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Civil Rights Acts of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875. the affirmation of the equality of all people being able to enjoy public amusement and transportation. -
Civil Rights Case of 1883
This case was to show the violation of the Civil Rights Act after 5 African American, in separate cases, have been denied the same accommodations as a White person. It was found in this court case, that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional which led to no change in the discrimination against miniorites. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
This court case supported the cause of separate but equal, creating the Jim Crow Law. Leading to the segregation of minorities from transportation to public facilities. -
Brown V. Board of Education
This court case diminished the segregation of public schools and integrated them. Allowing schools for both white and African Americans to exist and get the same benefits of education. -
Rosa Park
On this day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a crowded bus. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This boycott started as a result of Rosa Parks refusal to give her seat to a white passenger. It was a way of showing their protest of the segregation in the seating bus area. -
Result of Montgomery Bus Boycott
The supreme court ruled that all segregation in public buses is unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine
Taking advantage of the result of Brown V. Board of Education, African American students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. An example of diversity in schools. In the U.S, diversity in schools have increased. -
Boynton v. Virgina
The court deemed the accused African American law student as innocent in the guilt of trespassing by being in a restaurant that a bus terminal which was "whites only". -
Woolworth's lunch counter
Four college students refused to leave a woolworth's lunch counter without being served. This caused others to join their silent protests which became known as the Greensboro sit-ins. -
Freedom Riders
13 Freedom riders mounted a Greyhound bus starting in Washington D.C and they embarked on a bus tour testing the 1960 decision by the Supreme Court in Boynton V. Virginia, the declaration of segregation of interstate transportation facilities unconstitutional. -
March On Washington
It is a peaceful march of which 200,000 people of all races in Washington D.C where King's I had a speech happened. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which guaranteed equal employment for all, limited the use of voter literacy tests, and allowed federal authorities to ensure public facilities were integrated. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X was assassinated at a rally. It put pressure on Johnson to approve additional civil rights laws. -
Bloody Sunday
A civil rights movement in Alabama turned violent as 600 peaceful protesters were beaten and teargassed by the police. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act which banned all voter literacy tests and provided federal examiners in certain voting jurisdictions. It allowed the attorney general to contest state and local poll taxes. -
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Because of the Voting Rights Act, poll taxes were later declared unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on his hotel room's balcony. It put pressure on Johnson to approve additional civil rights laws. -
Fair Housing Act of 1968
It prevented housing discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, and religion. It was the last legislation acted during the civil war era. -
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Black Lives Matter
A campaign against violence and systemic racism against African Americans. The movement is "an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ humanity, our contributions to this society, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression." A goal of rebuilding a society where Black people can live with dignity and respect.