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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till Murder
On August 28, 1955, while visiting family in Money, Mississippi, 14-year-old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was an African American Black Women who was arrested because she refused to give up her seat to a white man.The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a campaign/protest that last a year where african american refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.Four days before the boycott Rosa Parks had refused to give up her seat. -
The Little Rock Nine and School Integration
The Little Rock Nine was 9 African American Students who was the first to enter Little Rock Central High School and desegregate it. School Integration is the ending of segregation in public and private schools. -
Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins
The Greensboro Woolworth's Sit in was when 4 African American young male students would sat at woolworth lunch counter that was for whites only. Durinf) the sit in the students would peacefully sit there,refusing to leave the counter until they were served. This event took place in Greensboro NC. -
Freedom rides
Freedom rides was protest on a bus that took place from May 4-Dec 10,1961.The bus had blacks and white riding together who was against segregation buses that rode together in the South protesting. -
MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther's Letter was written by hand while he was in jail.The letter was about people having to right to break unjust laws. Martin Luther stated "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a protest event that took place in washington near the lincoln memorial to end segregation, have voting rights, and education.More than a quarter of a million people gathered together. -
Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
September 15 1963 a bomb was exploded at Birmingham Baptist
Church.The bombing killed 4 little blacks girls that was in the basement at the church right before the service started. -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes. This was a big impact for African Americans because they could use their right to vote Before the 24th Amendment African Americans could vote but it was hard because they would raise voting prices to where they couldn't afford it. With the 24th Amendment in place African Americans and all citizens could vote for free. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
“Bloody Sunday”/Selma to Montgomery March
Bevel, Amelia Boynton, and others. State troopers and county possemen attacked the unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas after they passed over the county line, and the event became known as Bloody Sunday. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Loving v. Virginia
Court case that stopped the banning of marriage between people of different race. Due Process and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment had violated that practice.
