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Plessy vs. Ferguson
In Lousiana there was a law requiring that blacks and whites sit in sperate railway cars. A man who was 7/8 white took a seat in a white car but asked to move to a black car because he wasn't fully white. He refused, was arrested but took the case to Court. The court didn't change a thing, 'seperate, but equal." -
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Civil Rights Movement: 1950-1970
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Linda Brown
An eight year old African American girl had to go to a distant school due to segregation. Her father sued the school and The Supreme Court declared school segreagation as unconstituional. -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till bought candy at a general, he said something to the owner's wife while he was visiting his cousin's grandfather a 64 year old farmer. Emmitt was killed and thrown in the river at fouteen years old because he wistled at a white woman. -
Bus Boycotts
In Montgomery Alabama at Whole Street Church protests continued abuse about how Rosa Parks had beeen arrested due to her not giving up her seat for a white man. She was a well known member of the black community. Many protesters said, "I ain't getting on the bus, till Jim Crow gets off". Blacks walked places, organized carpools and taxis, city buses stoood idle and were empty for over a year. The battle was won by the blacks and there were no more bus segregation. -
Little Rock High School
At a central high school in LIttle Rock, Arkansas, National guard stood between nine black children and their all white HS. They black children were harrassed, cursed and threatened. Then they were gathered at their houses, driven to school in army vehicles and escorted through the hallways with their own individual white soldier. -
Lunch "Sit-ins"
African Americans sat at counters that didn't serve them. The management would call the police if they didn't get out. -
Freedom Rides
Students tried to interstate travel discrimination by traveling the interstate. Many racists set fire to the buses, popped their tires, or beaten them. It got to the point where thrity two highway patrols lead them to Alabama. There they were badly beaten and thrown into jail. -
Protesting
In Selma Alabama many blacks began to march in protest, Martin Luther KIng was arrested. -
Letter from Jail
Martin Luther King Jr wrote a letter telling what being an African American feels like and what it looks like. -
James Meredith
The University of Mississippi must admit a black student and vet- James Meredith. The Govenor orders troops to prevent him from being on the campus. Riots evolve about his enrollment, but he ends up becoming the first black student at Ole Miss. -
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James Meredith
At the University of Mississippi, the school must admit James Meredith who was black and a veteran. The governor ordered troops to prevent him from getting on the campus. Riots evolved over his enrollment. Then, he becomes the first black student to attend. -
Church Bombing
A bomb planted by the KKK killed four young girls while they were attending sunday school -
Murder of three civil rights workers
Three workers in Philadelphia MI were chraged with speeding. At ten pm. A sheriff ordered the three to return home, they were then folllowed by two cars. A car had passed, then slowed down so they were boxed in, then they were shot and killed. Investigators found their bodies in the river, beaten and tortured. The stat of MI refused to press murder charges -
Big Change
Congress bans discrimination in public areas as well as employment -
Voting rights: Registration
Hundreds of students from the NOrth traveled the backroads of MI. They came to help blacks register to vote. The voters risked their lives, homes, families when they voted. -
Jimmie Lee Jackson
In Selma Alabama there were seven hundred children marching from a cafe. Jimmie Jackson was trying to defend his family, then pushed to the ground by police and was beaten so badly, he died. -
Bloody Sunday
A ton of people were marching from Selma to the Montgomery State House. (fifty-four miles) State troopers were stopping them- ceasing of the march. They were beaten by police- hence the name "Bloody Sunday." -
Voting Rights March
This march happened fourteen days after Bloody Sunday. This is when President Johnson passed a voting rights act because of the march. During this march there was people of all races. -
Interracial marriage
In Washington DC the Supreme Court was strinking down laws that interracial marriage was unconsitutional. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be appointed in the Supreme Court -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther KIng Jr. is assasinated in Memphis Tennessee as he was standing on his hotel balcony -
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton was the chairman of the Black Panther Party. He was shot and killed by police during a raid. Police said they fired upon personal defense, but no one was indicted for Hampton's death
