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Plessy V Ferguson
In 1896 the US Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the seperate but equal doctorine.This all started when Plessy refused to sit in the Jim Crow cab on a train. Thensaid it was against the constitution.
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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Founded in 1942 and became one of the most prominent activist organizationsin the early times of civil rights fight. They also launched many initiatives such as the freedom riders.
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Sweatt v Painter
Sweatt wanted to attend Texas Law School, but wasrejected due to his race.The state of Texas saw that his rights were being violated.They drug out his case for 6 months so that they could build an all black law school to end the dispute.
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Brown v Board of Education
In the 1930's NAACP challenged school segregation and later the constitutionality of segregation.When the evidence was bought forward, they deemed seperate was not equal.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Nearly all African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery,Alabama. The bus boycott began 4 days after Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man. The boycott lasted 381 days and led to desgregation of the bus systems.
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"The Southern Manifesto"
On March 12,1956 the Southern Manifesto formally titled as Declaration of Constitutional Principles. It marked a moment of southern defiance against the Supreme Court’s 1954 landmark Brown v. the Board, which ruled that separate school facilities for black and white school children were unequal. It also urged all southerns to refuse the chaos behind desegregating schools. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
The SCLC can be traced as far back as the busboycott of 1955.The group was MIA before there second meeting to which they shortened there name to the SLC. The first meeting took place in Atlanta on January 10-11,1957 and had 60 people from 10 states.
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Little Rock Central High School
9 black kids enrolled at LRCHS after the Supreme Court desegregated schools. On the first day the govenor Arkansas called the national guard to block the children from entering.President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to the school to let the kids in.
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Greensboro Sit-In
The sit-in staged by 4 black college students spread quickly. They were inspired by Ghandi and all that he did as well as the freedom rides. The sit-in happened February 1, and by the 5th 300 students had particpated in sit-ins across college campuses.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
The SNCC was formed to give students more input and more of a voice than they had at the begining of the civil rights movement. this group quickly became one of the more radical branches of the movement.
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"Freedom Rides"
A group of 13 African-American and white civil rights activists launched a series of bus trips through the South to protest the segregation around interstate bus terminals. They departed from Washington D.C. and tried to integrate facilities at bus terminals along the way. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides -
James Meredith
When Meredith arrived at the university to register for classes, he found the entrance blocked. Rioting soon erupted, and U.S. Marshals, military police, troops from the Mississippi National Guard and officials from the U.S. Border Patrol were sent to keep the peace. http://www.biography.com/people/james-meredith-9406314 -
"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
MLK was arrested for the 13th time and chose to stay in longer to draw attention. He received a smuggled newspaper that contained a letter written by eight local Christian and Jewish religious leaders, criticizing him and his demonstrations. From his cell, MLK responded with no notes or references, using quotes from philosophers. http://www.history.com/news/kings-letter-from-birmingham-jail-50-years-later -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 Americans (black and white) gathered in Washington D.C. for a political rally for jobs and freedom. This march made it into MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. The march was first proposed in 1941, but was cancelled. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington -
Bombing of Birmingham Church
In the bombing that occurred before Sunday morning services, four young girls were killed and seventeen other people were injured. The outrage and violent clash between protesters and police helped draw attention to the civil rights struggle of African Americans. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/birmingham-church-bombing -
Voting Rights Act Approved
This act was passed to overcome the legal barriers that prevented African-Americans from voting. This act is considered to be the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act -
24th Amendment
The law was passed to counter the affects of the 15th amendment which gave voting rights to African-Americans and abolish the use of the poll tax. https://legallegacy.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/january-23-1964-the-u-s-ratifies-the-24th-amendment-to-the-constitution-ending-the-poll-tax/ -
Civil Rights Act Passed
This act ended segregation and banned employment discrimination. It was first proposed by JFK and was signed into law by his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act -
Malcom X Assassinated
Malcom X was more 'aggressive' in his speeches, calling upon self-defense, unlike people like MLK. Some people felt he was too powerful. One week after his home was firebombed, Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/malcolm-x-assassinated -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Many civil rights organizations made a voter registration drive to obtain more voters in Mississippi. It had several black members, so they faced constant abuse from whites, the KKK, police, and authorities. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-summer -
Selma to Montgomery March
The SCLC made the people of Selma, Alabama march from Selma to the capital of Montgomery to focus their efforts on registering black voters in the South. MLK was a part of this march and it greatly helped raise awareness of the difficulties black voters face. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/selma-montgomery-march -
Black Panthers
The Black Panthers were a civil rights movement that believed that MLK's non-violent campaign failed and were willing to use violence to get whatever they wanted. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-civil-rights-movement-in-america-1945-to-1968/the-black-panthers/ -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie made history when he broke the color barrier by playing for the dodger,Despite his fame and success on the team he still faced race barriers and death threats due to his skin color
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King Assassinated
MLK was on a second floor balcony when a sniper bullet struck his neck. He was rushed to the hospital and died an hour later. This shocked the world and enraged several African-Americans, seeing his assassination as a rejection of their pursuit for equality. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination -
Medgar Evers
When the Brown v. Board of Education case was decided, Medgar quit the insurance business. He applied and was denied admission to the University of Mississippi Law School, attracting the attention of the NAACP’s national office. Later that year, he moved to the state capital of Jackson and became the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/medgar-evers
