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Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson was a supreme court ruling that made segregation in public facilities legal if the facilities were "separate but equal" -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The NAACP is an African American civil rights organization. -
Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka
Supreme Court ruling which made establishing separate schools for white and black students illegal. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was a Supremem Court Justice who the won the Brown vs Board of Education case. -
De jure vs. De Facto segregation
De jure segregation is segregation that occurs by law, De Facto segregation is segregation that occurs by individuals preferences. -
Emmitt Till
Emmitt Till was an African American teenager who was murdered at the age of 14 after flirting with a white woman. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African American race activist who refused to give up her seat to a white ban on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest began the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride on public buses. Took place four days after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery. -
Little Rock School Integration
Nine black students enrolled at a formerly all white school. On September 4th,1957, the first day of classes, the governor of Arkansas called in the states national guard to deny the black students entry of the school. On September 25, president Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the students into the school. -
The Sit-Ins
Four African American students walked up to a white only coffee shop and asked for coffee. When service was denied they waited patiently. Despite threats the students waited patiently to be served -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated ares in the south to challenge the non enforcement of the supreme court ruling. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
King and the SCLC joined in a campaign to attack the city's segregation system -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 Americans gathered in DC for a political rally. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech at this rally. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American baptist minister who led the civil rights movement. Gandhi's use of non-violent protest inspired King. Thoreau inspired King with his use of civil disobedience. -
24th Ammendment
Prohibited any poll tax for voters. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a Muslim American minister. He believed that African Americans use more violence in their protest in order to gain equal rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin. -
March from Selma to Montgomery
Protesters marching from Selma to Montgomery were stopped by violent resistance from state and local authorities. The protesters eventually made it to Montgomery under the protection of the national guard. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The act was aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented African Americans from voting under the 15th amendment. -
Black Panther Party
The Panthers practiced self defense of minority communities. They also fought to try and establish socialism through mass organizing and community based programs. -
Race Riots
The Detroit Race Riot of 1967 was one of the most violent riots in the 20th century.
