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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks took a seat in the "white section" of the bus. When the bus driver noticed a white man standing up he told Rosa ,as well as three other African Americans in that section, to let the white man sit down. The other three people got up and moved, but Rosa did not budge. Parks was later taken into custudy. African Americans in Montgomery took it upon themselves to boycott the bus system. It was time to demnd equal rights in honor of Rosa Parks. -
The Little Rock 9
A school in Little Rock, Arakansas won a court order that was going to allow 9 African American students to be admitted a a HIgh SChool with 2,000 white students. The governor Orval Faubus ordered trrops to prevent the 8 students from going into the school. The next day a crowd of white parents protested and intimitidated the students.This created a big problem, violence. Eventually the 9 students got to attend the school but each day they are followed and guarded by toops. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The civil rights act of 1957 was established to protect the rights of Adfrican Americans to vote. Throughout the process of getting the nill passed, in the end the form was much weaker than the orginal madw up by Eisenhower.It aso created the United States Commission on Civil Rights. In result of the bill being passed, the SCLC created a campaign to register 2 million new African American voters -
The Freedom Riders
A group of African Americans and white farmers raised attention to the refusal to integrate bus termianls.White citizens attacked the group with baseball bats, chains, and lead pipes, Later it was shown that the Public safety Commissioner called the KKK and told them to beeat the Freedom Riders. -
James Meredith and the Desegregation of the University of Mississippi
James Meredith, an African American air force vertran, tried to apply to the University of Mississippi. UOM decided to avoid going along with the courts ruling to end segregated education. The governor of Mississippi stopped Meredith in his tracks, so he took the situation to court. The governor stated he'd never surrender to the evil and illegal forces. He was then allowed to go tot he campus as long as he was escorted by marshals. In the end he was allowed to go to the University. -
Protests in Birmingham
Martin Luther King Jr and other civil right movement members got angered by the events that happened in Mississppi. He launched a demonstration in Birmingham that they know would provoke a violent response.He hoped Kennedy would take the civil right movement seriously. King was arrested 8 days later While in jail KIng wrote a bunch of nonviolent protests ever written.When he was released the protest grew.eventually leading to Kennedy ordering a new civil rights bill to be made. -
The March on Washington
KNowing that Kennedy would have a rough time passing the civil rights bill, King searched for a way to build more public support. Abour 200,000 people raced to the nation's capital in order to support King.King delivered a powerful speech outling his dream of freedom and equality for all Americans. Opponents in congress to slow down the bill from being passed. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson passed the Civil Rights act of 1964.This act gave the government a huge power in order to stop and prevent racial discrimination in a number of areas.Segregation was now illegaland it gave citizens of all races and nationalities equal acress to public facilities.It helped established the EEOC. It monitored the ban on jobs discrimination by race,religion,gender, and antional origin. -
The selma march
This was a march commanded by Martin Luther KIng Jr, to help all African Americans in Selma, Alabama be considered registered voters instead of just 3%.King joined the SNCC activists and organized a " march for freedom" for about 50 miles. While they were marching about 200 state troopers and citizens rushed toward the demonstartors to try to stop them. Many were beaten which lead to the Selma March being linked to "Bloody Sunday". Johnson then proposed new voting right laws. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The bill was passed by The HOuse of REpresentatives. It authorized the US attorney general to send federal examiners to register qualified voters,bypassing local officials.It also suspended discriminatory devices. About 250,000 African Americans had finally registered to become qualified voters. The Voting rights act of 1965 was the turning point in the civil rights movement.
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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
After Dr.KIng went to Memphis, Tennesse to support a strike and while he was on his hotel balcony he was assassinated by a sniper. King's death lead to the passing of the civil rights act of 1968.
* the night before he was shot, he said " I've bee to the mountaintop... I've looked over and I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get here with you, but I want you to now tonight that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." -
The Sit-in Movement
The sit in movement started when 4 students went into the Woolworth's department store and bought school supplies and then sat at the counter and ate their lunches with coffee. The person working refused to serve them the coffee and basically styed there at the counter until they close. They would sit at that same counter every day until they were treated and given the same service as the white customers. Within 2 months the sitin spreaded to 54 cities in 9 states.
