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Creation of the NAACP
the creation of the NAACP was crated to advance justice for African Americans -
Scottsboro Boys
9 African American men who were accused of raping 2 white women -
Brown vs. Board of Education
the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white women causing a 13 month protest against racial segregation on public transportation in Montgomery Alabama -
the murder of Emmitt till date
two Mississippians bludgeon and kill a 14 year old black male Emmett Till for whistling at a white woman. this brought attention to the racial violence during the civil rights -
The Little Rock 9
nine African American students that integrated Little Rock Central High School facing multiple things like racial abuse and became symbols of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
a 6 year old girl Ruby Bridges walked into William J. Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans aa the first black child to go to a white person school -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
a letter written by Martin Luther kind was a defense of nonviolent direct action for social justice -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the civil rights act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, ending segregation in public places and workplaces -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Three members of the Nation of Islam—Mujahid Abdul Halim, Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were charged for gunning down and murdering Malcolm X while his wife and children took cover in the front row at the Audubon Ballroom -
Creation of the Black Panthers
the members challenged the police and protected black citizens from brutality -
Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King was shot while standing on a balcony outside his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. the death of matin Luther kings assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
Jackie Robinson played Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black player in the history of Major League Baseball -
Election of Barack Obama
Obama was the first African American president of the united states