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Plessy v.s. Ferguson
Separate, but equal -
Brown v board of education
Supreme court declaring state public school laws unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks
Huge roll in Montgomery bus boycott, "first lady of civil rights" -
Montgomery bus boycott
African american workers refused to use public buses until segregation changes were made for equality on public transportation. -
Little rock 9
9 African american students enrolled to an all white school, they were initially prevented the school and then the students, until the military came and forced to let the students in. -
sit ins
Non violent protesters in all white stores/restaurants, eventually getting rid of some store segregation laws. -
Martin Luther King/Ghandi/Thoreau/Randolph
Gandhi and MLK promoted non violent protest, and Thoreau protested against slavery in the 1800's, -
Freedom riders
Civil rights activist riding public transport into segregated south. -
March on Washington
March for jobs and economic and civil rights for African Americans. -
march on Birmingham Alabama
Movement for integration of African Americans in segregated southern public schools. -
civil rights act of 1964
Outlaws discrimination based on race, gender, region. -
24th Amendment
all US citizens are allowed to vote. -
voting acts rights of 1965
Eliminated any racial inequality in voting.(in the south, literacy tests) -
race riots
Racial, economical, and political forces, made inner city poverty, of curse along with segregation created race riots. -
march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
protest march from Selma Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery.
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de jure vs de facto segregation
De jure segregation was enforced by law(jim crow laws), and de facto segregation was not. -
Molcom X
muslim minister,Promoted human rights -
Thurgood Marshall
First African American judge.