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Brown V. Board of Education
A lawsuit was filed agiest the board of education for it to desegrigate schools. The NAACP urged the protesters to back down, but after they refused, the NAACP stood by them in the case. During this case the Supreme Court ruled that segrigation in schools was unconstitutional. This was the first step of integration of public schools. -
The Murder of Emit Till
Emit Till was murdered by two white men for a remark he made towards a white women in a store. A few days later during the wake, His mother showed the Nation on television what the two men did to her son. This murder was one of the inital sparks of the Civil Rights movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This Boycott started when a black women named Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. People would refuse to ride the bus in the city to give economic pressure on the company. This was important to the movement because this proved that they could win with non violent actions. At the end of the boycott the bus company changed it's policy as this was a major win for the movement -
Little Rock School Crisis
Because of the ruling of segrigation in public schools, 9 Black students were selected to enroll in an all white school as a plan by the NAACP to integrate the schools slowly. Mobs of angry white people made entering the school for the students difficult. Minijean Brown ended up getting expelled from the school because of her remarks to the white students. However at the end of the year, Ernest Green was the first black student to ever graduate from a white public school. -
The Sit Ins
A series of non violent protests that caused the general department stores to change their policy to server all people at the counter. Students would sit at the counter and asked to be served. If they were not served they would continue to sit there until they were. If they got arrested they would be replaced by another group. These protests recieved a lot of media coverage and the practice spread everywhere. -
The Freedom Rides
The Freedom riders where civil rights activists . Who rode buses into the heart of the segregated south. The first freedom ride left Washington DC on May 14 1961. They where sponsered by CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) This lead to a court case that ruled segregated public buses unconstitutional. The states did not enforce this law however. This lead to mob violence and the arrest of these riders. -
Birmingham Protest
These protests lead to violence between the black youth and the white civic authorities. This city was chosen because it was the heart of the rasical segregation in the south. This is where Project C was started By Martan Luther King Jr. King ended up getting jailed there. The protests where non violent. Childen where decided to be used to protest in the city because it would be a lesser chance for them to be hurt. However, firehoses and dogs where used to attack the children. -
Washington DC March
The purpose of this march was to get meaningful civil rights laws, the right to vote, and many other liberties. Martan Luther King Jr also delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech. The March was a success, as national media covered the march and gave it exposure. King and other leaders also met with President Kennedy. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson got the bill through congress after Kennedy was killed. Southern Senators tried to block the bill but it got through. This bill banned discrimination of Race, Sex, Religon and national origin -
Selma Alabama Protest
The SCLC and the SNCC lead a march of 600 people to march 54 miles to Montgomery to protest in one of the most rasict cities in the southern U.S to get voting rights in the state. During the march, Law enforcement and state troopers attacked the peaceful protesters with weapons such as tear gas and billy clubs. This was called Bloody sunday. However, The voting rights act was signed as this was a great victory for the Movement. -
Martin Luther Kings assassination.
King was killed a day after his speech "I've been to the moutain top". Riots followed the day he was killed. Thousands marched through Memphis, the city King was killed in, to convince people to honor him and end racism. The march did not achieve it's goals.
