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Brown v. Board of Education
this event took place in Topeka, Kansas. involved a girl named Linda, and her father, Oliver Brown. the outcome was that it wasn't equal to having separate schools for blacks and whites, so they went to the supreme court to have them go to the same school with the same education. -
The Murder of Emmett Till
this event took place in Money, Mississipi. the people who were involved were Emmett Till, his family, Bryant's husband Roy, and his half-brother J.W. Milam. the outcome of this was to have people see what two white men have done to a black boy and he didn't even deserve what he got. it was to -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
it took place in Montgomery, Alabama. it involved Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, E. D. Nixon, Fred Gray. The outcome was that blacks had to sit in the back and Rosa Parks didn't move when a white man needed the seat then arrested her, there was a mass protest against the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
it took place in Arkansas. the people involved was Elizabeth Eckford, thousands of troops from the U.S army. the outcome of this event is having a black kid going to an all-white school caused the school to shut down and prevent the black girl to go to the school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
this event took place in Washington DC. the person involved in this was President Dwight D. Eisenhower. the outcome of this event was the right to vote. -
Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins
this event took place in a Woolworth company store, in Greensboro North Carolina. it had involved Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr, David Richmond, and Franklin McCain. African American kitchen workers removed their Woolworth's aprons and became the first African Americans to be served -
The Martin Luther King Jr. i have a dream speech
this event took place in Washington DC, at the Lorraine motel. the people involved in this story is was Martin Luther King Jr. and about 250,000 people. the outcome of this event is that Martin was a civil rights leader, he and others fought for jobs and freedom. -
Freedom Summer
took place in Mississippi. it involved black voters, and over 700 mostly white people have joined them. the outcome of this was to try to get black people to vote and end segregation in public places -
Watts Riots
this event happened in Los Angeles. the people involved in this was Marquette Frye, a young African American motorist, who was pulled over and arrested by Lee W. Minikus, a white California Highway Patrolman, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. the outcome of this was that it lasted for six days, resulting in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, and 4,000 arrests, involving 34,000 people and ending in the destruction of 1,000 buildings, totaling $40 million in damages. -
Founding of the Black Panther Party
this event took place in October of 1966 in Oakland California. the people involved in this event were Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, who met at Merritt College in Oakland. the outcome of this event was to help the racial pride, self-sufficiency, and equality for all people of Black and African descent. -
Release of The Kerner Commission Report
this event took place about 50 years ago. the people involved was The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration released federal funding for local police forces in response. Johnson to serve as the commission's executive director, David Ginsburg. the outcome of this event was after seven months of investigation. For causing the riots, lack of economic opportunity, failed social service programs, police brutality, racism, and the white-oriented media. -
Martin Luther King Assassination Riots
this event took place in Washinton, D.C. the people involved in this was Martin Luther King Jr. and the riots and everyone else. the outcome of this event is by the end of the unrest, 6 people had died, 700 were injured, and 5,800 had been arrested; property damage was estimated at over $12 million. One of the major outcomes of the riot was the attention Governor Agnew received when he criticized local black leaders for not doing enough to help stop the disturbance. -
Omaha Riots
this event took place in Omaha, Nebraska. the people involved were young African Americans. the outcome of this event was that things were ruined and never really became better or got fixed.
