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Plessy vs. Ferguson
Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled in favor of making separate facilities for different races. -
Founding of NAACP
W. E. B. du Bois and Jane Addams urged black people to fight for their rights, so they formed the National Association of Colored People. -
Integration of Baseball
Jackie Robinson was the first black man to join the Major Leagues. Many people protested his joining and tried to get him off the team. -
Integration of the Military
Harry S. Truman allowed black people to be in the military after passing the Executive Order 9981. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Oliver Brown argued that both black and white people should be allowed to attend the same school. The court ruled in favor of Brown, and desegregated schools. -
The Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till, a 14 year old African-American boy, was lynched for flirting with a white girl. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks boarded a bus, refused to give her seat to a white woman, and was jailed. In response, many black people boycotted the buses untilt they recieved their rights to sit where ever they please. -
Little Rock Nine
As a step in the integration of schools, nine black students were allowed to attend an all-white school, -
Greensboro Sit-in
As a method of peaceful protesting, black students sat at a white-only bar. Food was thrown at them and they were called nasty names, however they continued to sit at the bar . -
Freedom Rides
A group of both black and white people boarded several buses and protested segregation. They successfully integrated several bus stations along their way to New Orleans, before being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan and the police. -
Birmingham Children's March
Thoudands of black people, especially children, peacfully marched through the streets of Birmingham. The police used high-pressure hoses, dogs, and cattle prods against the crowd. -
March on Washington
Over 250,000 peaceful citizens gathered at Washington D.C. where many speakers gave speeches, including Martin Luther King Junior and his I Have a Dream speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law passed by Lyndon B. Johnson that prohibited segregation in public buildings and in employment, -
Malcolm X Assassination
During a speech, Malcolm X was shot by three Muslim black people that opposed his ideas about racial equality. -
Selma March
A large, peaceful crowd marched thorugh Selma, Alabama. The police responded with tear gas and brutally beat them. -
Voting Rights Act
A law passed by Lyndon B. Johnson that prevented racial discrimination when voting. -
Watts Riots
In an especially poor neighborhood of Watts, which is located in Los Angeles, a black man was arrested for drunk-driving. Soon followed was a large riot in which many black people looted and destroyed white-owned buildings and burned cars. Many people were killed, injured, and arrested.
