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Tuskegee Institute Created
Booker T. Washington created the Tuskegee Institute to help educate African-Americans to help the progression of the race. The institute provided both academic and vocational education. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
The case of Plessy v Ferguson resulted in the protection of the "separate but equal" mindset. Allowed the Jim Crow legislation and segregation in public to be a common thing. -
NAACP Created
Created by W.E.B. Du Bois, and various other civil rights activists to help fight the challenges African-Americans and other minority groups face. They strive to ensure political, educational, social, and economic freedom and fight racial discrimination. -
Cesar Chavez
His first account of activism was when he joined the Community Service Organization (CSO). He also led protests against the morally unjust treatment of migrant workers and later on, he advocated for all workers who were underpaid, poorly treated, and exploited. He helped to achieve the first Bill of Rights for agricultural workers. -
Emmett Till's Death
Emmet Till was 14 years old when he was murdered. His murder was racially motivated after he was accused of harassing a local white woman in Mississippi. It was a catalyst for the recently progressing civil rights movement. His body was so distraught that the only way to identify was by an initialed ring, which further angered many people. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
It was a civil rights protest inspired by Rosa Parks. To protest segregation, the African-Americans and other civil-rights activists refused to ride any and all city buses in Montgomery, AL. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 took place at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 9 high school students fought for equal rights by enrolling in an all-white high school. The students were prevented from entering the high school by the Arkansas national guard, supplied by Gov. Orval Faubus. -
Chicano Movement
The Chicano Movement had three main goals: restore land, rights for farm workers, and education reforms. They worked to empower and give equal rights to Mexican-Americans. -
Greensboro Sit-ins
Four African-Americans sat at a lunch counter, where it was labeled as white-only. They used nonviolent actin in order to protest the Jim Crow laws/ segregation. -
SNCC
The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee helped the African-American community by helping to increase the number of black elected officials in the southern states. They also held other student-led nonviolent to campaign against segregation. -
Freedom Riders
The freedom Riders were several civil rights activist who rode interstate, public busses to protest the Supreme Court decision that ruled segregation of public busses were unconstitutional (Boynton v. Virginia). -
Letter From Birmingham Jail
Written by MLK, it was intended to respond to a group of white clergy who had criticized his use of nonviolent action in Birmingham, AL. He urged for racial equality and social justice. -
March on Washington
During the March on Washington, Martin Luther King jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream speech." The March was a political demonstration to protest racial injustice, and advocate for civil and economic opportunity for African-Americans. -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendment prohibits any poll tax in federal elections. Poll taxes were fees to vote in such elections. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act bans the practice of discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act prohibits racial discrimination in voting, protecting American values. -
March from Selma
It was a political march from Selma, AL to Montgomery. It was a direct event that led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
Black Panther Party
At first they began by patrolling African-American neighborhoods to protect residents from police brutality. But later advocated for the arming of all African Americans, the release of all Black prisoners, and the payment of compensation to African Americans for centuries of exploitation. It also helped create social programs, such as free breakfasts for children, and medical clinics. -
American Indian Movement
Founded to improve the recently urbanized Native Americans, eventually grew into an international movement. They staged protests to occupy federal lands and property. -
MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King jr was a civil rights activist and leader of the American Civil Rights Movements. While he was staying in a hotel in Memphis, King was shot and rushed to a hospital and unfortunately passed about an hour later.