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14th Amendment
This amendment protects citizens rights. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities. -
Brown v. Board Supreme Court Decision
This decision desegregated public schools. -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett was kidnapped, beaten, shot in the head, then thrown into a river. -
Little Rock Nine
African American students integrated Little Rock Central High School. -
Freedom Riders
A bus was burned while all of the riders attacked with baseball bats. -
Freedom Summer
A campaign to register as many African American voters as possible. -
Birmingham Campaign
This brings attention to the integration efforts of African Americans. -
The March on Washington
Advocated for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
“ the rough places will be made plains and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together” MLK -
16th Street Bombing
This bombing was committed by a white supremacist terrorist group -
Assassination of JFK
Assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
Jim Crow Laws
These laws mandated racial segregation in all public facilities. -
Malcom X Assassination
Muslim minister and human rights activist was killed. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks sat in the back of an all whites bus. -
Black Power Movement
This brought attention to the need for changes and the importance of black identity. -
Loving v. Virginia
This is a law banning interracial marriages. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by a white citizen -
Fair Housing Act of 1968
This prohibits discrimination against race.
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