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Plessy V. Feurguson
A case where the supreme court legalized the separation of races in public. This established the "separate but equal" doctrine. -
NAACP was formed
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization to insure society in which iduals have equal rights -
Brown v. The Board of Education
A court case where the Supreme court ruled that the racial segregation of black and white students was unconstitutional. -
How Thurgood Marshall relates to Brown v. The Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall was an associate justice of the supreme court and served from 1967-1991 Marshall was the first African American supreme court justice. Before he became a supreme court justice, Marshall was a lawyer and argued before the supreme court in the Brown v. The Board of Education court case. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place on the day of Rosa Park's court hearing on December 5th, 1955. People protesting were led by a young pastor, Martin Luther King Jr, they would refuse to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. The boycott lasted 381 days, and is the first large scale protest against segregation in the United states. After the boycott,The supreme court ordered Montgomery to integrate the bus system. -
how Rosa parks relates to the Montgomery bus boycott
On December 1, 1955, Rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. The Montgomery bus boycott began on the day of her court hearing and eventually resulted in the integration of public busses. -
How Emmett Till's death was signifigant to the civil rights movement
Emmett Till was a fourteen year old boy who was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Emmett was tortured and beat to the point where his face was unrecognizable. The men who shot Emmett were tried in court but were found not guilty by an all white jury. Emmett's funeral was open casket and was put on the cover of a magazine, this finally made Americans recognize the brutality of racism in America. -
Little rock School Integration
After the "brown v. Board of Education" court case ordered the integration of public schools, Nine African American students attended little rock high school. The Arkansas state troops refused to let the "little rock nine" enter the school. The guards were later removed, and the African American Students had to be escorted into school by the police. -
Sit-Ins
Sit ins were a form of protest by African Americans, they would sit in a segregated business and refuse to leave until they received service -
Race Riots
A race riot is a riot caused by racial dissension or hatred. The most violent race riots of the 1960's were in Detroit (1967) Los Angeles (1965) and Newark (1967) and Washington (1968) -
Dr. Martin Luther king Jr and sit ins
students came together and created the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) and organized sit ins. Martin Luther King Jr inspired protesters to protest peacefully and they eventually gained supporters across the country -
Freedom Riders
In the early 1960's, activists rode interstate buses through the south to challenge the non enforcement of the United Supreme Court's decisions. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
A movement organized early in 1963 by the SCLC to bring attention to the integration efforts in Birmingham, Alabama. The campaign was non violent and publicized confrontations between young black students and white civic authorities. This march eventually led the municipal government to change discrimination laws. -
March On Washington
More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C for jobs and freedom the march was organized by many civil rights, and religious groups.The purpose of the event is to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans face in America. -
How Gandhi relates to the march on Washington
Gandhi's peaceful teachings inspired Martin Luther King to protest peacefully and take a nonviolent approach to activism.The march on Washington was a peaceful march where Martin Luther stood in front of the Lincoln memorial and gave his famous "I have a dream speech" -
How Thoreau relates to sit ins
Henry David Thoreau inspired Martin Luther by defying what the government tells you to do. Thoreau did not believe in paying taxes, and was eventually sent to jail. people who participated in sit ins can relate to Thoreau because they are defying laws . -
How Malcolm X's role in the civil rights movement
Malcom X was a black leader and a spokesman for the nation of Islam and was an example of the idea of "black power" Malcolm was a highly vocal activist who often spoke out about the mistreatment of blacks in the United States. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited any poll tax (fee to vote in national election) in elections for federal officials -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
An act that made it easier for African Americans to register to vote by eliminating literary tests that were discriminatory, and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters denied at the local level -
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
This was a non-violent march led by Martin Luther King. MLK led thousands of protesters to the steps of capital of Alabama. It was a five day, 54 mile march from Selma . The focus of the march was to register black voters in the south. The protesters achieved their goal of walking around the clock for three days to reach Montgomery. -
de facto vs de jure segregation
De facto segregation- segregation that existed because of voluntary associations and neighborhoods De jure segregation- segregation that existed because of local laws and mandated the segregation -
How A. Phillip Randolph relates to The march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
A. Phillip Randolph was a social activist who campaigned for equal labor rights in African American communities. The march from Selma to Montgomery relates to this because they would both protest for their rights because the government was treating them unfairly. -
Black Panther Party was founded
The original purpose of the Black Panther Party was patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from becoming a victim of police brutality.
