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Plessy v. Ferguson
This court case started as what was known as the separate but equal doctrine. This all started when Plessy refused to get in the car that was designated for African Americans. He claimed his rights were violated but ultimately the court refused the argument. This fueled the civil rights movement. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This court case was a landmark during the civil rights movement. It challenged the idea that schools were unconstitutional for racially segregating the children. It helped establish that most services were not equal. This showed how many cervices were still unequal. -
Little Rock Nine & Central High School
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. On the first day of school people called the national guard to block the students from entering the school. Later Eisenhower sent government officials to escort the African American students into the school. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
The founder was Martin Luther King Jr this foundation helped coordinate and assist local organizations working for the full equality of African Americans in all aspects of American life. This helped African Americans gain rights. -
Greensboro Sit-In
The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest that started in 1960, when an African American students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. The students wouldn't leave because they denied service to them. It caused Woolworth and other intuitions to change segregation policies. -
Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were groups of people that were white and African American. They went around the south and rode buses,went inside restrooms and other places where African Americans where not able to go. Although they were beaten by police and were involved in violent incidents. This gained popularity to the civil rights protest. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a massive protest march that occurred in 1963. About 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. where they protested for African American equal rights. This is also where Martin Luther King's speech (I have a Dream) was spoken. This is where many civil rights supporters were moved by MLK's speech. -
Civil Rights Act (1964)
The civil rights act of 1964 was proposed by John F. Kennedy. This law ended segregation in public places and it also banned discrimination on employment depending on their race,color,religion, and sex. This law was a huge success for the civil rights movement and gave African Americans more rights and privileges. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a voter registration project. The SNCC was a group that supported African American rights. During the event Police and members of the Ku Klux Klan carried out a series of violent attacks. This angered civil rights supporters. -
Voting Rights Act (1965)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was supposed to support the 15th amendment. It would help overcome some legal barriers that African Americans based. This helped them vote which during the civil rights movement was a victory. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an African American and an African American civil rights supporter. While in New York he was assassinated via gunshot on 02/21/1965. This angered African Americans and pushed the civil rights movement forward. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. He was murdered there in a motel. His assassination angered African Americans and was a shock wave through the U.S. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was an African American from Chicago. He was lynched after he allegedly flirted with a white woman. The woman's brother and husband beat and killed Emmett. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was an African American Woman that one day refused to give up her seat to a white man this lead to her arrest. Four days later the the Montgomery Bus boycott occurred. African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. This allowed the civil rights movement gain supporters.
