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Brown V. B.O.E.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation violated the 14th Admendment. Public schools had to be intergated. There was no time frame so schools in the south put the case aside until they were forced to enforce the law. Schools were then desegregated and blacks students were allowed to attend white schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was when African AMericans all protested against the segregated laws for bus riders. Rosa Parks was one of the four brave women who refused to give up their seat. The first person was actually Claudette Colvin, a fifteen year old girl, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. She was then took to court and soon the Browder v. Gayle case ruled that all segregated laws on buses should be removed. People protested by walking on the street refusing to ride the bus. -
End of White Primary
White Primary became illegal in 1944, but GA ignored it because there was no time limit. Then GA was forced to in the 1960's when the Civil Rights Act was signed. White Primary soon went away and people of all races became fair to each other. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Four brave young men, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr. and David Richmond, went to F.W. Woolworth's and sat a Whites only counter. They were going to sit there until they were physivally forced out of the store. The sit-in attracted so much attention that others decided to join the sit-ins and protest for their rights at the counters. Later on in 1960, F.W. Woolworth's decided to desegregate their counters. Other states participated as well and all restraunts became desegregated. -
Albany Movement
It's purpose was to desegregate Albany and to make it equal. It was not lead by MLK at first, but did lead later on when requested to. The police and the protesters both used nonviolent acts against each other. The police would do nothing to harm them, instead, they would just arrest the protesters. It was a failure because not much was progressing or improving in Albany. -
March on Washington
This is when MLK gave his "I have a dream speech." African American protesters all marched to Washington D.C. to fight for job equality and freedom. They wanted to encourage legislation. Soon after this event, the signing of the Civil Rights Act took place. This was one of the major events that took place to lead to the signing for equality. -
Signing of The Civil Rights Act
The KKK talked for 4 consecutive hours to stall the signing. The speeches were then ignored and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. It didn't give everything that the protesters wanted, but it gave majority of what they wanted. It was a good start, but some parts were still segregated. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was when peaceful protesters gathered together at Selma to march to Montgomery. People were severly hurt and a lot were arrested. They wanted to desegregate Montgomery and voting rights. -
Memphis Sanitation Strike
MLK gathered sanitation workers to protest in Memphis. They worked for economic equality and social justice. They protested for better jobs for African Americans in Memphis. -
MLK Dies
MLK was killed in a motel and was shot standing on the balcony. The motel was in Memphis, TN where he was helping others in the Memphis Sanitation Strike.
