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Plessy v Ferguson
Court case that made its way to Supreme Court. Sated segregation was legal as long as its "separate but equal" -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
African-American Civil Rights Association. Goal is for all people to have equal rights without discrimination based on race -
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Supreme court case that ruled "separate but equal" school for black and white students was unconstitutional -
Thurgood Marshall
He was an associate justice of the Supreme Court, legal counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Served in Brown v Board of education -
De Jure vs. De Facto Segregation
After Brown v Board of education, De Facto segregation (segregation based on volunteers/associations) and De Jure (segregation based on laws) became important for court reasons -
Emmett Till
Young teenage (14) African-American from Chicago visiting his family in Mississippi, and said something to a white girl. He was later found dead in a river. Men who killed him found not guilty -
Rosa Parks
As a revolt against segregation, when a white person told her to get out of her spot on the bus she said no and got arrested for it -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks incident, African Americans boycotted using buses to get around because they were treated badly and wanted equal rights -
Little Rock School Integration
Brown v Board of education said segregated schools were unconstitutional. Arkansas didn't want to be integrated so the mayor ordered state police to only let white students in, than Eisenhower had US Army protect African Americans get in school safe -
The Sit-Ins
African Americans sat at white only bars in restaurants to retaliate segregation. -
Freedom Rides
13 African Americans who started bus trips that went around the segregated south promoting racial equality -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
Marked the beginning of many civil reforms like the public bus boycott and the sit-ins. Many of the white southerns revolted violently on these reform attempts -
March On Washington
More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. for a politically rally. MLK was speaker and preformed "I Have A Dream" speech. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), was a minister, activist, humanitarian, and a leader in the African-American rights. MLK gave his most famous speech "I have a Dream" in front of over 200,000 people in Washington D.C. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited tax polls (paying a fee to vote) in elections for federal office -
Malcolm X
Muslim minister, and human rights activist. Most known for his speech "The Ballot or The Bullet" . Stated he wants to be able to vote, or die. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended segregation in public places and banned the employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
March From Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
MLK's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, made Selma its main focus for voting rights in the south. The march attempted to go from Selma to the capital, Montgomery but were met with state and local authorities. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Law that made it easier for African Americans to register to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters denied at the local level -
Black Panther Party
Afircan-American group that armed citizens patrols to monitor behavior of police officers and challenge police brutality -
Race Riots
In Detroit, living conditions were poor for African Americans, so they revolted, demanding better living conditions and general better treatment
