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Sweatt v. painter
It was a Supreme Court case that was ruled in the states and where the public schools didn't allow color people. So they said that color people must be admitted to the white schools and for them to be equal and it was required for them to be protected. -
Emmett till´s murder
Emmett was a little boy who was murdered. He was going into a store and supposedly he said something to a white person (he was colored) and the girl told her husband and her brother-in-law. She said that the little boy said something and they kidnapped him and beat him to death and dragged him out of bed and did all of that and they shot him in the head and they threw him in the water. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott happened on December 5 1955 to December 20, 1956. So the Montgomery Bus Boycott was about a civil rights protests during which African Americans they refused to ride the bus in Montgomert, Alabama. The protested because of the way they had to be seated and the segregated seating. -
Little Rock Nine Crisis
The Little Rock Nine Crisis was when 9 African American students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock. While they were walking to their class and then the white people were shouting at them and throwing stuff at them. Once they got to the doors, the national guard prevented them from entering the school, so they were forced to go home. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 established a commission on civil rights to investigate civil rights violations and a civil rights division within the Department of Justice. It also authorized protection for people who violated the right to vote for United States citizens. -
Greensboro Sit in
The Greensboro sit-in was an act of nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro. It was about more than 2,000 African Americans of all ages who silently marched downtown to show their dedication and to achieve equality. -
Civil Rights act Of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1954 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It was basically just to stop discrimination, and they made it into an act. -
Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. Us
The heart of Atlanta Motel vs. US was the Supreme Court's holding that the government could enjoin private businesses from discrimination based on race under the commerce clause. -
March From Selma to Montgomery
The march from Selma to Montgomery was that they marched to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote. So just for them to be able to vote. Hundreds of people gathered in selma to march in the captil city of Alabama. -
Voting Rights act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act was enacted on August 6 1965 it was to prohibit states from imposing qualifications or practices to deny the right to vote on account of race. It was a law so the people could vote. -
Assassination Of Martin L. King Jr.
The assassination of Martin L. King Jr. happened at 6:06 P.M. on Thursday, April 4, 1968. He was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorrain motel in Memphis Tennessee. They killed him because of the outbreak of the racial violence that was going on. -
Swann Vs Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
This case happened on April 20th 1971 it was a supreme court of the united states it was the 14 Amendment that permits the systematic use of buses to convey children of different races across district lines to further the goal of integrating public schools. -
Hank Aaron´s Home run record
The home run record was that there were 715 of the number of career home runs and Hank dethroned babe ruth as the all-time big fly king in 1974. -
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention met at Madison Square Garden in New York City from July 12 to the 15 1976. The assembly was to nominate former governor jimmy carter of Georgia for president and senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota for vice president. -
University of California regents vs bakke
It was a supreme Court of the United States that involved a dispute over whether preferential treatment for minorities could reduce educational opportunities for whites without violating the constitution.