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NAACP
The leader of the NAACP was Medgar Evers of Mississippi. The NAACP stood for the national association for the advancement of colored people . It was a group of activist that believed in the rights of African Americans by saving and helping the falsely accused and protesting against segragation of the government . They were most known for their contribution toward the Brown v. Board of education supreme court case that resulted in their favor. -
SCLC
The southern Christian leadership conference was a group formed by the representatives of the Montgomery improvement association and several other groups that would protest all around the region on civil rights with non violent protest . Because their conference was based on the Christianity faith, the leader elected was Martin Luther King Jr. -
Brown v. Board of education
a supreme court case the reversed the ruling of "seprate but equal " . Marshal and the NAACP brought up the situation of segragated schools to the supreme court. more cases were imerged with the crown case all into one with one big significance to intergrate schools. in 1954 chief Justice Earl Warrn issued the desicion that all agreed upon that the segragation in shool was violating the constitution of equal prtection. -
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested and rudely and forcefully thrown off a bus for not giving her seat to a white man, triggering the start of the boycott. Led by the NAACP, many African Americans refused to take the bus until the buses were integrated. Bus lost lots of money and began going out of business until they became integrated and African Americans started using them again. -
Little Rock Nine
in little rock, Arkansas becuase schools began to intergrate nine african american students would attempt to attend Central High School. governor Orval Faubus that stated "blood would run the streets" if blacks were to attend the high school. feeling so strongly about his word he ordered Arkansas National Guars to keep the blacks from entering the school. his actions didnt work becuase president Eisenhower anouced that he would send fedral troops to protected the 9 black students for one year. -
Greensboro Sit Ins
In Greensboro North Carolina, 4 African American students went out for coffee at a local diner. They waited to be served but never were due to their race. They sat their waiting to be arrested but weren't so they stayed until the diner was closed. The next day they brought more people starting the sit in. Soon over 50 other cities in the South had sit ins as well, many people got arrested and other got beat even the white supporters! After so much violence, the diners became integrated. -
Birmingham, Alabama Campaign
King lead marches against the states segregation laws. All their protest were nonviolent yet they still got arrested, King too. Local white clergymen verbally attacked King but he rejected their accusations in a letter, now known as "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". Soon the working protestors decided to stop, forcing King to relunctantly let teens join in on the protest. Teens got jailed as well. Soon the police began using water hose and dogs to stop the protestors. Leading to state integration -
Evers assassinated!
On June 12, Medgar Evers was assassinated in front of his house. Right away cops arrested KKK member Byron De La Beckwith for suspicion of this homicide. The first 2 trials were unsuccessful ending with no verdict, allowing Beckwith free until 30 years later. Beckwith was found guilty in 1993 sentenced to life. -
March on Washington
african american leaders planned for a march to represent jobs and freedom. Over 200,00 people showed up all of diffrent color and race. as many civil rights leaders appeared next to the lincoln memorial dilvering heart touching speeches on dreams and desires for the african american people. many cheered and shouted for freedonm to the black community. -
"I Have A Dream"
At the great Washington March of 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech known today as "I Have A Dream", he originally wrote down a speech to recite but as he started he went off his paper and spoke from his heart. He did not recite his written words he spoke the words that he felt and thought at the moment of time. This speech became famous and affected and inspired many. -
The 24th Amendment
When African Americans were first allowed to vote, expensive poll taxes were needed to be payed in order to vote except for those whose grandparents and parents were able to vote beforehand. This prevented blacks from voting until the 24th amendment which outlawed taxes on voting. This amendment was inforced by the Supreme court in 1966. -
Freedom Summer
a summer were college students would voulenteer to teach at summer schools and also help african americans regestisar to vote. all gathered at ohio college fro training. and as good turns into bad 3 men voulenteers were arreseted for speeding and on the same night of there realese there went missing. and so the hunt began to find these 3 men and in august were found dead in a dam. -
civil rights act
after the assanation of President Kennedy Vice President Lyndon Johnson became in charge and was a supporter of the civil rights act. he himself signed the actt into law. the civil rights act banned discrimination not only in employment but also in public accommidations. -
Selma March
King campaigned peaceful marches to gain voting rights for African-Americans in Selma. There were 3 marches throughout the month. Over 2,000 people participated in these marches. Soon teens began to protest too. Many of these protestors were severely beaten, gased and arrested like animals by the police, even one death occured. Due to this event being on the news, the last march had federal protection and help. -
voting act
the voting act was the most important piece in the civil rights movement. it gave the federal goverment tools to break down longstanding barriers to african american voting rights . soon many blacks were regestered to vote and some were even elected to state or local offices. freedom at last
