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Plessy vs Ferguson
In 1896 Homer Plessy refused to sit in a Jim Crow car which was breaking a Louisiana law. When Plessy took his case to the state court they refused his argument by state law. He then brought the case to the Supreme Court saying this case conflicted with 13th and 14th amendment. Plessy lost his case by a majority vote of 7-1, restrictive legislation based on race was not overturned until the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954. -
Brown vs the board of education
The Brown v. Board of Education case gave hope and courage to African Americans across the US. This case was brought to the courts by ordinary teachers, students, and many others that simply just wanted equality in schools. The end of this case resulted in the end of legal segregation in public schools. -
The Death of Emmett till
Emmett till was a 14 year old kid ,Emmett was visiting family in money,Mississippi he was with his cousins out side of a corner store. He was dared to ask out the White women behind the counter out,so emmett went in bought candy and as he was going out said "Bye,Baby" to the lady. when her husband learned him and his brother dragged till from his uncles house and beat him to death.Tills mom displayed his body at his funeral so the world could see what was happening with blacks in the south. -
Rosa parks and the montgomery bus boycott
Rosa parks started a movement called the Montgomery bus boycott. 4 days before the actual boycott began Rosa parks refused to give up her seat to white man, she was later arrested and fined. This struck an anger in the African American people, African Americans in Montgomery ,Alabama refused to ride buses to protest segregated seating. The time span of this boycott was from December 5,1955 till December 20.1956. The movement help MLK jr emerge as a national civil rights leader. -
The little rock nine
In 1957 Daisy Bates gathered 9 students to enroll in central high school in Little Rock,Arkansas. On September 4th 1957 Daisy Bates walked the kids to school. They were then crowded by white people that spit a them, threatened them and shouted at them. The governor of Arkansas ordered the Arkansas National Guard to line up around the building and not let them in. President Eisenhower then sent the army to escort the children in the school. They still suffered harassment but still graduated. -
Greensboro four
The Greensboro four was a movement, this movement helped the 1960's civil right bill. On February 1, 1960, four African-American students took seats at a segregated lunch counter at a store in greensboro. They were asked to leave but refused to and remained to sit there peacefully. This act helped to inspire later civil rights movements for anti-war and women rights liberation's movement. -
Murder of medgar evers
Medgar Evers was an African american civil rights leader he also was a member of the NAACP. He was a factor in getting witnesses and evidence for the emmett till case Which brought attention to African Americans in the south. On June 12 1963 he was shot and killed outside of his house by a man named Byron De La Beckwith. At his funeral he was honored by many soldiers and president JFK condemned his killing. In 1994 Byron was found guilty and set to life in prison. -
1963 march on washington
The 1963 march on Washington was an alliance for civil rights labor and religious organizations. They came together for " jobs" and freedom. 75% of the marchers were African Americans. There was 200,000 to 300,000 participants. This march helped pass the civil rights act of 1964. -
Birmingham church bombing
On a sunday morning a bomb was set off at the 16th street baptist church in Birmingham,Alabama. The bomb killed 4 girls and injured many other people. This bombing led to many protests and fights that helped draw national attention to the fight for African American civil rights. -
The civil rights act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 is an act that helped ban and fight against discrimination based on race,color,religion,sex, or national origin. This act also ended the unequal rights to voting registration requirements. Also, it dealt with racial segregation in school, at jobs and facilities that served the general public.
