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Brown Vs Board
The Brown vs Board is a Supreme Court case that ends segregation. The votes for this was 9-0 or unamious. Linda Brown had a two commute to go to a black school, whereas a white school was blocks away. It was an excellent choice, but there was a lot of violence after the ruling. -
Emmet Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy from Chicago. Emmett was visiting Mississippi. He was accused of whistling at white woman. Roy Bryant and his half brother, J.W Milam kidnapped, beat, shot, killed and threw Emmett Till into a lake. Mamie Till, his mother, had an open casket for his funeral. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an American activist. She helped to initiate the civil rights movement. She was of Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa parks refused to move to the back of the bus and was arrested. On December 5, a boycott of buses lasted 38 days. There was nonviolent protests to start more civil rights movements. -
SCLC
SCLC is the founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It started after the bus boycott to organize protests. Martin Luther King had been elected president. There was organized protests around the south to coordinate events, such as: Greensboro sit ins, March on Washington and Selma. After Martin Luther King’s assassination it was declined. This still exists today.. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine tested Brown Vs. Board of Education decision. Nine students were interviewed to undergo this test. Airborne 101 took students to class. The following year, all public schools closed in 1958. On August 29, 1959, schools reopened. -
Greensboro Sit-In
The Greensboro Sit-Ins were protests that were nonviolent. It included college students. Four college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth’s to be served. They were being avoided and weren’t served. They continued to sit there while others joined. The protest spread to other towns and forced change. -
SNCC
SNCC stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The purpose of SNCC was to coordinate youth-led nonviolent campaigns against segregation or any other ways of racism. SNCC members played roles in the Freedom Rides Sit-Ins and March on Washington. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Ride was a two week bus trip. It was a trip to the Deep South to deliberately violate the Jim Crow Laws. It was all organized by CORE. The buses were burnt down, riders were beaten by the KKK. Martin Luther King became a strong leader talking with JFK. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom. It was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. There were approximately 250,000 people that attended the Lincoln Memorial. Martin Luther King was the last to speak and give his, “I have a dream” speech. 70 to 80 percent of the marchers were black. It helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. This law prohibited discrimination in public places and made employment discrimination illegal. It prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Bloody Sunday
The Selma to Montgomery Marches were three marches that took place in Alabama. The marches were organized to protest the right of Black Americans to vote. It was called Bloody Sunday because state troopers attacked marchers that were unarmed after passing the county line. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was made to overcome legal barriers at state and local levels. It prevented African Americans from their right to vote as guaranteed from the 15th amendment.