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Plessy vs Ferguson
Primary SourcePlessy vs Ferguson was a Suprem Court decision backing up the constitutionality of state law segregation. This wasn't rejected as an idea until 1954. -
Jackie Robinson
More on Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues in 1947.He was named Rookie of the Year in 1947, National League MVP in 1949 and a World Series champ in 1955. -
James Meredith
James Meredith In 1962, he became the first African-American student to go to the segregated University of Mississipp. -
Congress of Racial Equality(CORE)
More on CoreCORE was one of the "Big Four" civil rights organizations, along with the SCLC, the SNCC, and the NAACP. Their cause was to help civil rights activists with their cause. -
Sweatt v Painter
A U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation. This case helped brown v the board of education. -
Brown v Board of Education
Primary Sourcecase in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Montgomery bus boycott
More on Rosa ParksThis event was sparked due to Rosa Parks not giving up her seat to a white man and getting arrested for it. All african americans involved boycotted busses to stop this practice. -
The Southern Manifesto
was a document written against racial integration of public places. The document was made to counter the brown v board of education case. -
Little Rock
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They weren't allowed into the school at first until eisenhower made the mayor take away his troops. -
Greensboro sit-in
A series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina. This stopped the Woolworth department store from segregating blacks. -
Southern Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)
Primary ResourceSNCC played a major role in the sit-ins and freedom rides, a leading role in the 1963 March on Washington.SNCC's major contribution was voter registration drives over the southern states. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode buses to the south to challenge the us enforcement of the ruling on Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia. -
Twenty-fourth Amendment
This amendment stops both congress and the states from putting taxes on voting. This kept african americans from being taxed to vote -
Letter From Birmingham jail
Primary Resource“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is addressed to several clergymen who had written an open letter criticizing the actions of Dr. King. This is his answer back to those people critisising him. -
Medger Evers
Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist that was involved in voter registration.He was also involved in demonstrations and boycotts of companies that practiced discrimination. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was one of the biggest rallies for human rights in history. They went to washington to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans. -
Bombing of Birmingham jail
A bomb was placed under the steps of the birmingham church, exploding and killing the 4 girls and wounding 23 others. -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
In 1964, civil rights organizations including CORE and SNCC organized a voter registration drive aimed at dramatically increasing voter registration in Mississippi. -
Civil Rights Act
Primary SourceEnded segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. This helped african americans get closer to equality with whites. -
Malcom X Assassination
more on malcolmMalcolm X wanted the complete separation of African Americans and whites. He thought that African Americans should return to Africa, and that a separate country for black people in America should be created. -
Selma to Montgomery march
Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama to help improve black voting rights. -
Voting Rights Act Approved
The Voting Rights Act, made to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from voting under the 15th Amendment. -
Black Panthers
The Panthers were a militia group that helped minorities that were unfairly treated by the us government. -
King Assassinated
More on James Earl RayMLK was assassinated in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was the one who killed him from a motel across from his. King was pronounced dead an hour later in the hospital. -
SCLC
SCLCThe Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s (SCLC) main aim was to advance the cause ofcivil rights in America but in a non-violent manner.Martin Luther King Jr. Was their first president.
