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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is a landmark case that made a major impact which overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case decision. This case ended segregation in schools, but not overnight it took some time before all schools were not segregated. -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett was a fourteen year old african american boy who was from chicago. Emmett was visiting family in Mississippi where he didn't know how different it was from Chicago. Emmett was dared by his cousin to talk to a white lady it was unknown what he said due to there being false reports on what he said, but they said it wasn't anything that could've got him murder by the white lady's husband and brother-in-law. Emmett was unrecognizable when they found his body, and only a ring identified him. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott started when Parks decided not to give up her seat in the first colored section for some white folks. Parks was arrested for not giving up the seats, so people decided to Boycott. This Boycott was said to only last for a day, but instead lasted for a whole year which made bus companies go bankrupt because not only were african american doing it, but also other americans. -
The Little Rock Nine and School Integration
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine Black students who enrolled at Central High School in Arkansas, on September 1957. This was a test on the case Brown v. Board of Education which declared segregation in public schools. On the first day of classes at Central High, Governor Orval Faubus called in the Arkansas National Guard to block the Black students’ entry into the high school. Later that month, President Dwight sent federal troops to escort the black students into the school. -
Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins
The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest where young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service. The sit-in movement started to spread to college towns throughout the South. Many of the protesters were arrested for trespassing, and disturbing the peace, their actions made a lasting impact, forcing establishments to change their segregationist policies. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders were groups of white and black civil rights activists who joined in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South to protest segregated bus terminals. Freedom Riders tried to use “whites-only” restrooms and lunch counters at bus stations in Southern states. The groups were confronted by police officers as well as terrible violence from white protestors along their routes, they drew international attention to the civil rights movement. -
MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail
From the Birmingham jail, where MLK was imprisoned for participating in nonviolent protest against segregation. He wrote a letter. In the letter, was his response to a public statement of concern and caution made by eight white religious leaders in the south. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a massive protest. It was where 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event was to draw attention to continuing challenges and unevenness faced by African Americans. It was also the event of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. -
Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
The Birmingham church bombing was were a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. The church was mostly a Black community where civil rights leaders held meetings. Four young girls were killed and many other people were injured. Many were angry over the incident and the violent clash. Protesters and police helped draw national attention to the hard-fought, often-dangerous struggle for civil rights for African Americans. -
24th Amendment
The House passed the Twenty-fourth Amendment, which outlawed the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, by a vote of 295 to 86. At the time, five states kept the poll taxes that affected African-American voters in Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on people race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
"Bloody Sunday"/Selma to Montgomery March
The Selma to Montgomery march was a civil rights protest in a Southern state with racist policies. Protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white groups. Protester under the protection of National Guard troops achieved their goal, walking around the clock for three days to reach Montgomery, Alabama. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as insured under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia was a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws that banned different races of marriage in the United States.