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Plessy v. Ferguson
A court case in which Homer A. Plessy stated that Louisiana's law of separating blacks and whites violated the 14th amendment. After the court case Jim Crow laws were made to limit the Blacks. Its important because if it wasn't for the court case or laws, Blacks wouldn't have risen up. https://ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=52 -
Brown v. Board of Education
Full Date: Dec 9,1952- May 17,1954 The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas declined Linda Brown to attend a all White school because she was black. Marshall argued that violated the 14th amendment and Warren decided that separate schools because of race was unequal. It was important because it inspired black students to try to go to school. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Louis Till was murdered by Roy Bryant and John W. Milam. He was murdered for wolf whistling at Bryant's wife. It was significant because blacks were still mistreated from whites but it showed that the blacks had their rights. http://famous-trials.com/emmetttill/1755-home -
Rosa Parks Sitting in Bus & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Full Date: Dec 1, 1955-Dec 20, 1956 In December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks got it of work and sat in the white section of the bus. She was so tired that she refused to give up her seat, causing her to get arrested. This caused Martin Luther King Jr. to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott on December 5th, 1955. The Boycott made buses loses money so they had to remove the sections. Its important because it was one of the first peaceful protest that was a success. http://www.ushistory.org/us/54b.asp -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
On January 10, 1957 king created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King was the leader of the organization and led them to gain Blacks rights peacefully. Its an important event because this is the first time we see a large group of people to get together and protest peacefully, which caused more people to join because it was opened to all. http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_southern_christian_leadership_conference_sclc/ -
Little Rock Nine & Central High School
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who enrolled in a white central high school in Little Rock Arkansas on September 2,1957. Their first day of school was on September 2,1957 and they were mistreated and hated. Even though Americans were angered, the Little Rock Nine were able to attend at the school. Its significant because it was the few times the government helped the blacks in their struggles. http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/ -
Greensboro Sit-In
On February 1, 1960 four black students sat at a Lunch counter (white section) in Woolworth's store. They sat there for four days waiting to get food and more people joined the sit-in but some people were mistreated. At the end of the week the store closed down instead of searing the students. Its significant because some whites saw that they were the bad guys. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/greensboro-sit-ins-1960 -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee & Freedom Summer
Dates: April 1,1960- June 30,1964 The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)was a Civil Rights Organization consisting of students The group was led by Ella Baker. The Freedom Summer was led by the SNCC in order to register as many African Americans voters as possible in Mississippi since black Voters were excluded. It was significant because blacks were convincing people that they too deserve the right to vote. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org -
Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
The Freedom Rides was a civil rights campaign was a bus filled with Members from Congress of Racial Equality. Members in the bus were known as Freedom Riders. These people would ride a bus to protest for their rights but whites treated them with violence which made Kennedy be part of the Civil Rights movement. It was important because the government was official supporting blacks. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/freedom-rides-1961 -
March on Washington
On August 23, 1963, civil rights leaders created a rally in Washington. Martin Luther King jr gave his "I have a Dream" Speech over than 200,000 marchers at Lincoln's Memorial. Then marchers showed that they still want their rights while marching at Washington. Its significant because we see people coming together and fighting for whats right peacefully. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=96 -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act gave the government power to discrimination. Not only that it ended discrimination between race, religious, and sex. Its important because it ended most protest finally giving blacks some freedom. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=97 -
Voting Rights Act
In 1965 the government made a law that allowed blacks to vote. Blacks became politically active and were given political jobs as well. It was important because this led to President Obama to become the 1st African American President of America. https://ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=100 -
Assassination of Malcom X
Malcolm X was one of the greatest leaders of the civil rights movement. He was assassinated in February 21,1965. He believed on self defense when whites attacked the blacks. After the assassination the Black Panthers were created. He was important because he showed blacks that violence was needed sometimes to get what you want. https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/feb-21-1965-malcolm-x-is-assassinated-by-black-muslims/?_r=0 -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at Memphis Hotel on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray was a white man who hated black influence. Its important because King showed that world that the impossible is possible if you put your mind to it. He also taught the world that peaceful protest works. http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_kings_assassination_4_april_1968/
