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The Congress of Racial Equality
Nonviolent civil rights organization founded in 1942 and committed to the "Double V" campaign, or victory over fascism abroad and racism at home. -
Brown vs Board of Education
The supreme court decided that segregation in schools was unconstitutional and ordered all public schools to desegregate -
Emmitt Till
He allegedly whistled at a white woman, He was then kidnapped, brutally beaten, shot, and dumped into the Tallahatchie River. They were tired for the murder and acquitted by an all-white jury. They won. -
Rosa Parks/ Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give u her seat to a white man and was arrested for it. African Americans boycotted and all busses were desegregated. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
An organization formed by MLK in 1957 aimed at mobilizing the vast power of the black churches on behalf of black rights -
Stokely Carmichael
he was a civil rights activist and national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and made the phrase "black power" popular -
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
An organization formed by southern black students in 1960 aimed to desegregate restaurants, transportation, employment, housing, and voter registration -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
a letter that mlk wrote in jail that was later published in the newspaper. it was very inspiring and was very impactful to blacks and whites it was a nonviolent resistance to segregation that the media put out and influenced many about segregation -
“I Have a Dream” Speech
one of the most famous speeches in history it is given by mlk and it is a nonviolent reaction to segregation in America -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, bombing
the KKK planted a bomb in the church killing 4 young school aged girls -
The 24th Amendment
the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.The Act was signed into law by President Johnson -
Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm X was a Black Muslim minister in the Nation of Islam and an influential black leader who moved away from King's non-violent methods of civil disobedience. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 while giving a speech in New York City. -
Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
Major demonstration for black voter registration. The demonstrators were brutally attacked by local police -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The act effectively banned literacy tests for voting rights and provided for federal registration to assure the franchise to minority voters. -
Executive Order 11246—Affirmative Action
signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1965, established requirements for non-discriminatory practices in hiring and employment on the part of U.S. government contractors -
The Black Panthers
A black rights political organization created in Oakland, California by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. They urged black armament and direct confrontation with the police. In fact, the group was involved in a series of violent confrontations with the police. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April, 1968 in Memphis by James Earl Ray. African Americans exploded in angry riots in 125 American cities. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1968
prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex. The Fair Housing Act stands as the final great legislative achievement of the civil rights era.
