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Brown v. Board of education
NAACP- takes the seasons to Supreme Court the court ruled 9-0 to overturn to elective of separate school for another 10 years. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Accuse of whistling at white women. 3 days later Roy Brayant and others kid napped, eye detached, ear cut off, barbwire wrapped around his neck, weighted down by 75 pound cotton, thrown into water. -
Rosa Parks And the Bus Boycott
Rosa is arrested for failing to move seats on the bus. She is found $10. MLJ. And church send out flyers to boycott the bus system on Dee S.- the buses ran empty for 381 days. Supreme Court ruled bus had to let blacks ride. -
Southern Christian Leadership
A meeting of black church pastors to coordinate events for black people. MLK was elected the 1st president. This group used a nonviolent strategy. This group also registered blacks through opposed Vietnam war and provide better. -
Little Rock 9
9 students wanted to go to white school. the governor of arkansas call out the national guard to stop them. president Eisenhower calls in 1,200 military men to escort these students from home to class. 1959 all schools fully intergrated -
Greensboro Sit Ins
go to wodworths buy items. then go sit at the lunch counter. they are refused service and to leave, but they stayed. day after day they came back and did the same thing. the amount of students grew over the days to 1,000. -
Freedom Riders
adverse group of volunteers from 39 states, most were college students. arrived in anniston, alabama blocked by KKK. tired slashed, fire bombed, buses burned and beating, town after town. -
March on Washington
250,000 people marched in washington, d.c. it was peaceful and respectful protest for jobs and freedom. Martin luther king gave his “I have a dream” speech. MLK was the last speaker of the day. -
Civil Rights Act
enable the federal government to prevent racial discrimination and segregation based on race, color, religion or national origin in private businesses or public facilities. -
Assassination of Malcom X
civil rights leader who was part of the nation of islam he wanted black oriole to believe in themselves to start their own business. he was shot 21 times. Thomas Hagon convicted of killing -
Selma to Montgomery Marched
black marched wanted to walk 54 miles to montgomery to register to vote. at the edmond bridge troopers brutally beat them. -
Assassination of Martin Luther king
Striking sanitation workers protest in mephis went back to the hotel. shot lower right side ray sentenced to 99 years. His death marks the end of the civil rights movements. -
Voting Rights Act
enabling the right to vote of african americans and discrimination in voting. Now a federal matter not state.