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Tulsa, Masacre
A young black boy that was shoe shinning was accused of assulting a young white woman In Tulsa Ok. Later on that day he was taken into jail and sent to court for his trail. A mob of African American where outside in a peacfull way wanting justice for him. Later on white people where there. After the white people where added a death broke out. The two agonizing days resulted in about 30/300 people dead mostly African Americans. -
Brown V. Board of education
In May 17 1954, Mr. Brown was trying to send he daughter to a school she was denied access because she was of color. He took that to the supreme court and then he was saying that it wasn't fair that and she need it the right to be in school. In a 0-9 decision the "sperate but equal" was band from school giving black students the way of going to school with the kids. -
Emmett TIll
Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy that was linched because he said and wisled something inappropriate to a white woman in a convince store in Mississippi. He was accused of trying to rape her and doing horrible things to her. Which non were true. After Tills family reconciled the people that did it. THe stranded before trial and in a 1 hour and 7 minute case they were found non gulti. After the trail was over the told a news paper that they did in fact kill till. No justice was served for Till. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a actives for black people rights. In December 1 1955 she refused to give up her seat in a bus for a white guy. She was in the middle row of the bus meaning that she could be there. When the white person got in on the bus she refused to move. The bus driver was telling her to move she didn't want to. The police got called and later parks was taken in the station. This started a massive boycott of bus ridding and making a stop on bus segregation. -
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conferene)
This was a bus boycott to had happened to rosa parks. For 381 days Africans Americans protested against the Mongomory segregated bus system. They refused to use the bus until the buses were unsegregated. The boycott ended in Deember 21 1956 Staring in December 2 1955. A day after Rosa Parks arrest for refusing to give her seat up for a white person. -
Little Rock 9
This was when 9 African Amerian students attempted to deseggragate the school systems. The were escorted with U.S army and very high and powerful police. The students where called names and much more. They took everything just to make a change in the school like Brown v. Board of education did. They wanted the school stop be equal for everyone. -
Greensboro
Greensboro event was when 4 colleges students decided to sit-in in a only white place. They didn't do anything it was a nonviolent protest. The students were called names and much more. The police was called they didn't do anything because there was no provocation for the students side. A few days the came back with about 300 students from different Colleges to do the sit-ins. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was a six year old that was and activest. She wasn't aware that she was and activest she too young to understand. She was escorted by police and much more. There was only one teacher that wanted to teach her and she couldn't be with the white boy and girls in the school. She wasn't in the school at the same time either and she had to follow really strict rules that proihibe her from being with them. -
Freedom Riders
This was a group of African Americans that were trying to deseggragate the bus terminal. They wanted to have acces to bus terminals. This was a peace full protested. Ones they were in the deep south the faces a lot of violence. Buses were burn down with them in there. They were beat and much more. Just Backus they wanted to have the right to use a bus terminal. -
March on Washington
This is the largest gathering of the civil rights at the time. This where Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. They were fighting for jobs an liberty. At the time there was only very little things for African American, and they need more for them to grow and shine. So they had this peacefully March on Washingtogon. -
Civil Rigths Act
This is the act that you can't discrminat against no one because of there color, sex, religion, origen and much more. Giving the civil Rigths movement and big turn and giving black the right that they have been wanting. No this didn't end everything but it did put a stop to a lot of things. All tho there was still racism it was less and just more hidden. -
Malcom x
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska In 1925. He was one of the biggest Muslim that was for showing and being comfortable In you skin. He had a really big life of crime but decide to change later o he was Assisi dieted at close rang. -
Selma
Selma all so know as the bloddy Sunday. It was when a lot of peace full protesters where walking to the capital of Montgomery to register to vote. The were then stopped by state troopers that later gased them bet them and killed them. They were a peaceful posted and they just wanted to vote. -
Voting Rights Act
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Voting Rigths Act
This would take away all the restrictions I order for African Americans to vote. Meanig that the poll tax and the literacy test will be out. Giving them the right for them to vote and help chooses how they wanted In politics. -
Martin Luther King
Doctor king was one biggest workers for the civil Rigths movement. Leading a lot of marches at a very short age. He was also a pastor at his church giving him more freedom when it came to working and organizing protest. Giving his famous I have a dream speech and much more. Like Malcom X he was also assassinated.