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Brown vs Board of Education
Brown wanted his daughter to be able to go to a white school but he was denied that right. He then took the court case to the supreme court and won. After that, black and white schools were desegregated.this was important because it led to equality in schools -
emmett till
was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.he was beat and his eyes were gauged out and then shot and sunk to the bottom of the tallahasee river by a cotton gin wheel and barb wire .this was important because it showed how racist and how much hatred there was at this time in america -
rosa parks and the bus boycott
was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. The campaign lasted from December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person, to December 20, 1956 this was important because it helped african americans gain civil rights -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The southern christian leadership conference was aimed eradicate segregation with non-violent methods. This was important to black people because it showed that they did not want to fight. -
little rock arkansas -central highschool integration
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greensboro north carolina woolworth sit in
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in 1960 which led to the Woolworth's department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.this was important because it let blacks have more of there rights -
freedom riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and following years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Irene Morgan vs Commonwealth of Virginia and Boynton vs Virginia which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. this was important becaused it helped the black people get there rights -
24th amendment to the constitution
prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. Poll taxes appeared in southern states after Reconstruction as a measure to prevent African Americans from voting. this is important cause it shows how bad africans were treated -
James Meredith U of mississippi
he was the first African American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi, an event that was a flashpoint in the American civil rights movement. Motivated by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. His goal was to put pressure on the Kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for African Americans. -
Birmingham, Alabama protests
Martin Luther King led protests in Birmingham to end black and white segregation. the city responded with high-pressure water hoses in attempt to end the protests. -
Martin Luther King Jr arrested
King was arrested in birmingham, Alabama for a mass demonstration. He wrote a letter in jail to eight white men that were the cause of his arrest. -
march on washington
was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington, D.C Martin Luther King, Jr stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. this shows a historical turnpoint in cicil rights with mlk's speech -
Civil Rights Act 1964
A huge piece of civil rights legislation in the US that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and also women. This was important to black people becaus it outlawed discrimination against them. -
Malcolm X shot
Malcolm X was an african american muslim minister who was considered one of the most powerful advocates for black civil rights. He was assasinated for being his position against white treatment of african americans -
voting rights march bloody sunday
were marches and protests held in 1965, that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement.this was important because it showed that the movement was making progress -
voting rights act
it outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.this was important cause it gave blacks more rights -
Watts riots
took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles it was six-day riot resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage. It was the most severe riot in the city's history until the Los Angeles riots of 1992. -
Stokely Carmichiel-black power-seattle
he spoke to an enthusiastic crowd at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington. A leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and later the Black Panthers, Carmichael coined the phrase "Black Power" and in this speech discussed the relationships between language, identity, and power. -
Formation of the black panther
the black panthers were formed in oakland california by Huey Newton. he formed the black panthers because he wanted to protect the black neiborhoods from police brutality. -
MLK assasination.
a shot rang out as King stood on the motel's second-floor balcony. The bullet entered through his right cheek, smashing his jaw, then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder.Abernathy heard the shot from inside the motel room and ran to the balcony to find King on the floor. -
civil rights act 1968
was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin. -
Democratic national convention "the whole world is watching"
was an iconic chant by antiwar demonstrators outside the Chicago Hilton Hotel during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
