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Jim Crow laws
Laws enforcing racial segregation that formed in 1877. These laws were enacted until 1965.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws
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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of colored people. It was created in 1909. This association was created to ensure that all people have rights and they are not damaged due to racial discrimination.
https://www.reference.com/history/acronym-naacp-stand-ab4110546216c61b
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2011/07/24/what-does-the-naacp-stand-for-now/ideas/up-for-discussion/ -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. The board of education was case in the supreme court declared the segregation of schools unconstitutional
https://medium.com/m/global-identity?redirectUrl=https://thinkprogress.org
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. The board of education was case in the supreme court declared the segregation of schools unconstitutional
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
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Little Rock Nine
Little rock nine was a group of 9 african american students who were enrolled in a white high school in 1957
www.littlerock9.com
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SCLC
January 10, 1957 the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was founded. It was an attempt to redeem “the soul of america” with nonviolent protests.
http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_southern_christian_leadership_conference_sclc/
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Greensboro Woolworth Sit-ins
The Greensboro 4 are the 4 high school students who went and sat at a diner with the counter marked at whites only. This sparked the beginning of desegregation. These four freshmen were credited with the beginning of the sit in movement.
https://prezi.com/mfqoixkmmb4h/greensboro-woolworth-sit-ins-1960/
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SNCC
The student nonviolent coordinating committee was a committee designed by a meeting with some college students and was very important. Without the SNCC the Sit in movement may have never occurred and the beginning of desegregation wouldn't have been.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
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24th Amendment
The 24th amendment was to prohibit any use of poll taxes at the federal election booths. This meant that nobody had to pay the poll fees to vote.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_polltax_1.html
http://www.southerncoalition.org/anniversary-24th-amendment-look-ncs-modern-day-poll-taxes/ -
John F. Kennedy's Role in the Civil Rights Movement
John F. Kennedy decided to try and pass bills to have equality, end segregation in schools, and provide federal protection of the right to vote.
https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Civil-Rights-Movement.aspx
https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-sixties-1960-1969-29/furthering-the-civil-rights-movement-220/federal-intervention-1222-8796/ -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a law passed that any discrimination of race, gender, or religion would not be tolerated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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Lyndon B. Johnson's Role in the Civil Rights Movement
Johnson became president after Kennedy was assassinated. He felt that the presidents bill deserved to be passed so he passed John F. Kennedy's bill.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-civil-rights-movement-in-america.../lyndon-johnson/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-signs-civil-rights-act -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a African American muslim leader and a human rights activist. He was assassinated by another group of black legions in 1965.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was where president johnson outlawed the discrimination of voting that has been occurring in the souther states.
https://ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=100
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Black Panthers and Huey Newton
The black panthers was a movement that was for the civil rights. Huey Newton was involved in this organization and was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement
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Black Power and Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a black panther was was known for rallying and his slogan “black power”
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/stokely-carmichael
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Kerner Commission:
The Kerner Commission was a party that frowned upon racism and was famous for this qoute, “ our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white–separate and unequal”
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kerner-commission-report-released
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/national-advisory-commission-civil-disorders-kerner-commission -
Martin Luther King, Jr
April 4, 1968 was the date the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Martin Luther King Jr. was the man who gave his “I have a dream” speecgh that inspired the nation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
https://www.moadsf.org/event/free-admission-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-national-day-of-service-2/ -
Assassination of MLK, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a human rights activist who was known for his “I have a dream” speech. He was assassinated on April 4th 1968 at the Lorraine motel in Memphis Tennessee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
https://www.emaze.com/@ACCWRCFW/The-Death-OF-MLK-JR -
CORE
Congress of racial equality was one of the 4 major “Big Four” civil right activist groups. Its mission was to bring equality to all genders, races, and religions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Racial_Equality
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-civil-rights-movement-be1fcbb5-ff8a-496f-b43f-2946e6182e6a -
James Meredith and Ole Miss
James Meredith was born on June 25, 1933 and was the first african american to be accepted into the University of Mississippi. He was shot down by a white man on his second day of his peaceful protest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meredith
https://ahiiperiod5.wikispaces.com/James+Meredith+and+Ole+Miss
