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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
The verdict was unanimous and the supreme court struck down segregation in schooling as an unconstitutional violation of the fourteenth amendment. The decision in the Brown vs. The Board of education ultimately ended legal segregation in schools. This decision was relevant for 12 million children throughout the U.S. -
Emmet Till
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American teenager who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. He was murdered on August 28, 1955 by Roy Bryant and his half-brother J. W. Milam near Money, Mississippi. -
March on Washington
On august 28th 1963, more than 200,000 americans gathered in DC for political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups, the event was designed to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face across the country. -
MLK vs. Malcolm X #1
Malcolm X was born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the nation of Islam. Malcolm X strongly encouraged blacks to shake off the shackles of racism by any means necessary this included violence. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech. -
MLK vs. Malcolm X #2
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He led the the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid 1950s until he was assassinated in 1968.Even after his assassination in 1968, he continues to be remembered as one of the most lauded African-American leaders in history, often referenced by his 1963 speech, "I Have a Dream." He is also known for his peaceful protests unlike the protests from Malcolm X which were often including violence.