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Brown v. Boared of education
NAAP-takes the s cases to Supreme Court ruler 9-0 to overturn to dectrire of separate but equal. Most black students did not attend school for another 10 years -
Murder of Emmett till
The murder of Emmett was all because he got accused for whistling at a white woman. They had kidnapped and torture him and ended up killing him. Emmett was only 14 years old living in a white part of his town in Mississippi. Roy and Cardyn Bryant had been arrested for his murder, as if for Emmett he had his funeral open casket because his mom wanted to show everyone what they had done to his child. -
Rosa parks
Rosa parks was arrested for failing to move steaks in the bus. She was fined $10. MLK jr and church send cut flyers to boycott the bus system on dec 5.- the ran empty for 381 days. Supreme Court rubies bus had to let black ride. -
Southern Christian leadership conference
A meeting of black church pastor to coordinate event for black people was elected the 1st president. This group used a nonviolent strategy. This group also registered blacks to vote, opposed Vietnam war and provided batter Jon’s for black. -
Little Rock 9
A student wanted to go to a white school. The governors of Arkansas called out the national guard to stop them. President Eisenhower called in 1200 military men to escort these students from home to class, 1959 all schools were fully integrated. -
Greensboro sit ins
6o to Wordsworth’s buy items. Then go sit at the lunch counter they are refused service and told to leave but they stayed. Day after day they came back to do the same thing. The amount of students over the days 1000 -
Freedom riders
A divers group of volunteers from 39 states. Most were college students. Armed in Anniston Alabama blocked by KKK. Tires slashed, fire bombed, buses burned and burned town after town. -
March on Washington
250,000 marched. It peaceful+respectful ,arch for jobs+freedom. One if the largest gathering in u.s history. Martin Luther king gave his tamas “I have a dream” speech. MLK was the best speaker of the day. -
Civil rights act (1964)
Enabled the federal government to prevent racial discrimination + segregation based on race, color, regligon nationality origin private business or public facilities. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Civil rights leader who was part of the Nation of Islam. He wanted black people to believe in themselves+start. Their own business. He was shit 21 times. Thomas itagon convicted of killing. -
Selma to Montgomery marches (Bloody Sunday)
Black marches wanted to walk 54 miles to Montgomery to register to vote. At the Edmond bridge trooper but ally beat them. -
Voting rights act (1965)
Enabling the rights to vote of African Americans. any discrimination in votiong. Now a federal matter not state. -
Assassination of Martin Luther king
Striking sanitation workers protest in Memphis. Want back to the motel. Shot lower right side of his face, with renmington. Rifle James earl ra sentence to 99 years. His dear marks the end of the civil rights movement.