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Emmett Till’s Murder
Emmett till was a african american boy who got murdered in the south by a bunch of racist . they killed him because a girl lied and said he cat called her -
Creation of the Montgomery Improvement Association
this was a committee formed after the arrest of Rosa Parks
to over see the Montgomery bus boycott. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
this was when african americans refused to ride the bus in the city of montgomery -
Little Rock Nine Crisis
this was when 9 african americans where enrolled into little rock nine high school and they were blocked from being allowed in -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
the civil rights act of 1957 was passed to help protect the right to vote for African americans -
Greensboro Sit-In
a group of 4 african american men sat at a dinner where there was no service to colored people -
Assassination of Medgar Evars
he was murdered by white supremacists but this would be none as a turning point in civil rights -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
this act would prohibit racial discrimination also it would make it so you cant get discriminated on race sex or nationality -
Assassination of Malcolm X
malcolm x was shot while delivering a speech at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
the king was shot at a motel in Memphis tn the news of his death caused outrage and violent protest -
Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
upheld busing programs that aimed to speed up the racial integration of public schools in the United States -
Shirley Chisolm’s Presidential Campaign
she was the first black woman elected in Congress and she would legalize abortions through her career -
Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record
he hit more home runs then anyother base ball player in history 755 home runs from 1954-74 -
Barbara Jordan’s Address at the Democratic National Convention
her central idea was democracy is terrible and that the American people need to set an example for there positions not the other way around -
University of California Regents vs. Bakke
this made it illegal to use racial quotas at collages