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Plessy v. Ferguson
Segregation was ruled to be to be legal. Separate but equal did not violate the 14th amendment -
Malcome X
He indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Many people thought he was trying to preach racism. -
Brown v. board of education
A big court case that made segregation illegal. It allowed blacks and whites to go to school together. Led by many different political views. -
De jure v. de facto Segregation
Took place during the Brown vs. Board. De facto segregation was segregation that was based on the choice the people. De Jure was segregation that was based off of law -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was a big part in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court. -
NAACP
NAACP's achievements was a lawsuit that resulted in the Supreme Court 's big decision in Brown versus Board of Education, in 1954, which declared the segregation of public schools illegal. They are the oldest existing civil rights group. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the leader of the civil rights group. He fought for equality and freedom. He was influenced by Thoreau who wrote civil disobedience. -
Emmit Till
The boy whistled at a white woman named Carolyn Bryan. Because of the racism that the family had, they went out to kill Emmit. The ladies mom had her husband and a man kidnap and murder Emmit. The two men were acquitted for the murder. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A bus boycott sparked by the actions of Rosa Parks. Blacks stopped going on the bus because of the discrimination -
Rosa parks
On dec 1ts Rosa was on a bus. She, and 2 others were asked to get off by the white driver so a white man could sit there. She resisted and was arrested. This event led to the bus boycott lead by mlk -
little rock
First attempt to integrate both whites and blacks in schools. students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus. -
The sit-ins
A group of people went into restaurants and sat until they were served to show they are just as worthy as anyone else. Many of these people were injured by angry, racist, terrible people -
Freedom Rides
A group of white civil rights activist went on interstate buses.
They went out to try to cause trouble to cause kennedy to de-segregate bus seating. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) wanted to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. Led by Martin Luther King. The efforts enraged the whites. -
March on Washington
The march was for jobs and freedom. This march was the one of the largest human rights rallies which demanded civil and economic rights for blacks -
24th amendment
A poll tax used to be paid to enable someone to vote. But on jan 23rd 1963 the US created to 24 amendment to make it free to vote -
Civil Right Act of 1964
ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Marked the as one of the greatest feats of the civil rights movement. -
Race Riots
The riots began in Harlem, New York following the shooting of fifteen year-old James Powell by a white off-duty police officer on July 18, 1964 -
March from selma to Montgomery for voting rights
A 50 mile march that symbolized mlk's and the (SCLC) work to gain voting rights. The march was met with anger and hate from the whites. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson aimed to overcome legal restrictions at the state and local levels that prevented blacks from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment -
Black Panther party
The black panther party was a much more radical party than the NAACP. The group was much more intense and segregated the whites from them.
