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Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced racial segregation manly in the Southern United States. These laws took away Black Americans Civil rights such as education, voting, housing and the use of public facility’s. These laws eventually led to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, helping end legal discrimination. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was constitutional in the “Separate but equal” doctrine. This led to a wide spread discrimination specifically in public places like schools, transportation and businesses. This allowed for the spread of Jim Crow laws to become more popular in the south and set back racial equality in the United States. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a Supreme Court case ruling that racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional. This overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case and the statement of “separate but equal”. However many states in the south apposed the new doctrine. This helped led to the integration of public schools and was a big push for the Civil Rights movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This chart shows the effect the Montgomery bus boycott had, it shows the dramatic decrease in the revenue and the amount of passengers on the bus. The graph shows that the amount of passengers dropped to zero and the bus was making little to no revenue. This shows how effective nonviolent protests were, and the economic effect the boycott had. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white male passenger. This led to the Montgomery bus boycott that lasted a year. This severely affected the city’s public transportation system. This helped show the power of nonviolent protests. This led to the Supreme Court ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were 9 Black American student that walked in to Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. The Arkansas state governor blocked the students in with the National Guard. Later president Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the nine students into the school. This event shows the federal government’s role in enforcing desegregation in the southern states. -
Greensboro Sit Ins Begin
The sit ins consisted of four black American students in North Carolina and their staged sit ins at a segregated restaurant called Woolworths lunch counter, they refused to leave until they were served. They eventually got thousands of students to participate in similar protests. These protests led to the desegregation of many public places and showed the power of nonviolent protests. -
James Meredith
James Meredith was the first Black Student to enroll in the University of Mississippi. He faced harsh racial and violent mobs from the Mississippi governor Ross Barnett. President John F. Kennedy sent troops to help protect him while he finished his schooling. This led to more Black students to apply to colleges despite the ongoing threats and harassment Meredith received through out his college career. -
Freedom Rides
The freedom riders were groups of black and white civil rights activists that rode interstate buses through the southern states to challenge segregation on busses. They frequently faced brutal attacks, beatings, arrests, and bombings. Their relentless efforts pressured the federal government to enforce Supreme Court ruling banning segregation on interstate busses. -
March on Washington
A march led by Martin Luther King Jr including over 250,000 people who gathered in Washington. D.C. Together they demanded civil rights legislation and economic justice. Martin Luther King Delivered his famous “I Have a Dream Speech” which called for racial equality and unity. The march helped lead to the Civil rights Act of 1964. -
Civil Rights Act
The civil rights act was one of the most significant achievements of the civil rights movement, the Civil Rights Act banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, and national origin. The Act also strengthened the enforcement of desegregation laws and marked a major step towards improving racial equality in the U.S. -
Voting right's Act Map
This maps shows that majority of the senators in the United States voted yes for the Civil Rights Act. This shows the equality was a goal for most Americans and was a big victory for the Civil Rights movement. -
Voting Rights Act
This Act banned literacy tests, poll taxes and other discriminatory practices that restricted Black Americans from voting, particularly in the southern states. This helped lead to a great increase in black voter participation and increases their legal representation. -
Voting Rights Act Graph
This graphs shows the dramatic increase of Black Americans that had registered to vote after the passing of the Voting Rights Act. This shows how important having a political influence was to African Americans in the Unites States.