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Plessy Vs. Ferguson
This case was brought to court when 1/8 African American Homer Plessy refused to sit in a Jim Crow car. He complained and argued with Ferguson that the segregation against his race was uncivil. This resulted in the "separate but equal" doctrine. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
School Segregation was banned when African Amerian parents attempted to enroll their kids in a "white" school but were refused the admittion. The case went to court and they argued that the violationof the 14th amendment was unconstitutional. Many believed this started the civilrights movement -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a forteenyear old who went to Money, Mississippi to visit relatives. It was said he looked at a white female and because of this he was beat upand shotin the head. Riot rose and many argued that the two white menshould be charged with murder, but white privilidge saved them from it. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks reused to give up her seat to a white person on the bus. She was told multiple times to go to the "Black section" but she stayed strong until she was arrested for breaking the law. Thiis sparked many protests against racism. -
Founding of SCLC & Martin Luther King
The SCLC was an Arican Americcan civil rights organization founded by Martin Luther King. It became a nation wide organization and they fought to earn the basic human rights they deserved. -
Little Rock Nine &Central High School
Nine black students were enrolled in an all white school, and in order to protecct therm from the heavybullying they knew they would receive, the mayor of Little Rock askedthe president to send protection. These 9 students were known as the Little Rock Nine. -
Greensboro Sit-In
African Americans inspired by MLK protested nonviolently by sitting at the white section of a lunch diner and demanding tobe served. They stayed strong no matter how badly they were being treated. The civil rights sit in was born. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists rode buses tospreadtheir message. Theywere inspired by te election of John Kennedy. However, they were heaviilyattacked by the KKK and arrested.. -
SNCC & Freedom Summer
Also known as the Mississippi Summer Project, this was a campaign whose purpose was to nonviolently fight in order to gain voting rights Freedom Summer weas led by Robert Moses. -
March On Washington
The purpose of this was to march for jobs and freedom. It was so succesful that the administration of John F Kennedy started a civil rights bill. -
Civil Rights Act
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Assassination Of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a civil rights activist who protested violently. He believed in the "eye for an eye" theory and believed they should treat others as they were treated. He was killed by Nation of Islam members. -
Voting Rights Act
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Assassination of MLK
Most popular nonviolent civil rights activist was killed at the age of 39 by a sniper. Outrage over his death was huge and national mourning over his death occured.
