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Plessy v. Ferguson
This was the reason for Jim Crow Laws, it made laws that blacks and whites would have separate drinking fountains, waiting rooms, and seating, etc. but somehow remain equal. -
NAACP
This group missioned to ensure the political, social, and environmental safety of African Americans. -
The sit-ins
The sit-ins were organized sitting strikes that took place all over the world to try to end segregation. They all started when a group of African americans couldn't find a seat in a restaurant. -
Race Riots
The race riots began one Belle Isle in 1943, white people used deadly weapons to express their feelings towards the African American race. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
8 year old Linda Brown was denied access to an all white school 4 blocks away from her home, so her father took it to the board of education in Topeka, Kansas. -
Thurgood Marshall
He was the first african american to serve in the supreme court. He won the case of Brown vs. Board of Education. -
De Jure vs. De Facto Segregation
De Jure means, "by law, by right" and De Facto means, "in fact, in reality" -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy who came from the north to the south part of the United States and whistled at a girl, and was found a few days later dead. This started a huge movement for blacks to gain equal rights. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This event was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, when she refused to surrender her seat to a white person on a bus. African Americans everywhere started to stand up and rebel against segregation. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa was a member of the NAACP and she was stopped from boarding a bus by James F. Blake. She refused to give up her seat to a white person and was arrested, found guilty and had a fine of $10 plus the $4 court fee. -
Little Rock School Integration
A group of 9 African americans were denied access to Little Rock High School in 1957. Even after they enrolled they were not aloud to enter the school due to segregation. The blossom plan then happened, trying to desegregrate Little Rock, Arkansas. -
Freedom Rides
Civil rights activists rode buses to the south to show that they disagreed with the "Boyton v. Virginia" case that happened a year earlier. -
March on Birmingham Alabama
African Americans marched in Birmingham, Alabama to rebel against the KKK and other anti-black laws and groups. -
The March on Washington
More than 200,000 African Americans marched on Washington for jobs and freedom. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited any poll tax in the United States. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed discrimination against a certain, race, color, religion or sex. -
Malcolm X
He was an African american spokes person for the nation of Islam. He combines blacks and Islam and he was tired of the non-violent struggle for civil rights and was worried blacks would lose control. -
March from Selma to Montgomery for Voting Rights
The voting for black people was hard to get into, so Martin Luther King led a march to get African Americans put on the voters registration. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act eliminated literacy tests that disqualified many voters, this act caused voting rates to go from 10% to 60% within the range of 4 years. -
Black Panther Party
This organization was known to fight police brutality in the ghetto it advocated self sufficiency for african american communities and full employment as well as housing. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the leader in the movement to end segregation in the United States, Ghandi had become the most influencial for Martin, Martin believed that his philosophy was the only reasonable philosophy for people oppressed and struggling for freedom. He used Thoreau concept of civil disobedience and Randolph for learning to make massive demonstrations.
