Civil Rights Era

By talonlove23

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    A case in the Supreme Court that ended with the ruling that segregation was legal if it was "separatin but equal.

  • NAACP

    NAACP
    Formed in response to the lynching and race riots. Led by Thurgood Marshall, they set up to stop segregation.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    A Supreme Court case that stated that educational facilities could not be separate because it was not equal.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    Started by Rosa Parks, it was a protest done by African Americans over the segregation on the public buses that lasted until December 20, 1955.

  • Malcom X's The Black Revolution Speech

    Malcom X's The Black Revolution Speech
    One of the three speeches Malcom X made over what black should do about the segregation in America.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Famous Speech

    Martin Luther King Jr. Famous Speech
    Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech is read at the Lincoln Memorial in Washinton DC.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Ended unequal voting registration and racial segregation in schools, workplace, and public areas.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    Took away all racial segregation in voting polls, like literacy test, for african americans.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination

    Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
    Martin Luther King Jr. is shot in Memphis and causes riots in over 100 cities.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    Civil Rights Act of 1968
    A law that stated equal housing opportunities no matter a persons race, color, religion, or background.