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Plessy v. Ferguson
A case which Plessy claimed that he wasn't equally protected under the law in which made segregation legal 1896. And established a "separate but equal" doctrine. -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - an organization that promoted full racial equality. -
Thurgood Marshall
Led Supreme court to get rid of segregation in schooling because it was unconstitutional. -
MLK, Gandhi, Thoreau, and Randolph
Inspired by Gandhi t advance civil rights through nonviolence and disobedience. MLK argued Thoreaus favor that conscience can have higher authority than government ,and Randolph played a huge role in gaining recognition toward African Americans in labor organizations , who MLK called "truly the dean of negroes". -
Malcolm X
A leader who urged African Americans to take control of their communities, livelihoods, and culture. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
A case which the board of education ruled "separate but equal" was unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African American fought against segregated buses and didn't support them for a year, ultimately ending in non segregated buses. -
Emmett Till
A 14- year old African American boy who was lynched after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. -
Rosa Parks
An African American civil rights activist who refused to give her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus with the intention to -
Little Rock School Integration
A group of nine African Americans enrolled into Little Rock Central High ,a segregated school. -
The sit in
A demonstration by the African American community in which they sat in segregated businesses and refused to leave until they were served. -
De june v. de facto segregation
De jure segregation is segregation enforced by law , while de facto segregation is based off of custom. -
Freedom Riders
A challenge towards segregation by civil rights activists. -
March on Washington
Over 250,000 people marched to demand immediate passage of civil rights bill. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended discrimination in housing. -
Race Riots
Events which often resulted in an innumerable amount of injuries, arrests, deaths, and property damage in predominately black areas. -
24th Amendment
Let any US citizen vote on any election. -
Voting Rights act of 1965
Eliminated discriminatory literacy tests and made it easier for African Americans to vote. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
A movement led by SCLC to make an effort to bring national attention to black leaders who wanted to desegregate public facilities in Birmingham, Alabama. -
March From Selma to Montgomery for Voting Rights
A protest in protection from barriers which held African Americans from voting rights. -
Black Panther Party
A political party founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, which fought against police brutality in the ghetto.
