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Brown Vs. Board
It is a Supreme Court case emds segregation
The vote was 9-0, or unanimous
Linda Brown who had a two commute to go to black school, where a white school was blocks away
It is a great decision, however there was a lot of evidence aster the railing. -
Emmett Till
14year old boy from Chicago, visiting Mississippi
Was said to have whistled at a white woman
Was kidnapped, beat, lynched, thrown in a river, and left for dead
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Paros of Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa refused to move, she was arrested
December 5, a boycott of buses will last 38 days
Non violent protest to start more civil rights movements -
SCLC
Civil rights organization, joined by MLK
Founded in Atlanta, Georgia
Believed churches /religion should be involved in nonviolent political activism -
Little Rock 9
Group of 9 African American students
Enrolled into Little Rock Central High School (white school)
They were abused, both physically and verbally
Minnejean Brown was expelled for retaliating against his attackers in 1958 -
Greensboro 4
Greensboro, North Carolina
4 college students sat down at a lunch counter at WoolWorths to be served.
They were refused service.
Continued to “sit in” and others joined.
The protests spread to other towns.
Forced change ✊ -
Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee
Black college students who directed campaigns against segregation
Worked with the Freedom Riders
Members increased massively
Founders included: Ella baker, Diane Nash, Juliana board -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the south
They did this to protest segregated bus terminals
Greyhound bus (first to arrive in Alabama) was met with an angry mob of 200 white people
They broke windows, popped tired, threw a bomb into the bus, members were beaten
Eventually President Kennedy would file an administration, the Interstate Commerece Commission, which prohibited segregation in interstate transit terminals.
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March on Washington
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was advocate for the civil and economic rights for African Americans.
250,000 people were attendance at the Lincoln Memorial.
MLK was the last to speak, and gave his “I Have A Dream” speech.
70-80% of marchers were black.
It helped to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Forbids employers and labor unions to discriminate against any person on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, physical ability, or age in job related matters.
Cannot be refused service.
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March on Selma/Bloody Sunday
60 students March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to get the right to vote.
They walked 54 miles and were stopped at the bridge.
Seen on national television.
LBN ordered the passage of 1965 voting rights laws.
2nd March took place March 21-24days wiring thousands marching. -
Voting Rights Act
This act prohibits racial discrimination in voting
Signed into law by Lyndon Bl Johnson
15th amendment