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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Furguson
Homer Adolph Plessy, 1/8th black while 7/8th white, was arrested for sitting in the “only white” cart in Louisiana. The term “separate but equal” was enough justification for the Supreme Court to favor Ferguson over Plessy. Segregation continued on after this and justified segregation in America for decades to come. -
Assasination of Malcom X
Malcom X
While delivering a speech at a rally, memebers of the Nation of Islam shot at Malcom several times. Worst of all, after his death, many did not depict him as they do with MLK. They depicted him unethical and violent at times when in reality he was a powerful political spiritualist that impacted the civil rights movement. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. M Court case based on Plessy v. Ferguson, were Oliver Brown fought for equality in school as segregation still went on. It was voted on ending the segregation of school. The term of “separate but equal” that had been used since Plessy v. Ferguson, had now been viewed as unlawful. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmette's DeathEmmet and his cousins were hanging out when his cousins had dared him to flirt with a white women. He initially bought candy and had been heard saying “bye, baby” on his way out. The white women’s perspective was that he had harassed her while he left the store. A few days later, the brother and husband of the white woman murdered Emmett, there was a trial but no one ever got charged for it. -
Rosa Parks Arrest
Rosa Parks + MBB
A brave women, who had claimed to be too tired to move to the back of the bus, was arrested. In reality, she wasn't tired, from exhaustion but tired of the oppression, and refused to give up her seat as protest. This sparked a bus boycott which caught the eye of the Supreme Court. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Boycott
After the arrest of Rosa Park, protest rose and instead of rioting, people began to boycott. People no longer rode the bus, mostly African Americans. This lasted for a long time but grabbed the attention of Supremem Court to bann segregation in busses. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
SCLC
Inspired by the Alabama bus boycott by Rosa Park, King an dother ministers gathered together to come up with a similiar strategy. King was appointed the leader of the peacful resistant group at the time of its creation. Although it had a few memoral success, it had tons of failures at the beginning -
Little Rock Nine & Central High School
School 9 students attended the first non-segregating school in America but instead of applaud they are being confronted by angry white. Federal troops were sent to ensure they make it inside the school. This was a stepping stone on ending segregation. -
Greensboro Sit-In
greensboro
Exhausted by the constant denial of service by buisnesses because they were not white, these 4 friends sparked a movement. Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, Jr. and David Richmond, were all college students who wanted to take action. One day they decided that they would sit in the "whites only" area. They were denied service, so they decided to stay there until the dinner closed. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders
An organization consisted of both white and black people were they worked hand in hand to protested segregation. Inspiration of many others in which they would go sit/eat/socialize in "whites only" places. They were started by the Congress of Racial Equality.. They faced unhappy white mobs but were persistent in making a change. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington
Led by the King myself to deliver a powerful speech know today as the "Ihave a Dream Speech". Its purpose was to influenze the White House as well as America to end rasicm and discrimination. He wanted everyone to be treated equally with one another. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
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Founded by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Congress of Racial Equality to help end segregation in voting. Not only that but to also help politically, education and end discrimination. This lasted the summer of 1964 that consisted of non violence protests. -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act (1964)
This bill, first recommended by President John F. Kennedy, would be signed by the next president, Lyndon B. Johnson. With this Act, segregation and discrimination are now outlawed in the U.S.A. On top of that, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be passed to futher bring equality to the nation. -
Voting Rights Act
Voting
After the Civil Rights Act, this act came along to futher end discrimination, but this specificaly in voting. This was not just for African Americans but also Latinos and other minorities. President Lyndon Johnson signed this document to help end racism in America. -
Assassination of MLK
Death of MLK
While staying at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, Luther was shot from the balcony. He died at the hospital that same day. This shocked the nation, but had lead to a greater change within it.
