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Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy from Chicago who was lynched in Mississippi for flirting with a white woman. His mother had a public funeral with an open casket which showed the brutality of lynching and racism in America at the time. -
Montgomory Bus Boycott
this was considered one of the first most major protest against segergation. Black people in Montgomery, Alabama refused to use the public bus system until they were allowed to sit were they wanted. this boycott came after Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and was arrested for doing this. -
Little rock 9
nine black students in Arkansas attended a white public school after the supreme court ordered segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas had the national guard block the nine students from coming into the public school on the first day but then president Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the nine students into the school. -
youth movement: SNCC and sit-ins
this group helped the youth become a major part of the movement. they set up sit-ins and had other events that gave the youth a part in the civil rights movements. they also gave payment to many workers in civil rights groups. they also helped people register to vote in the south. -
freedom riders
people went on interstate buses which were unsegregated into the south were buses were still segregated even though federal law prevented segregation on buses. they did this to challenge the south and to show that the south is not listening to federal laws. the buses were attacked by mobs of people as they got to the south and the riders were arrested for a variety of reasons. the violence only strengthened the civil rights movement as it showed how crazy the south was. -
Malcom X
malcom x was a black rights activists who did not want integration. Malcom X thought white people were evil based off there crimes against blacks. he was not a supporter of the civil rights movement. he was also an activists for Muslims. he preached black power and black determination. -
the philosophy of non violence: letters from a Birmingham jail
this letter was in response to a news article that said how clergy men in the area did not like what MLK was doing and how he was doing it. MLK responded by saying that this movement cannot wait and that it cannot be done through the courts and the creating tension is good therefor sit-ins and other non violent resistance are good. MLK said that non violent resistance was the only way to go and that he needs white moderates to join his cause instead of just watching. -
march on washington
MLK gave his i have a dream speech. there was over 250,00 people standing in washington DC watching black activists leaders give speeches. the main topic was jobs and freedoms for blacks. -
project C and childrens march
this was in Birmingham Alabama and it was marches done by the youth in the area to try and get integration. they were met with a lot of violence from white civic authorities . the march included elementary school kids but that did not stop the police from unleashing attack dogs and high pressure hoses to stop the march. -
Freedom summer
this was an attempt to increase voter registration in Mississippi. it was done by thousands of white and black volunteers. the KKK attacked many of these people and killed three of them. -
Civil rights act
this law made it illegal to discriminate against a person for their race, sex, religion or national origin. at first this law was weak but it slowly was empowered by congress. -
voting rights act
this law prevented racial discrimination against people voting. this law made it easier for blacks to register to vote. also intimidation was not aloud at voting booths -
Selma to Montogomery March
a march in the Montgomery area that was focused on the voting rights act. there was brutal beatings against the marchers done by the police. some protesters were shot -
James Meredith and Ole Miss
James Meredith was a war veteran who wanted to make the federal government enforce its laws to integrate colleges. he applied to ole miss and he organized a march from Memphis to Jackson Mississippi. he was shot on the seconded day of the march but recovered and re joined the march later.
