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The Before and After Effects of African-American Lives
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Map of segregated states prior to Brown V. Board Of Education
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Brown vs. Board of Eucation
In 1954, the supreme court ruled that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. In 1896, the Plessy vs. Ferguson case ruled that separate learning areas are “separate but equal”.
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Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered
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School Integration
New orleans school integration, two years after the brown V.S. board of education ruling a parish judge told the new orleans board of education to start coming up with a plan to integrate the two schools together. But the school board and the parents were very against it as a whole which took much time to absolve. -
Southern Christian Leadership Movement
Martin Luther King jr. establishes the Southern Christian Leadership Movement, and is elected president of the association. The SCLC becomes a major force in organizing the civil rights movement and bases its principles on nonviolence and civil disobedience. This was one of the first movements that expressed nonviolence while requesting change. -
Protests
In February 1960 four black students sat a a whites only table, which sparked outrage from both sides, one side that is angry that they sat there and another side is angry that the first side is angry. This led to future non-violent protests, and more sit in segregated restaurants. -
Sit-in protests
On February 1, 1960 four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students entered the F. W. Woolworth Co. department store in Greensboro, North Carolina and staged a sit-in at the store's segregated lunch counter. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested
MLK jr. was arrested and jailed for his anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Alabama. He was arrested for protesting the unequal treatment of blacks from society. His arrest sparked outrage and furthered the civil rights movement. -
March on Washington
August 28th, 1963. This was the day that the american people marched side by side, white and black. This was a march for jobs and freedom that weren’t constrained by the biological constraints of your skin color. More than 200,000 people marched on the mall on Washington and they all met at the Lincoln memorial. -
Map of the March on Washington
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Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson just a few hours after House approval on July 2, 1964. The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools. -
Voting on the civil rights act
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Blacks and Latinos and Asian Americans sometimes joined together in campaigns for substantive equal treatment and better life chances. Campuses saw “Third World Coalitions” surge
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President Jimmy Carter appoints Andrew Young to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations
Young was the first African American to serve this position. This was a major turning point, since it allowed African-Americans finally a chance at politics. From there, it eventually encouraged a Black male to run for office. Appointing Andrew Young sent message, furthering the road to anti-racism for the black community. Now, African-Americans were holding some type of political office and becoming famous. -
Micheal Jackson becomes the first African-American to Drop a Sensational Album
As the Civil Rights movement ended, Black lives continued to fight racism, and gain respect. They were gaining jobs, positions, and many new things that were unheard of before. Michael Jackson, an African-American pop icon, dropped an album that became a sensational hit. Michael Jackson was able to produce an album as an African-American, and have it become a hit, making him millions. During the Civil Rights movement, it was unheard of that an African-American would make a hit pop star. -
Graph of opinions on the Civil Rights Movement
