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Brown V. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education case was about a girl, Linda Brown, who had to walk miles to go to school because she was denied the right to go to a closer school, which was majority white. The court ruled that segregation is unconstitutional because it denied "equal protection" from the 14th Amendment. As a reslt, the Sibley Commission was made. This gave Georgians an "opinion" if schools should be intergrated or not. Though this was made, it was pointless and didn't have a resulting effect. -
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Civil Rights Project_Saddler,Sydney
The Civil Rights Movement was and still is an important part of history, teaching people in order to acquire equality you have to fight for it. These are some important events of the civil rights movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Theis was started when Rosa Parks went to jail, because she refused to go to the back of the bus for a white person. As protest, African Americans stopped riding the bus for 381 days, to accomplish equality on public transportation. This resulted in being able to sit anywhere on the bus regardless of race. -
The SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was made to promote nonviolent protest to acquire civil rights for African Americans. This was found by Martin Luther King and lead by Ralph David Abernathy. -
Woolworth Lunch Counter
Woolworth is a restaurant in Greensboro and when four black college students were denied service, the sat peacefully in the restaurant. This fueled the sic month long boycott so Woolworth would inter grate. -
The SNCC
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating committee started in April 1960 at Shaw Univeristy by Bella Baker. The participated in sit-ins, freedom rides, and in the March on Washington. -
End of Woolworth Lunchcounter Boycott
The day ended the acts of segregation in Woolworth Lunchcounter. -
Admission To UGA
Charlayne James and Hamiliton Holmes were the first African Americans to go to UGA. This was huge because this showed intergrating schools was now a reality. They grew up to be an orthopedic physician and a journalists. -
Freedom Riders
The freedom riders were a group of activist who wanted to change the way of the segregated transportation system. They would revolt by riding in "whites only" cars which resulted in them being arrested, but their act went national. This resulted in Sept. 1961 were the Interstate Commerce Commission intergrated pulbic transportation vehicles. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was in Albany, Georgia were African Americans did peaceful protest in order to achieve equal rights. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination of a persons race, gender, religion, etc. This also ended public segregation in public accommodations. This was signed by Lyndon B Johnson. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into act by Lyndon B Johnson. This act overcomes the lower governments which denied the right of African Americans to vote. This was so important due to the fact African American community wasn't represented in government, to better their rights. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK was assassinated in this day from being shot from James Ray.
