Civil rights movement

Civil Rights Movment

By GenesisAlvizo17

  • Niagara Movement (1905)

    Niagara Movement (1905)
    The civil rights group founded by William Trotter and W.E.B Dubois in 1956.The group wanted to bring legal change and wanted to change the crises of crime, economics,etc.Niagara wanted the same rights for colored men and women in voting, education, etc.They had annual meetings.The significance of this movement is despite the lack of funds and organization they tried their best to make a difference in civil rights movement.This picture shows The Niagara Movement at a Annual Meeting in Boston 1907

  • Jackie Robinson (1919-1972, 1947)

    Jackie Robinson (1919-1972, 1947)
    Jackie Robinson was the first colored baseball player togo beyond the limits.He played for theBrooklynDodgers.Robinson had to say and take no action when he was insulted.Rickey the Dodger manager was looking for a change.Jackie Robinson then retires becomes a speaker.The significance is that Jackie Robinson was an inspiration to other AfricanAmerican leagues.They eventually had a decline and lost players.Picture shows just how popularJackie got for being the first to break customs inbaseball.

  • Leadership Conference on Civil Rights(1950)

    Leadership Conference on Civil Rights(1950)
    The LCCR started with A. Philip Randolph Roy Wilkins, and Arnold Aronson.The group wouldmarch in the street, not sit back of the bus.They worked to pass legislations for the protection of civil rights of every American.They helped the passing of CR act1957,CR act1960,CR act1964, voting rights act1965, fair housing act1968.The conferencehas made animpact on civil rights.They have helpedmany acts pass due to work and determination to get right.Picture is of one the founders of LeadershipConference

  • Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

    Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
    The BrownvBoard ofEducation is about students being separated by color. In theend of the trial it was determinedthat it is unequal andviolate the 14amend.Studies showed that the separationby colormade the color students feelinferior towhite.This was the beginning ofequal rights for thecolored.They wereable to go to school werethey wanted.Nomore laws blocking in doing so.School isbig part of everyperson.Pic representshow the news of thistrial that happenedwas a big part of history.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)

    Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
    TheMontgomery bus boycott is a civil right protest that African Americanswouldget involved in.Theyrefused to ride the city’s buses to protest in regards of segregated seating. The boycott started December51955.Around 40000 AA bus riders boycotted.On June51956 the federal court ruledsegregating seats of bus wasviolation of 14thAmendment.Group of people all with one goal in mind were able to fulfill their goal anddream.Pic shows how the AfricanAmericans when on boycott walked to whereneeded to go

  • Freedom Ride (1961)

    Freedom Ride (1961)
    They were a group of white and African Americans civil rights activist who protested against segregated seats.Riders were often beaten by an angry mob who did not like the actions they were taking. In 1974 the U.S. Supreme court found that segregation on the buses is unconstitutional. The colored people are getting closer and closer to their civil rights. Picture represents the violent actions that were taken in order to have the colored no longer try to rebel and protest

  • March on Washington (1963)

    March on Washington (1963)
    The march on Washington held the well known, I have a Dream Speech, and 250,00 people gathered in front of Lincoln Memorial. They were all there to demand equal rights for all citizens and they also wanted justice. The memorial was held on the third anniversary of the Brown v. Board of education trial. This is the march that made a huge impact on society. They showed just how much equal rights mean to them. This is where MLK jr have his famous speech of “I have Dream”

  • Black Panthers (1966)

    Black Panthers (1966)
    The Black Panthers were a political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.They became active after the assassination of Malcolm X.They started a programs like feeding breakfast and health clinics.The Black Panthers where a pride for the African community. It was a way of them to express and take advantages of some of the new rights they had like voting.Picture represents their want to help their community and environment feel safe so they helped patrol

  • “Bloody Sunday”- March from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL (1965)

    “Bloody Sunday”- March from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL (1965)
    Bloody Sunday happened on March 7, 1965 people came to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge to start the March in Selma. State Troopers violently attacked the protesters who are peaceful.There were arrest of many including KingJr. himself. Bloody Sunday shocked many Americans which is when congress passed the Voting Rights Act1965.This gruesome event lead to a great victory. Now those colored had the chance to vote.This picture shows just how violent the troops have attacked these peaceful protesters.

  • Civil Rights Act (1968)

    Civil Rights Act (1968)
    Known as the Fair Housing Act of 1968, it was prohibited to base a sale, rent, and financing on a house based on the person's gender, race, religion, and national origin.The act was passed after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. This was one final achievement for the the civil rights movement. This was big because people of color had the opportunity to buy a house and not be discriminated about it.This shows when President Lyndon B.Johnson signed the Act of Civil Rights 1968