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Brown v. Board of Education
NAACP combined 5 cases taken to Supreme Court. 9-0 overturned the separate but equal doctrine. However many of the black students in these case will never go to a white school. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett was accused of allegedly catcalling a white women. Then 3 days later he was kidnapped by Roy Bryant and other accomplices. Where he was brutally beat by detaching of eye and bard wire around his neck. Until finally thrown into a body of watch tied to a 75lbs cotton gin machine. -
Rosa Parks and bus boycott
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for failure to give up her seat to a white person. She was then taken to jail and fined $10.00 for her alleged crimes. Then with the help of Martin Luther King Jr. and the church flyers were printed and posted to boycott the bus system. Doing so from December 5, 1055 the busses ran empty for 381 days. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr. along with the help of 60 other pastors held a meeting. The meeting was held in order to organize black events. Martin Luther King was also elected the 1st president of this group due to his non-violet strategy. This group had also help register blacks to vote, they were opposed to the Vietnam war, and worked towards blacks getting better jobs. -
Little Rock 9
9 black students were selected to attend an all white school. Due to this many of the parents had pulled their children out of school. Then the governor of Arkansa had tried to get the national guard to stop this, but president Eisenhower got in his way. Eisenhower had brought 1,200 military men to escort the 9 children from their home to school. Finally by 1959 all schools were integrated rather than segregated. -
Greensboro Sit ins
Black would go to Woolworth and buy thing. They would then go and sit and the lunch counter. Where they were refused service and yelled at to leave.. Day after day they would go back to sin at the lunch counter until there were 1000 people sitting waiting to be served. -
Freedom riders
A diverse group of volunteers from across 39 states, most of them being college students, were all together. As a group they had arrived in Anniston, Alabama and were stopped by the KKK. The KKK had slashed tires, fired bombs, burned busses, and beatings town after town. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a March of 250,000 people gathered for a peaceful protest. The people were protesting for better jobs and freedom. On this day Martin Luther King gave his “I have a dream” speech. -
Civil Rights Act (1964)
This ended the federal government to prevent racial discrimination. It also ended the segregation based on color, race, religion, or natural origin. This ended the separation in public and private businesses or facilities. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Malcom X was a civil right leader who was a part of the Nation of Islam. Malcom wanted black people to believe in themselves and prosper. Until he was shot 21 times. -
Selma to Montgomery marches (Bloody Sunday)
The Selma to Montgomery March was a group of black marchers. They had marched 54 miles to go register to vote. When they reached Edward Bridge there were trapped who stooped them and they were brutally beaten. -
Voting rights act (1965)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a huge part in the civil right movement. The act prohibits racial discrimination in voting in the United States. The act banned discrimination based off color, race, or religion to vote. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther was at a protest in Memphis and eventually went back to a motel room. He was then shot on the lower side of his face with a Remington rifle by James Earl Ray, who was then sentenced to 99 years in prison. The death of Martin had marked the end of the civil right movement.