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Brown v. Board of Education
A combination of 5 cases into 1, it covered the idea that being “separate but equal” was wrong. In May 17, 1954, NAACP used the Browns to showcase the forefront of injustices black people faced. Being black, Brown’s daughter, Linda Brown, was not allowed to be in a grade school near her home. This case helped black people in Topeka Kansas stand against racial discrimination. But the schools decided they rather close down than accept change until 1964. -
The Spark of the Movement: Emmet Till
August 28, 1955, a boy (14 years) was found dead by the abuse of the Bryants. The tragic incident occurred in Money, Mississippi after the Bryants kidnapped Till because of the accusations of whistling at a white woman. Till was found mutalated beyond belief. This event was without repercussion as the open-casket his mother asked for would pave the way towards the Civil Right Movement. -
Rosa Parks
Out of all known civil rights events, I believe this is the most known. It started out as a women refusing to move from her seat for a white man. This singular decision caused a domino effect for the years to come. After not moving for the white man, Rosa got fined $10. This caused MLK to start taking action. The church and himself made flyers for a boycott that was going to take place. This singular boycott lasted a whole year and more. -
Southern Cristian Leadership
In Atlanta Georgia resides a sanctuary for black people. SCLC was a group that were interested in the good of the black community. They were consisted of black pasture with the hope to help black people get jobs, rights, and were even against the Vietnam War. This was all done through non aggressive means. -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock 9 are best known for their courage to go against the river of oppression. The 9 children were made to go to an all-white school to stop segregation. Once the governor got a wind of this, he decided to call in the national guards to stop this. In return the USA president intervened with his own units of 1,200 soldiers. After this event, schools finally integrated. -
Greensboro Sit-ins
In Greensboro, North Carolina, 4 students started going to Woolworth's to sit at. Although they sat there, they refused to be serviced or to be removed from their position. The days forward was done the same as the beginning but instead many of the other black students decided to join them. The amount of students that did the sit-ins was over 1,000. -
Freedom Riders
Men and women who wanted to end the dehumanization of their people by getting through pain and suffering. This is what could sum up the effort for Freedom Riders. The original plan for this ordeal was to get through the southern states to desegregate any establishment that continued segregation; however, many of the people there caused trouble. Tire slashing, fire bombs, and beating occurred in every town they went to. Nonetheless, 439 people from 39 states still joined 60 different rides. -
March on Washington
This day is etched in civil right history for its momentous achievement. Around 250,000 people, black or otherwise, marched towards Washington to see multiple important figures of the black community give speeches or sing. On the last speech given ,Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech. All of this was done as peacefully as one could get. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This 1964 act made discrimination bad. Whether inside or outside, businesses can’t segregate. If someone has a different religion, skin tone, or nationality, nobody can be discriminated. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X, or formally as Malcolm Little, lived a life of change. He lived life from the top all the way to the bottom. X was a well known Civil Right leader. He was a part of the Nation of Islam with the beliefs that black men and women all around the world to better value themselves. At the née he was assassinated. 21 gun shoot ended Malcolm in Audubon Ballroom New York. -
Selma
Selma, throughout the world, is best known as Bloody Sunday. On this day, what was suppose to be a peaceful protest, turned into one of the most brutal display of black racism. Protestors goal, originally, was to walk 54 miles to Montgomery to get the chance to vote but where stopped by the police residing in Selma Alabama. This sparked LBJ to take action towards the unjust treatment the black men and women received. -
Voting rights act of 1965
LBJ after Selma In Washington DC, made discrimination in voting a federal matter. This disabled any segregation on voting matter based on skin color, disability, or ethnicity. This was a huge win for the civil rights movement. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mr. King went to Memphis Tennessee to protest with the sanitation workers who were on strike. Afterwords he went back to the motel were he was shot. The shooter was a man named James Earl Ray. His death concludes the end of the Civil Rights Movement.