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Brown V. Board of education
Us Supreme Court established that it was unconstitutional for the states to have retinal segregation in public schools. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy from Chicago he was visiting family from Mississippi, but while their he was accused of whistling at a white women. He was tortured and murdered. -
Rosa Parks and The buss Boycott
Rosa Parks helped the civil rights movement in the us when she refused to give her seat to a white man on buss in Alabama. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The SCLC is a African American orginizarion from Atlanta Georgia. The first president of SCLC was Marthin Luther King Jr. they focused on citizenship schools and efforts to desegregate many cities. -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock 9 was 9 black students who were attending Little Rock Central high school 1957. Their attendance led to students being prevented to enter a racially segregated school. -
Green boro sit ins
4 college students sat down at a lunch counter at Wordsworth’s to be served. They were refused service continued to sit in and others joined, the protest spread to other towns forced change -
Freedom Riders
For 2 weeks groups of white and black civil rights activist participated in freedom rides. These were bus trips through the south to protest segregated bus terminals. -
March on Washington
The march on Washington was to advocate for civil and economical rights of African/blacks rights. Over 250,000 gathered in D.C -
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, nationality. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcom X was a black Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He was assasinated in New York while preparing to give a speech. -
Selma to Montgonmerey Marches
Martin Luther King led thousands non violent demonstrators on three protest marches along 54 miles of highway from Selma to Montgomery. -
Voting rights Act(1965)
The voting rights Act of 1965 was signed into Law by president Lindon Johnson. It prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
Asian of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was African/black American minister and civil rights leader. He was fatally shot in Memphis Tennessee while standing on the balcony of his motel.