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Events that led to the Civil Rights Movement
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Brown v. Board of Education
This is known as the landmark decision made by the U.S Supreme Court regarding racial segregation in public schools. The Supreme Court found that the separation of blacks and whites in public schools was unconstitutional. This event is what sparked inspiration across the country for other's to challenge segregation in society. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy that was reportedly flirting with a white grocery store clerk. Two white men kidnapped Till, beat him, and then shot him in the head. The caae was taken to court but it was acquitted because of an all-white jury on present for the case. This event is what motivated people to take more action against their civil rights. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The boycott started 4 days after Rosa Parks decided to stand her ground and not move from her seat when a white man told her to move. The blacks protested against public that day and it carried on for 381 days. This event is important because it led to the US Supreme Court ruling color segregation on public transportation unconstitutional. This was another win for gaining civil rights and inspired even more people. -
Little Rock Crisis
Little Rock Central Highschool was an all white school until a group of nine African Americans, little rock nine, were enrolled in the school. Little Rock Crisis began when the Govenor of Alaska, Orval Faubus, prevented those nine students from going to the racially segregated school. This event is important because putting little rock nine in an all white school was a test of the US Supreme Court ruling that racially segregated schools are unconstitutional.
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Albany Movement
The Albany Movement incorporated a mass amount of different activists and different organizations in support of ridding racial segregation. The numerous protests that were organized and held failed because of the strong opposition. This event is important because the end result it helped them make better plans and tactics that would be a success. -
March on Washington
Over 250,000 people marched from Washington Monument to Lincoln Memorial. During the walk everyone made stops to listen to different activists give their speeches and one of them included the "I Have A Dream" speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This march showed just how important peace and unity amoung others is something to strive towards. -
16th Street Church Bombing
The 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed as an act of racial terrorism, the church was only made up of African Americans at the time. The bombing resulted in four girls getting killed. This act helped support the argument in the court for the civil rights act to be established. -
Selma March
The Selma to Montegumery marches was a series of three different marches but they were to serve the same purpose. With these marches, powerful activists used their voices to make African Americans able to vote. This was a huge milestone that was made them more equal to the whites.
