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Plessy v Ferguson
The decision of Plessy v Ferguson was that segregation was constitutional as long as the facilities were equal; known as "separate but equal". The people involved in this were Homer Plessy and Judge John H. Ferguson. -
Formation of the NAACP
Formed in New York City, New York. The founders of the NAACP are W. E. B Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villard, Lillian Wald, William English Walling. -
The Congress of Racial Equality is formed
Formed in Illinois, Chicago. This organization was founded by James Farmer, George Houser, Bayard Rustin, and Bernice Fisher. -
Desegregation of the Military
President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Oppurtunity in the Armed Services. -
Brown v Board of Education
The U.S. court declared state laws establishing public schools establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. A major effect of this was striking down separate but equal. -
Malcolm X begins leading the Nation of Islam
In 1952, Malcolm X was paroled from prison and rose quickly to leadership roles in the NOI. The NOI was founded in Detroit, Michigan. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
Emmitt Till was murdered when he was 14 in Mississippi. He was from Chicago and was visiting family in Mississippi. He was murdered for "catcalling" a white woman. -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
This was civil disobedience and economic pressure. People boycotted the buses because of segregation, after this buses were desegregated. -
Little Rock Nine
This was a group of nine black students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. The cause of this was racial segregation in public schools. -
SCLC
SCLC is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, formed after the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended. It's main purpose was to advance causes of civil rights in a non-violent way. The SCLC was formed by Martin Luther King Jr. -
SNCC
SNCC stands for Student Non-Violent Coordinating COmmittee.
Emerged from the first wave of student sit-ins. Formed by Ella Baker at Shaw University in an April 1960 meeting. -
Sit-ins
This was an act of civil disobedience. People participating in sit-ins would occupy a place eventually forcing the opponent to give into their demands. -
The Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists of any race doing Freedom Rides to test the Supreme Courts ruling and to protest segregation. They rode through segregated southern states. Some of the Freedom Rides ended in injury and destruction. -
James Meredith
He was the first African-American to go to the University of Mississippi. -
March on Washington
200,000 protestors attempt to pressure Congress to pass JFK's Civil Rights. -
Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King Jr gave a speech called "I have a Dream" to a group of people marching for Civil Rights in Washington DC. The speech was a call to end racism and a call for economic and civil rights. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
This outlawed discrimination of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was in Mississippi, it's purpose was to register as many African American voters as possibile. -
24th Amendment
Gave right to citizens of the U.S. to vote in any election and not be denied by U.S. or any state by failure to pay any poll tax. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Was meant to overcome legal barriers that prevented African Americans' right to vote. -
Marches from Selma
MLK prganized voter registration march from Selma to Montgomery. Gov. Wallace tries to stop this with tear gas and clubs. -
Race Riots in Watts
This took place in the Watts neighbourhood in Los Angeles from August 11-16, 1965. What sparked this was when a young African-American named Marquette Frye was pulled over and arrested by a white policeman named Lee W. Minikus because of suspicion of being intoxicated. -
Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated
At the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis Tennessee, Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated by James Earl Ray. -
Boston Busing
Boston busing was when Boston public schools desegregated through busing. Public schools in Boston were involved in this, because of desegregation busing. -
Rodney King Trial
Rodney King was an African-American taxi driver who was a victim of police brutality. A jury acquitted four officers who were charged with excessive force when they arrested Rodney King. This was a cause for the L.A. riots.
