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Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a boy at the age of 14. He was from Chicago but left to visit some relatives in Mississippi. There was a higher rate of racism in the south and when young Emmett Till spoke to a white girl he was brutally killed for it. Later on his body was found in a river in Mississippi. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Brave old lady, Rosa Parks, boycotted on a bus in Montgomery. On the bus a white man had asked her to move out of the seat so he could sit and Rosa Parks denied him. Although she was arrested for her brave actions, it touched the hearts of the black community and the boycotting continued. -
Little Rock Nine
In the south they maintained a segregated place but in Little Rock, nine black students went to school at Central High School. This disturbed many white people and they wanted to do something about it but National guards kept the peace in little Rock. Soldiers were to escort the nine students almost everywhere for their protection. -
The Sit-ins
On February 5, 1960, four black students went to sit in a “white-only” department store lunch counter and ordered. They were not served yet they didn’t move and instead stayed there the entire day. Inspired by the sit-ins, the next day many other students came and at counters. Many black students were arrested during the period. -
The Freedom Rides
The first Freedom Riders were members of the Nashville Student Group, a local group of students who had successfully desegregated the lunch counters. Emboldened by their victory, the Freedom Riders decided to introduce their strategies of non-violence throughout the South. They rode a bus down south, where they used “white-only” facilities and this became a disturbance to the world. -
The Albany Movement
Residents of Albany, Georgia, sent an ambitious campaign to eliminate segregation in all of local life. The movement captured national attention a month later when Martin Luther King was invited to join the protest. This was the beginning of a real leadership. Kids and many other students were arrested for their actions. -
Eugene "Bull" Conor
Eugene “Bull” Connor was the head of the police force and he was Known for his violent actions towards the marchers of Selma. He ordered an attack on the marchers if they continued to march and when the Blacks refused to stop they were beaten. Dogs were released and fire trucks were sent to spray marchers with a strong force. -
The March of Washington
The march of Washington was a march for blacks to gain their freedom and be able to get jobs. The march was led by Martin Luther King and they marched towards the white house. As thousands of people came to watch all the speeches, one of the few speeches was Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. -
The Civil Rights Act
JFK acted cautiously in the area of the civil rights during his presidency days. After wending its way through several committees, the Civil Rights law was passed in the House of Representatives. For the Civil Rights bill to pass, some congressional Republicans needed to support it. After years of debating the Civil Rights law passed. -
The Voting Rights Act
For 3 years organizers tried to get their rights to vote. After SNCC pressured the government, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X was invited to speak for the voting rights. There was a march for rights and there first attempt failed but after the march, President Johnson passed the Voting rights. Later, Martin Luther King led the second march.
