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Stokely Carmichael
Was a prominent socialist orgainzer for the Civil Rights Movement. Famed for leading the SNCC and later the Black Panther party. Coined the phrase "black power." -
The Congress of Racial Equality
An African American civil rights organization that played a pivital role for African American rights movements. Was the organiztion that supported the Freedom Riders. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Oliver Brown filed case against the Board of Education after his daughter was denied into Topeka's all white elementary school. Court ruling overturned Plessy vs Ferguson case and ruled "seperate but equal" unconstitutional. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Oliver Brown filed a when his daughter was denied attendance to an all white school in Topeka. The Supreme Court, under Earl Warren, overturned the Plessy vs Ferguson case and claimed "separate but equal" unconstitutional. -
Emmitt Till
14 year old African American boy who was murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman in a grocery store. Death said to have sparked American Civil Rights Movement. -
Emmitt Till
African American child that was murdered after allegedly flirting with a white woman in a grocery store. His death was said to spark Amercian Civil Rights Movement. -
Rosa Parks/Montgomery Bus Boycott
Boycott ended 12/20/1956. Boycott followed the arrest of Rosa Parks after she refused to give her seat on the bus to a white person. The boycott pressured the bus lines and led to desegregation of buses. -
Southern Christian Leaderhip Conference
Group established to lead nonviolent protests throughout the South. Was under its president, Martin Luther King Jr. -
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Letter from Birmingham Jail
MLK's open letter written in response to criticism from white clergymen. He wrote the letter while in prison and wrote it to correct the clergymen's critique as well as make his purpose for being in Alabama known. -
"I Have a Dream" Speech
Famed speech delivered by MLK during the March on Washington. He called for civil and economic rights as well as an end to racism in America. -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, bombing
Terrorist ttack led by the KKK on a predominantly black church. Resulted in the death of 4 little girls and sparked national outrage. Was meant to discourage civil rights demonstrators. -
The 24th Amendment
Prohibited poll tax for federal elections. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil rights and labor law that ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Malcom X Assassination
Was killed during his address by Nation of Islam members. His death led to more violent advoations from his organzation even the later rise of "Black Power" within the Black Panthers. -
Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
First day of marches from Selma to Washington, the police violently greeted the protesters. Even using tear gas and letting the police dogs out on the protesters. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited the racial discrimination in voting polls. -
Executive Order 11246--Affirmative Action
Established requirements that both employee applicants and employees are treated without regard to race,religion,color,or nation. -
The Black Panthers
An African American Revolutionary Party originally created to defend blacks from police brutality. Eventually developed into a Marxist group that called for the arming of all African American, the release of all African Americans from jail, and the payment of compensation to African Americans. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
MLK was fatally shot by white criminal James Earl Ray in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel. His death was a great shock to America and led to more civil rights activism in the country. His death also greatly influended the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a short time after his death. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1968
Also known as the "Fair Housing Act." Was an act that outlawed discriminationof selling or renting a house to a person based on race,color, religion, or national origin.
