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Brown vs board of education
It was a Supreme Court case to end segregation. 9-0 decision- or unamious, for equal rights protection under the 14th amendment. After decision videnceandriots broke out, with so es schools closing. -
Emmett Till
14 year old boy from Chicago, visiting Mississippi was said to have whistled at a white woman was kidnapped, beat, lynched, thrown in the river, and left for dead mother gave him an open casket. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Paros of Montgomery, Alabama Rosa refused to move, she was arrested December 5, a boycott of buses will last 38 days non violent protest to start more civil rights movements. -
SCLC
Civil rights organization, joined by MLK. Founded in Atlanta, Georgia. Believed churches/religion should be involved in nonviolent political activism. -
Little Rock 9
Group of 9 African students
Enrolled into Little Rock Central high school (white schools)
They were abused, bothe physically and verbally
Minnejean Brown was expelled for retaliating against his attackers 1958 -
Greensboro 4
Greensboro, North California
4 college students sat down at lunch counter at Woolworth to be served.
They were refused service
Continued to “sit in” and others joined,
The protests spread to other town.
Peaced changed. -
Student Non Violent coordinating committed
Black college students who directed camp signs against segregation
Worked with the Freedom Riders
Members increased massively
Founders included: Ella baker, Diane Nash, Juliana board. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights rode interstate buses into the south
They did this to protest segregated bus terminals
Greyhound bus (first to arrive in Alabama) was met with angry mob of 200 white people
They broke windows, popped tires, threw a bomb into the bus, memebers were beaten
Eventually president Kennedy would file an administration,the interstate commerce commission, which prohibited segregation. -
March on Washington
March on Washington for jobs and Freedom was advocated for the civil and economic rights for African Americans.
250,000 people were attendance at the Lincoln Memorial
MLK was the last to speak, and gave his “I Have A Dream” speech
70-80% of marchers were black.
It helped to pass the civil rights Act of 1964 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Forbids employers and labor unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, physical ability, or age in job related service.
Prohibits discrimination against race, color,religion, sex, or physical ability. -
March on Selma/Bloody Sunday
60 students from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to get the right vote.
They walked 54 miles and were stopped at the bridge
Seen on national television
LBN ordered the passage of 1965 voting right laws
2nd March took place March 21-24 days wiring thousands marching. -
Voting Rights Act
This act prohibits racial discrimination in voting signed into law by Lyndon Bl Johnson
15 amendment.