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Brown vs Board
It was a Supreme Court case to end segregation in schools. It was a 9-0 decision, for equal protection under the 14th amendment. After the decision, violent riots broke out, with some schools closing. -
Emmet Till
Emmet till was 14 year old boy who lived in Chicago. He -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Its success launched nationwide efforts to end racial segregation of public facilities. -
SCLC
Was an African-American civil rights organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. SCLC is closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King Jr., who had a large role in the American civil rights movement. -
Little Rock Nine
Testing brown vs broad of education decision. 9 students were vetted to undergo this test. Airborn 101 escorted students to class. Following year all public schools closed. Then on August 29, 1959, all Arkansa schools reopened. -
Greensboro
4 college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworths to be served. They were refused service. They continued to “sit-in” and others joined. The protest spread to other towns as well. Woolworths then we’re forced to change their policy because they were losing money. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC coordinated a youth-led nonviolent, direct-action campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism. SNCC members played an integral role in sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the 1963 March on Washington, and such voter education projects as the Mississippi Freedom Summer. -
Freedom Riders
It was a 2 week bus ride to the Deep South, to deliberately violate the Jim Crow laws. It was organized by CORE. But on November 1, 1961, the KKK decided to burn their busses and beat the riders as well. though in the end, white and colored signs are removed from bus stations, train stations, and lunch counters. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
This march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. 250,000 people were in attendance at the Lincoln memorial. MLK was the last to speak, and gave his “I have a dream” speech. 70-80% of marchers were black. It helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Colors could not be refused service. Forbids employers and labor unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, physical disability, or age in job related matters. -
March on Selma/Bloody Sunday
600 students march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to get the right to vote. They walked 54 miles and were stopped at the bridge. They were then meet with police officers wearing gas masks and some riding on horses. They were then tear gassed and beaten by the police officers. It was seen on national television. LBJ order the passage of 1965 voting rights law. The 2nd march took place on March 24, 24 days after the first march -
Voting rights Act 1965
Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.