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Brown v. Board of Education
Linda Brown isn't allowed to go to school with white kids. Her father, Oliver Brown, goes to the NAACP. It goes to the Supreme Court and the court rules 9-0 to overturn the separate but equal doctrine. -
Murder of Emmett Till
A black 14 year old boy named Emmett Till was accused of whistling at a white woman. The woman's husband and his half brother kidnapped Emmett and tortured him. He was brutally beaten, his eye was missing, his ear was cut off, he had teeth missing, he had barbed wire wrapped around his neck, he had a 75lb fan attached, and he was thrown in a river. The murderers were tried and found not guilty. -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refuses to move seats for a white man and is arrested. She was fined $10. Flyers were sent out and posted everywhere, the community decided to boycott the busses. The busses ran empty for over a year. The Supreme Court ruled that busses had to let blacks ride wherever on the bus. -
SCLC
A group of black church pastors who hosted events for blacks. MLK was elected president. This group was nonviolent, it registered blacks to vote, wanted better jobs for blacks, and opposed the Vietnam War. -
Little Rock 9
9 black students wanted to go to a white school.The Governor of Arkansas calls the national guard to stop them. President Eisenhower calls 1,200 military men to escort the 9 kids from home to class. All schools were fully integrated by 1959. -
Greensboro Sit ins
4 college students go to Woolworths to buy staff and sit at the lunch counter. They're refused service and told to leave, but they refused to move. Day after day they'd go and sit at the lunch counter, more people going each day. Woolworths lost $1.8 million so they decided to serve the black community. -
Ruby Bridges
One of the 4, 6 year old black children pass a hard test to go to a white school. She was escorted by Federal Marshals, to be the only student taught by one teacher. -
Freedom Riders
A diverse group of volunteers from 39 states, it was college students. In Anniston, Alabama, they were blocked by the KKK, their tires were slashed, they were fire bombed, the bus was burned and the riders were beaten, town after town. -
March on Washington
250,000 people marched in Washington, D.C. It was a peaceful and respectful protest for jobs and freedom. MLK was the last speaker of the day and gave his " I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Enabled the Federal government to prevent racial discrimination based of race, religion, or national origin i private businesses or public facilities.