-
Randolph
He learned to organize massive demonstrations. -
Thoreau
He refused to obey an unjust law -civil disobedience. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A court case that severely limited African American rights. -
Period: to
Thurgood Marshall
Over 23 years him and NAACP lawyers would win 29 out of 32 cases argued prior to the supreme court. -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Civil Rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color." -
Race Riots
A huge riot in a community between races involving violence. -
Period: to
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He was a American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. -
Period: to
Emmett Till
A young boy who made a comment at a white women in a grocery store... later resulting in getting killed for this young African Americans little action. -
Gandhi
The leader who helped India throw away the British rule. -
Period: to
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
A court case about the father of a eight year old Linda Brown had charged the board of education of Topeka,Kansas with violating Linda's rights by denying her admission to an all-white elementary school four blocks away from her house. -
Rosa Parks
This date remarks when a young black women took a seat in the front row of the "colored" section of a Montgomery bus. -
Period: to
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system. -
Little Rock School Integration
The governor mobilized the Guard of Arkansas in an effort to prevent nine African american students from interrogating the high school. -
De jure vs. De Facto segregation
De Facto is different from De jure because De Faco exists by practice and segregation while De jure exists within the law. -
The Sit-Ins
African American protesters sat down at segregated lunch counters and refused to leave until they served. -
Period: to
Freedom Rides
Attempted to provoke a violent reaction that would convince the Kennedy administration to enforce the law. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
Bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans. -
March on Washington
This event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation. -
24th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States by reason of failure to pay any poll tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender. It gave all people rights to enter public place. -
Malcolm X
A leader who was angry and sent rioters into the streets to take complete control of other peoples communities and cultures. -
Period: to
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol. -
Voting Rights of 1965
This act eliminated the literacy tests that had disqualified many voters as well as starting the federal examiners then could enroll voters who have been denied suffrage by local officers. -
Black Panther Party
This party was formed to fight police brutality in the ghetto.
