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Civil Rights

By N-Dog
  • Brown V board of edu

    Brown V board of edu

    The court ruled segregation in classrooms unconstitutional.
  • Emmet till

    Emmet till

    Emmet till was a black American. He was murdere by two ppl. Over 50,000 people attended his funeral.
  • Rosa parks

    Rosa parks

    Rosa parks refuses to move to the back of the bus and starts a boycott for getting arrested.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    A mob of people prevented the Little Rock 9 from entering the school. The Little Rock 9 was a group of 9 kids of color going to a white school
  • Southern Christian

    Southern Christian

    A meeting of black church pastors to coordinate event for black peoples. MLK was elected as their first president.
  • Greensboro sit ins

    Greensboro sit ins

    This was a protest against segregated lunch counters.
  • Freedom rides

    Freedom rides

    13 freedom riders sat on a bus and rode and eventually got burned and beaten.
  • March on Washington.

    March on Washington.

    250,000 ppl marched to Washington DC.
  • Civil rights act of 1964

    Civil rights act of 1964

    This act prohibits discrimination against more than just color but sex race and religion.
  • Malcom X

    Malcom X

    Malcom X was a Muslim minister and posies man for Nation of Islam.
  • Selma

    Selma

    The Selma marches were a series of protests for civilr rights on a 54 mile highway
  • Voting rights act of 1965

    Voting rights act of 1965

    It removed race restrictions on voting.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther king junior was a big civil rights activist and made the “I have a dream” speech.