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Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but equal facilities were permitted. This case allowed racism to be legal -
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an organization for black people to become civil rights activists. They want to ensure all types of rights to black people -
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall was the Supreme courts 96th justice and the first african american justice. He was a very successful lawyer before a justice and won the brown vs board of education case. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The supreme court declared state laws establishing that separate public schools for black and white students was in fact unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old teenager who was traveling down south to see his relatives when he flirted with a white women. She was offended and so were other white men. He was lynched after this incident. Caused an uproar in the black community. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a cvil rights activist who faced consequences after not giving up her seat on the bus to a white man. She was arrested and outraged blacks started the bus boycott. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on the bus to a white man. She was arrested and fined. The boycott of public buses by blacks lasted 381 days. -
Little Rock School Integration
Nine black students at Little Rock Central High School were prevented from entering the school because they were black. -
The Sit-Ins
Four peaceful black students asked for a cup of coffee at an all white lunch counter. Service was refused to them so they sat patiently and wanted for service. This started a movement centered around the idea to sit quietly and wait to be served. -
De jure vs De facto segregation
De jure was segregation by law and "separate but equal" while De facto, blacks voluntarily segregated themselves if they wanted too. -
Freedom Rides
Bus trips through the American South to protest segregation in interstate bus terminals. Freedom Riders attempted to integrate facilities at bus terminals along the way into the Deep South. They attempted to use white only bathrooms, counters, etc. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
A series of marches, sit-ins, and boycotts in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Protested against the cities segregation system. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
King was a minister as well as a civil rights activist. He is most known for his speech called "I have a dream". In this speech he basically stated that he hopes someday blacks and whites and can together and not separate. He used very meaningful language and was good at delivering speeches. -
March On Washington
A very large march in Washington D.C where African Americans demanded civil and economic rights. Jobs and Freedom was the main theme. -
Malcolm X
He was an american minister and human rights activist. He conveyed race pride and black nationalism to his audiences. Many people were moved by what he said and joined the civil rights movement. He was a black muslim who had a strong impact on a lot of people. -
24th amendment
Prohibited a poll tax when you had to vote. No longer a fee to vote for public officials. -
Civil rights act of 1964
Ended segregation in public places such as counters and bathrooms. Also banned employment discrimination on the basis of not only race but color, religion, sex or national origin. -
March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
Peace full protesters were protesting a brutal murder and the denial of their constitutional right to vote then the six hundred people were attacked for no evident reason by state police. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act secured voting rights for all races. Blacks were finally allowed to vote. Considered the most effective civil rights act. -
Black Panther Party
The black panthers practiced self defense for the minority community. They wanted to protect citizens and end police brutality. -
Race Riots
A series of riots where violent protesters demanded civil rights. These happened for days and all over the country.
