Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark court case. The decision was that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, and banned such. It also overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
  • Emmett Till Murder

    Emmett Till Murder
    A young teenage by the name of Emmett Till was staying with some family down in Mississippi. The 14-year-old boy whistled at a while woman, after a dare, and the woman's husband kidnapped Till. He beat Till and killed him, tying him to a cotton gin fan and threw him in the river.