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In 1892 an African American refused to sit in a car for blacks. Rejecting his argument that they were violating his rights, in 1896 the Supreme Court made a "separate but equal doctrine"
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This organization's mission was to ensure all political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights to all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
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Well he attended a sit-in in Chicago, Illinois at Jack Spratt's Coffee Shop which was the first peaceful movement he had done. Martin Luther King was most important voice in the civil rights movement because he was able to teach people there was other ways to protest than resulting to violence.
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The Supreme Court Ruled that segregation of children in school was unconstitutional. This ruling helped the civil rights movement and also proved the "separate but equal" was in fact not equal at all
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De Facto- In fact
De jure- in law
Racial segregation that happens "by fact" rather than by legal requirement. -
Civil rights movement in which African Americans refused to ride buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
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The significance of this boy was to show how the African Americans were being treated over small situations just because the color of their skins.
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Urged followers to defend against white aggression "by any means necessary" and was very outspoken.
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Known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus and giving other people confidence to stand up.
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There was group of nine black students called the Little Rock Nine who enrolled in a formerly all-white Central High school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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On February 1, 1960 a new tactic was added to the peaceful activist strategy. Four African American college students in a coffee shop in Greensboro, North Carolina was denied service. The four waited patiently to be served despite threats and intimidation.
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In many states race riots occurred within minorities in cities.
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A group of white and African american civil rights activists who participated in freedom rides where they tried to use "whites-only" restrooms and lunchroom counters at a bus station in Alabama. Group was was confronted by arresting police officers and horrific violence. This brought international attention.
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A massive protest in Washington, D.C. 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. This was also the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr's I have a dream speech.
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Activist in Birmingham, Alabama launched one of the most influential campaigns in civil rights Movement: Project C.
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This Act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on basis of race,color, religion, sex or national origin.
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This Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This aimed to overcome the unfair barriers that kept African Americans from voting.
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Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery. This was in effort to register black voters in the south.
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The party's original role was to patrol African American neighborhoods from acts of police brutality. Eventually developed into a Marxist revolutionary group.
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The right of citizens in the United States to vote in any primary or other election. It shall not be denied or abridged due to failure of any poll tax or other tax.
