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Civil Rights 1940-1960
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Hattie McDaniels wins an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel was the first african american women to have her voice on the radio and was the first African American to win an Oscar in her film, Gone with the Wind. -
Dr. Charles Drew becomes first African American Surgeon
He was an African American Doctor who played a big role in blood storage and blood transfusion. Dr. Charles Drew was also a big advocate in making health care accesible to everyone. -
congress of racial equality sends 16 men on the journey of reconcilation
The journey of reconciliation was a protest by african americans. It was a nonviolent form of protest. The 16 men had learned from the teachings of Ghandi. The whole protest was to battle segregation laws on buses. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The court case of Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in public schools as "seperate but equal" was overruled in public schools. -
Claudette Colvin and the bus boycott
Claudette Colvin isn't the household name that Rosa Parks is however she did the same thing about 5 months earlier. Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus and was thus taken into custody. She was going to be the face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott but she became pregnant and the NAACP decided Rosa Parks would be a better face for the franchise. -
Four students start sit ins in Greensboro, NC
Four College students begin sit ins at lunch counters in North Carolina. These nonviolent protest started a chain reaction of other sit ins throughout the country. Sit ins became the prime form of protest in the civil rights movement.
