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Plessy v. Ferguson
oyezThe state of Lousiana hadd a law that prohinited whites and blacks to sit together in railway cars. Ferguson, who was part caucasian, sat in the whitees side and reffused to move, he wass arrested. -
Brown v. Bord of Education
This event ended legal segregation on Public schools. Teachers, students, secretaries, etc wanted to be treated equal. -
murder of Emmett Till
Emmett was a 14 year-old african american who was beaaten and murder b white people. This event ocurred becausse he had supposedly flirted with a white girl. -
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
rosa Rosa parks was an African American women who refused to get up and give her seat on the bus to a white person. she She wass arrested for not giving up her seat. -
founding of southern christian leadership conference
conference Civil right leaders met to replicated protest tactis that had been successful. MLK was chosen firt presidentof this group who's purpose was to end segregation. -
Little Rock Nine and Central High School
studentsthis day, 9 african american kids enrolled in a white school. The court mandated to end segregations in schools so kids can be integrated. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
nonviolent
in order to give young afrivn americans a voice, this committee was fromed. They protested in a nonviolent manner taking actiong like the greensboro sit in etc. -
Greesnboro Sit-In
sit inThis was a nonviolent protest lead by young African Americans. These actions made a huge impact despite the fact that many of the protestors were arrested. -
Freedom Rides
freedomThe freedom rides were bus trips to protest agains African American segregation. This achieved to prohibite segregation in buses. -
March on Washington
This was a march for jobs and freedom. This march was one of the biggest rallies for human rights. -
Civil Rights Acts
This act gave voting rights, school desegregation, public accomodations, etc. president Kennedy made this possible. -
Assassination of Malcom X
a week after his house was firebombed he was shot in the head while speaking in a rally for human rights -
Voting rights Act
voting rightsThis law signed by president Lyndon Johnson aimed to let African Americans overcome legak barries and be able to vote. It is considered on of the best achievements in African American history. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
MLKMLK was a civil rights leader who fought, in a pacific manner, to get equal rights for other races and to fight segregation. His assassination made many people angry and hungry for justice.
