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Plessy V. Ferguson Begins
Plessy V Ferguson Plessy was part African and part European. He wanted to purchase a ticket for a first class, "whites only", seat on a train. They wouldn't let him. -
Plessy V. Ferguson is Decided
Plessy V Ferguson Plessy lost the case due to the "Seperate but Equal" act. This set up a precedent that as long as African-Americans had an "equal" opportunity/facility they could be segregated. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks Racial Barrier
Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball player. This broke racial barriers in mlb setting up opportunities for minorities in sports for years to come. -
Sweatt v. Painter begins
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Sweatt v. Painter is Decided
The state courts ruled in favor of Painter, but the Supreme Court overturned that. The Supreme Court did not find that there was a seperate but equal school. This challenge the previous precedent set by Plessy V. Ferguson. -
Brown v. Board of Education Begins
Thirteen parents in Topeka, Kansas filled a suit against the board of education. The suit called for the school district to reverse its policy of racial segregation. -
Brown v. Board of Education Reargued
In 1955, the Supreme Court considered arguments by the schools requesting relief concerning the task of desegregation. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers Born on June 25, 1933 Medgsr Evers grew up to become an important part in the fight for integration. He worked tirelessly to get the the admission of African-Americans into schools. -
Brown v. Board of Education Decided
Brown V Board The final ruling was that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal". This paved the way for integration. -
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The Southern Manifesto
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Little Rock Central High School
LRCHS The site of forced school desegregation after the US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional, LRCHS was the center of much controversy. White protesters in favor of segregation rioted outside the school as the "little rock 9" tried to go to school for the first day. They were denied entrance. This led to president Eisenhower sending troops to protect the kids. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Bus Boycott Starting afterthe arrest of Rosa Parks, African-Americans boycotted the Montgomery buses. They would not ride them until they were no longer segregated. -
Greensboro sit-ins
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Greensboro Sit-in
Sit In The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina. They say in a local restaurant until the were finally given service. The process took many days. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)
SNCC One of the most important organizations of the Civil Rights Movement, SNCC, emerged from a student meeting organized by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960. SNCC grew into a large organization with many supporters in the North who helped raise funds to support SNCC's work in the South. SNCC played a major role in the sit-ins and freedom rides, a leading role in the 1963 March on Washington, as well as other things. -
Freedom Riders
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Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides Anti-segregation people rode buses through segregated towns to bring attention to how African-Americans were treated. -
James Meredith
James Meredith He became the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
MLK Jr. wrote a letter that was later widely published. In the letter he talks about the importance of nonviolent protests. -
March on Washington
March On Washington More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington. They were tired of segregation. This is where MLK Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
March on Washigton
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Bombing of Birmingham Church
Bombing The KKK detonated a bomb in a church killing four young girls and injuring many more. -
Twenty Fourth Amendment
Twenty Fourth Amendment This made it so Congress and the states couldn't make the right to vote conditional.(no poll tax) -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer This was an attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi, which had historically excluded most blacks from voting. -
Civil Rights Act Passed
This outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm X was assassinated while at a rally in New York City. -
Selma Marches
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Selma Marches
Selma A march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery, helped raise awareness of the difficulty faced by black voters in the South, and the need for a Voting Rights Act, passed later that year. -
Voting Rights Act Passed
This gave everybody the right to vote. People could no longer be denied voting. -
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Black Panthers
Black Panther Party's core practice was its armed citizens' patrols to monitor the behavior of police officers and challenge police brutality. -
MLK Jr Assassination
MLK Jr. Was assassinated by James Earl Ray while at the Lorraine Motel.
