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Brown vs. Board of Education
This was a case and also the general name for 5 different cases, of segregation in schools. Before, this Jim Crow laws were very strong and everyone upheld these rules, but during this time they started to fall. This event is significant to Civil Rights because it marked when segregation became illegal in schools. This would be civil disobedience because they were going against the Jim Crow Laws by fighting and disobeying them. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was a protest and boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system, which segregated blacks and whites. Rosa parks is famously associated with this. This event helped long term with Civil Rights because the Supreme Court finally ruled that segregation laws on the bus were unconstitutional, which led to the end of segregations laws overall. This would be civil disobedience because they were protesting against the unjust and racial bus laws. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Till was a 14-year-old boy that was brutally murdered after being accused of flirting with a white woman. His murder sparked a lot of fear in the black communities everywhere. This really put the Civil Rights Movement into gear, and led to civil rights for blacks. The black community fighting for this case was civil disobedience because the jury found the white men not guilty, which angered the black communities. -
March on Washington
This was the largest protest in the Civil Rights Movement, where more than 200,000 people marched for jobs and freedom. They also gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, where MLK Jr. delivered his "I have a dream" speech. This helped with Civil Right because it led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation against race, gender, religion, etc. This was civil disobedience because they were fighting the racial laws in jobs and for their freedom in society. -
Birmingham Campaign
This was a movement organized by MLK Jr. and Ralph Abernathy where they and hundreds more marched and boycotted in protest of segregation in Alabama. Hundred were arrested and harmed, but because of the lessening business and bad publicity about the police and gov't, the campaign worked. It is significant to Civil Rights because it got rid of segregations laws in Birmingham, getting closer to all of Alabama. This was civil disobedience because they were going against the law to march. -
Bloody Sunday
This was the first march in protest of the laws against black voting, where police in Selma stopped them from peacefully marching to Montgomery by physically harming them. This resulted in th President Lyndon Johnson passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which made discrimination in voting illegal, which help Civil RIghts. This was civil disobedience because they acted in response to the discriminative laws. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
X fought for black empowerment and Islam in the black communities. He did encourage the peaceful protests that happened, but his death led to anger, which led to violence like MLK Jr's death. It also encouraged the Black Power Movement. This was self defense because X was assassinated even though he stayed away from violence, angering and scaring the black communities. -
Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party was founded to protect black communities from police brutality. It offered services for black and helped them economically. It contributed to Civil Rights because they protected their safety and provided for them, which wasn't done since the focus was on ending segregation. This was self-defense because they made this in response to police brutality. -
Detroit Riot of 1967
This was a riot in response to the police arresting 82 blacks in an illegal drinking bar, where they destroyed/vandalized property and ended up hurting and killing people. This was significant to CIvil Rights because their reason for the riots was police brutality and that the nation was moving backwards from the movement, so change was made to keep this from happening. This was self-defense in response to continued discrimination even after the Civil Rights Movement. -
Assassination of MLK Jr.
Jr. was assassinated after making so much progress in the Civil Rights Movement. His death led to the Holy Week Uprising, which were 4 days where blacks rioted violently, destroying white stores and injuring people and killing few others. It ultimately led to the Black Power Movement, which encouraged self-sufficiency in black communities. This was self defense as blacks were angry and scared by this death, so they acted violently to protect themselves and show their anger.