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Brown vs Board
This was the court case that ended segregation. The vote was unanimous. It was 9 - 0. Linda brown had to commute 2 hours to go to a black school when there was a school a block away. This changed things for her. It was a wondeful descion, however there was a lot of violence after he ruling. -
Emmet Till
A 14 year old boy from Chicago was visiting Mississippi. He was accused of whistling at a white women. Ray Bryantand and JW Milam will kidnap and beat him. They will then shoot him and dump him in a lake. Maime Till had an open casket funeral for his funeral. This was the spark for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Bus Boycott
Rosa parks of Mantomery, Alabama refused to give up her seat in a bus. She was arrested. This sparked blacks to boycott buses. It was only going to be a day but it lasted 381 days. It was a non violent protest to start more civil rights. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This event started after the bus boycott. Martin Luther King was elected as president of this association. They organized events around the south. One of these events was Selma. After the assassination it declined severely. It still exists today. -
Little Rock Nine / Arkansa
This event tested the Brown vs Board of Education decision. 9 students were vetted to undergo this test. Airborn 101 escorted the students to class. The following year all public schools were closed. In August 29, 1959 all schools were reopened. -
Greensboro
4 college students sat down at lunch counter at Wodworths to be served. They were refused to be served. They continued to stay there and others joined. The protest spread to other towns. This forced change. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating and Freedom Summer
A youth group of students remained fiercely independent of King and SCLC, generating their own projects and strategies. The two organizations worked together side by side throughout the early years of the civil rights movement. This group was the second half of the Freedom riders and were part of the March to Selma. -
Freedom Riders
There was a 2 week bus trip to the Deep South, to deliberately violate Jim Crow Laws. It was organized by CORE. The bases were burned and riders were beaten by kkk. MLK becomes a strong eater talking with JFK. -
March on Washington
March on Washington for jobs and freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. 250,000 people were in attendance at Lincoln Memorial. MLK was the last to speak and give his “I have a dream speech.” 70 to 80 percent of marchers were black. It helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Blacks can not be refused service. It forbids employers and lobar unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, physical disability or age in job related matters. Prohibits discrimination against race, colo, religion, national origin, sex or physical disability. -
March on Selma/ Bloody Sunday
600 students march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to get the right to vote. They walked 54 miles and were stopped at the bridge. It was all seen on tv. LBJ order the passage of 1965 voting rights law. The 2nd march took place March 21. It was 24 days with thousands marching. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
One of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation in US history. Blacks were registering to vote and being elected to public office. This removed the ability to deny any other race or color the ability to vote.