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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.
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This event ended legal segregation on Public schools. Teachers, students, secretaries, etc wanted to be treated equal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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studentsthis day, 9 african american kids enrolled in a white school. The court mandated to end segregations in schools so kids can be integrated.
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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. -
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.
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freedomThe freedom rides were bus trips to protest agains African American segregation. This achieved to prohibite segregation in buses.
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This was a march for jobs and freedom. This march was one of the biggest rallies for human rights.
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This act gave voting rights, school desegregation, public accomodations, etc. president Kennedy made this possible.
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a week after his house was firebombed he was shot in the head while speaking in a rally for human rights
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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.
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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.
