 15th we celebrate a day called MLK day. That is how much of an impact he had.
Martin Luther King Junior was a leader in the civil rights movement.
Throughout history, Martin has been the most influential civil rights leader.
He took part and hosted in many protests, some such as the Selma March and the March on Washington.
Overall he was the one who lead all civil rights movements to where it is now. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks has a lasting impact on the Civil Rights Movements.
Because of this women standing up for what she believed in, people of any color are allowed to sit wherever they want to.
You could say she practically paved the road for the fight of equality and freedom. -
Malcom X
July 4, 1930 Malcolm X began his civil rights movement.
This movement was known as the 'Nation of Islam'.
Its said goal was to improve the conditions of African American's spiritual, political, and economical situation.
Malcolm's way of leading was very straightforward and dictating.
Due to Malcolm's rule and leadership skills, he was considered a threat to Whites.
Malcolm began his trip to Mecca in April 1964.
When Malcolm returned to America, he was assassinated. -
Voting in the Present
Before certain races and genders were not allowed to vote.
Now in 2018 US, anyone of legal age is allowed to vote no matter their race or gender. -
'Black Lives Matter' Movement
In 2013 the Black Lives Matter movement was created.
It was created to provide insight and to stop violence and racism against all African Americans.
The BLM movement was focusing down on the brutal and harmful charges against colored people.
The BLM movement is still active today because many people still face racism and discrimination. -
Diversity in Schools
Due to the Brown v. Board of Education, us as a society now have diverse schools.
Now any color can go to any school that they want to, whether it be private or public schools. -
Racism in Media
CRM was successful in establishing equality for African Americans.
Of course it did not fix everything instantly and it takes time for this to sink in, but it's better than before where there was no attempt to stop racism and discrimination. -
Social Media & Television
Television had a major impact to the CRM. It exploited racism and how badly colored people were treated. Nowadays anyone can exploit any racist activities. -
Affects of the Sit-ins
The sit-ins lead by SNCC was a very important role in civil rights.
It was a starting point for the students to start protesting.
It affected today's society because now any race is allowed to sit where they want to.
Also because of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, there was no discrimination of where people may sit.
