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Plessy V Ferguson
The Plessy V. Ferguson case is the supreme court case famous for segregation being upheld under the terms of things being separate but equal. It stemmed from Homer Plessy refusing to sit in a Jim Crow law car. -
Congress Of Racial Equality
The Congress Of Racial Equality or (CORE) was a leading civil rights activist group during this time era. They were in the background launching campaigns aimed at desgregation. -
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Jackie Robinson MLB Career
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball when he signed with the Dodgers in 1947. He was an instant star becoming MVP potential and having a great career until 1957 when he retired. -
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Sweatt v Painter
Heman Sweatt was not accepted into the university of Texas Law School due to his race. He brought his case to the supreme court and they unanimously ruled in favor of Sweatt -
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Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist. In 1954 he fought for segregation in the University of Mississippi Law School. He was apart of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Later he became a field secretary for NAACP in Mississippi. He was assassinated June 12 1963 -
Brown V Board of Education
In the case of Oliver Brown V the board of education the supreme court reversed their previous ruling of Plessy V Ferguson and ruled that separate facilities can not be equal. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycotts
The year long Montgomery Bus Boycotts was a retaliation against the bus system due to their policies of one having to give up their seat to a white person. This movement was kick started by Rosa Park's famous story. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a civil rights group whose first president was MLK. The group was made by the momentum of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. -
"The Southern Manifesto"
The southern manifesto was the southern democrat's massive resistance to racial integration. It was signed by 101 politicians. 99 Southern Democrats and 2 Republicans -
Little Rock High School
Little Rock High formerly an "All White" school was challenged by the Little Rock 9 who with the help of President Eisenhower gained access and protection to go to the school. -
Greensboro Sit In
Starting February 1st was a movement of peaceful protests to erase segregation in Greensboro South Carolina. In the end this movement succeeded and establishments were integrated. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comitee
An influential organization inspired by the Greensboro and Nashville sit ins based on peaceful protest. They played an influential role on the March on Washington -
Freedom Rides
A campaign of bus tours aimed at integration. These activists went around the country challenging Jim Crow laws by trying to use "white only" facilities. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
The letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Martin Luther King Jr. He was imprisoned in an Alabama prison cell. While he was in his cell he wrote and or created one of the seminal text of the American Civil Rights Movement. -
March on Wahington
On this date 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington DC. The march was for a political rally for jobs and for freedom. The political rally had many different important parts of it but this was the day that MLK Jr. had his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Bombing of Birmingham Church
On a Sunday morning in Birmingham a bomb exploded during the service. The bombing took place in the 16th Street Baptist Church. The church was mostly an African American congregation. There was four young girls who died which made a violent clash between protesters and police. -
24 Amendment
The 24th amendment was ratified in January of 1964. This stopped states from taking a poll tax from everyone so everyone would be able to vote even if poor. But five states did not take on the poll taxes during the ratification and the states were Virginia, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. -
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Mississippi Freedom Summer
Mississippi Freedom Summer was a volunteer campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi. This did not just include African Americans but 1,000 out of state white voters that were harassed by Mississippi's white population. -
Civil Rights Act passed
The Civil Rights Act that was passed eliminated segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on any race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. While the legislation was passing this law they were also talking about other acts like the Voting Acts of 1965. -
Malcolm X assassinated
On February 21, 1965 one week after his home was firebombed, Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City. -
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Selma to Montgomery march
This march was on the way to the the state capitol in Montgomery. Every day Selma would walk so many miles a day to reach the capitol. It was a 5 day march. The march was so the voting acts would be passed. A couple months after the march ended the Voting Act of 1965 was passed. -
Voting Rights Act approved
The voting acts was signed by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965. This prevented states from not allowing African Americans and others races to vote. Now everyone had the true right to vote. -
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Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party or the BPP (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. The Black Panther was not just in the United States but started spreading throughout different parts of the world. The party was founded in 1966 and was founded in Oakland, California. -
James Meredith
Meredith was a civil rights activist/writer who went to the segregated Mississippi University. He wrote many books and went on solo marches. All of his movements pressured presidential administrations to push towards civil rights. -
Kings assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee. He was killed at the motel he was staying at for the night. He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced an hour later.
