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Emmett Tills Murder
Emmett was an 14 year old African American boy who was abducted and tortured by 2 white men for "whisteling" at one of the mans wife. The mother of Emmett had a open funeral to show what these men did to him -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest was a 13 month mass protest that ended with the supreme court saying that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional -
LIttle Rock Nine Crisis
Little Rock Nine Crisis was a crisis when Governor Orval Faubus mobilized the Arkansas National Guard to prevent Nine African American students from integrating the High School -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act was a investigation of right violations and authorized for those who violated the right to vote for us citizens -
Greensboro Sit-in
The Greensboro Sit-in was a civil rights protest when young African American students staged a sit-in protest in a lunch counter after being denied service, thing protest spread through town -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
This was the largest gathering for civil rights at the time.250,000 people attended the march on Washington for jobs and freedom -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement , Malcolm was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City -
March from Selma To Montgomery
Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent protesters to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama after a 5-day,54 mile march from Selma, Alabama -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This law outlawed the discrimination viting practices adopted in many southern states after the civil war,including literacy tests as a prequisite to voting -
Fair Housing Act
This act protects people from discrimination when they are renting, buying or securing finacing for any house. This protects discrimination because of race,color,nation origin ,sex and disability -
Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
This case was dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools. This was done to ensure the schools "properly" integrated all students would receive equal opportunities -
Shirley Chisholm for President Campaign
Chrisholm announced her candidacy for the presidential nomination with Bella Abzug. Chrisholm was also the first African American Women to campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination -
Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record
In 1974 Hank Arron shattered Babe Ruths home run record when playing for the Atlanta Braves -
Barbara Jordan’s Address at the Democratic National Convention
Jordan called for Americans to commit themselves to a "national community", jordan begged nothing she was the first black women to ever deliver a keynote address at a major party convention, which wouldve been impossible a decade earlier -
University of California Regents vs. Bakke
This was a supreme court case which was held at the Universitys admissions which violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteen Amendment
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