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Emmett Till’s Murder
In the early morning of August 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy was kidnaped and murdered by two white me in Tallahatchie River, Mississippi. He was accused of harassing and bothering a white female that worked at a convenience store. His murder was a significant catalyst in the long fight of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a peaceful protest conducted by many black citizens refusing to use public transportation. It started after Rosa Parks was arrested for not wanting to give her seat on the bus to a white citizen. This mass protest continues for 13 months until the US supreme court ruled that segregation in public transportation was unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
the Civil Rights Act of 1957, was the first civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction. this act established the civil rights section of the justice department, and it gave federal prosecutors the power to intervene in the interference against the right to vote. -
Little Rock Nine Crisis
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students that were trying to attend an all-white school. They tried on multiple occasions to enter the school but it was difficult. The first time they tried to enter they were stopped by the national guard, and the second time a giant mob along the national guard prevented them from entering. They finally entered on their third try. They were let in through a side door, but they only attended for about three hours because of their safety. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Four African-American students of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University conducted a peaceful protest inside a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth’s store. All around the states, sit-ins have already been conducted, but this specific event started a wave of nonviolent protests against private-sector segregation. -
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Rides were a set of protests conducted by both blacks and whites. They would ride buses together all around the South as a form of protest against the laws of segregation burning the 1960s. -
Albany Campaign
The Albany Campaign was a campaign that was formed by different organizations that sought to challenge the various forms of segregation. They managed to accomplish many peaceful non-violent massive protests. they gained multiple concrete victories. -
Birmingham Movement
The Birmingham Movement was a massive district campaign that sought to attack the city's segregation system during the Easter season. They sought to put pressure on Birmingham’s merchants. this event has many famous pictures of firefighters using water hoses against the protesters. -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
The Mississippi Freedom Summer was a project that sought to help increase the number of black voters. They aimed to register the Black community of Mississippi to vote. Over 700 white volunteers helped and they overall fought against voter intimidation and discrimination at the polls.