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Plessy v. Ferguson
This all started because Plessy would not sit in the “black car” and refused to relinquish his seat after paying for a first class. He paid for it, but was rejected the right as a minority.This matter was taken to court and the term, “separate but equal”was coined in. On May 18, 1896, the Plessy v. Ferguson case in which the U.S. Supreme Court voted by a seven-to-one majority, deciding that we are “separate but equal”. This was a huge blow for the civil rights movement, that was new at the time. -
Sweat V Painter
Sweatt tried to get enrolled in a law school, but got rejected because of his race. He appealed this, and it went to the higher courts. It was decided that there were no 'equal' schools to this -decision made because of the 'equal but different' law- and it was voted, unanimously, that he were to go to that school that he got rejected from. This was a huge victory for the 14th amendment by increasing its jurisdiction. Sweatt later went to the school.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Schools had been segregated in an unofficial way for many years by finding loopholes in the system.The NAACP had challenged this.The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, case on May 17, 1954, ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and declared that the white and African American students were receiving unequal education. However, the 1954 decision declared that segregation was not permissible in any other public facility. -
The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine came to be because of the fact that these nine brave students were not given a right to attend a school.These people were tasked to go to the school, but they were harassed and denied entry by the white students.They finally got in and were treated badly all year.Through all of this, they succeeded -one student called Ernest Green was able to graduate from this school.The students completing a year full of strife with harassment was a victory for the civil rights movement. -
Woolworth's Sit-In February 1, 1960,
A non violent protest started. Word of its success inspired a sit-in movement,organized primarily by the Student NCC, and this spread throughout the South. The desegregation of public places was the main goal, and this movement would find victory later on down the road. By showing the violence was only on the part of the “whites”, people would see the righteousness of their movement. This built up to all public places being desegregated in 1964 which was a huge step in the civil rights movement. -
The March on Washington
The march was the idea of A. Philip Randolph,founder of the BSCP, in addition to being a labor and civil rights activist.The march was to raise awareness and to force the government to do something about the racial discrimination “blacks” face in the workforce.Success of the march demonstrated their resolve and use of nonviolent ways to achieve their goal of racial equality.The passing of the Civil Rights Acts following (1964-1965) were some of the pinnacle moments in the civil rights movement. -
The 24th Amendment
Prior to the 24th amendment, people of color would get discriminated for voting in many ways -as well as the poor whites.They were hampered in one way or another -the poor white people were also lumped in here because of the tax that they had to pay to vote. The Literature tests, levies, etc existed and it prevented many from voting.This was fixed when the 24th amendment was passed.The 24th a very huge amendment, because people of color and poor could ACTUALLY vote now and not get stopped. -
Lyndon Johnson’s order 11246
The Lyndon Johnson’s order 11246 made it so people could be employed regardless or color, practices, or religion. This order was signed in by President Lyndon Johnson two years after Martin Luther King Jr died. It is a accomplishment of MLK’s. The order was significant to the minorities and to the people that had other religions that weren’t accepted in the US. The president even spoke with MLK, which was a pretty significant thing as not many spoke with minority, much less planned anything. -
The Black Panthers
After the assassination of the great Malcom X, a group founded by two men in college started to take action.The group had begun to view police activity, making sure that there was no brutality. The group was beginning to fall by the actions of internal strife, FBI counter-intelligence, and was eventually destroyed. The movement was significant, because it looked out for police brutality, set up medical help and free breakfast centers in 13 cities.They won the hearts of many troubled minorities. -
Bloody Sunday
A group of civil rights activists down in Selma,Alabama, were marching to increase the voting rights of Africans Americans but faced harsh retaliation from local residents.This was a heavily segregated area,so Martin Luther King organized the march from Selma to Montgomery. Despite it being a peaceful protest the marchers were attacked and many died. In result, this convinced Congress of the importance for African Americans having the right to vote;later in May, 1965, a bill was drafted for it.
