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Brown V. Board of Education
Brown v. Board was a landmark decision for the U.S Supreme Court. This decision made segregation unconstitutional in public schools. -
Emmet Till
Emmet till was a 14 year old kid who got murdered on August, 1955. He had been abducted, tortured and later killed. He was killed for whistling at a white lady. -
Rosa Parks- Bus boycott
The bus boycott was a radial protest against colored people segregation on buses. Rosa Parks had been arrested for not giving up her seat. Protest were led out to put a stop to this. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The SCLC was an African civil rights organization. This organization was originated in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. was closely related to this organization. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock 9 was a group of African American students. They strived for an education at Little Rock Highschool. They went through several acts of aggression from white individuals. Even tho they encountered violence, it didn’t stop them from fighting. -
Greensboro 4
The Greensboro 4 were 4 African American that made several non-violent protests. The protests made the company F.W Woolworth Company Deparment Store chain to stop their policies on racial segregation. This was a vital moment in the civil rights movement. They also got many people to participate in non-violent strikes. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee
A group of young students that made their own tactics to enforce their rights in a nonviolent manner. This was the second half of the freedom riders, and they were a part of the March on Selma. -
Freedom Riders
The freedom riders were civil rights activists that rode busses into segregated southern part of the U.S. They challenged Supreme Court decisions. -
March on Washington
The March took place to fight and protect civil and economic rights for African Americans. At the Lincoln memorial 250k people had shown up. Martin Luther gave the iconic “I have a dream”, speech. This made ways for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act made the law that you can’t refuse the service of African Americans. This prohibited companies and unions to discriminate any person regardless of race, sex, religion, and physical disability. -
March on Selma
This March had 600 students to March on Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. They did this to obtain the right to vote. They walked for 54 miles, but were stopped at a bridge. LBJ orders the passage of the 1965 voting rights law. There was a second March which had 25,000 individuals which included MLK. -
Voting Acts rights of 1965
After all the continue protest African Americans finally achieved their right to vote. This made no discrimination when voting, and let all people of colors vote.