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Sweatt Vs Painter
helped the desegregation of black graduates and professional schools. -
Greensboro Sit-In
They sit at a lunch counter and stayed their until they were served because it was only for whites but then they were arrested cause they werent white. -
Keys v. Carolina Coach
Sarah Keys refused to give up her seat on a state-to-state charter bus which made this a case. -
Emmett Till’s Murder
a 14-year-old boy got accused whistled at a woman and then got shot because she was white and in the time they believed the little boy was in the wrong -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
this was a 13-month protest of which the African Americans refused to ride the city buses protesting was segregated seats -
Creation of the Montgomery improvement association
it supported the boycott and the segregation laws -
Civil rights act of 1957
it wanted to make sure all African Americans could vote. -
Founding of the southern christian leadership conference
it was the soul of America. It was an organization to support the local boycotts -
Little rock nine crisis
it was the first highschool to desegregate african americans -
Cooper Vs Aaron
they decided racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional -
Integration of the university of Mississippi
James Howard Madison applied for the university and received a letter of rejection -
Albany campaign
it was trying to end all racial segregation in the cities. -
Freedom rides
it challenged segregation on buses -
Birmingham Movement
it was a movement that fought to bring attention to local black leaders. -
Assassination of Medgar Evars
he fought against the Jim Crow laws, and he was assassination in the back with a sniper -
March on Washington for Jobs
They marched to get justice. The goal was to end segregation, fair wages, and economic justice. -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
it wanted to draw attention to the violent things going on -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
it drew the nation's attention to the violent impression -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
it stopped discrimination for race, color, religion, sex or others. -
Heart of Atlanta motel Vs US
hotels did not have the right to discriminate against black guests. -
March from Selma to Montgomery
it was the martin luther king jr march -
James merdeiths march against fear
a walk to call out attention for racism -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead on his balcony on the second floor. He was in Memphis TN for his poor people campaign which he was fighting for better wages and workplace safety. -
Fair Housing Act
This act banned discrimination in housing. You couldn't discrimination with housing and everything had to be fair. -
Shirleys Chisolm Presidential Campaign
the first powerful black women to campaign -
Swann Vs Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
the Supreme Court upheld busing programs that wanted to speed up racial integration of public schools in the United States -
Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record
He hit his 755th and final home run -
Barbara Jordan s Address at the Democratic National Convention
it was heled to select presidential and vice presidential nominees. -
University of California Regents Vs. Bakke
A university cant discriminate against African Americans but can accept more of a minority for certain circumstances.