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Montgomery Bus Boycott
This event was a civil rights protest. African Americans refused to ride the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. This was the first large scale U.S. demonstration against segregation. Four days before Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for refusing to yield her bus seat to a white man. -
Little Rock 9
A group of nine black students who got enrolled at in all white Central High School in Little Rock. 1954 the Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. September 4, 1957, the first day of classes at Central High. Presidents Eisenhower sent troops to escort the nine in the school because thing were getting rough for them. -
Sit-ins: Greensbaro, N.C.
This was a civil rights protest that started in 1960. Two African Americans staged a sin-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. These two refused to leave after denied service. Their actions made a big impact . Because of this Woolworth's and other establishments changed segregation policies. -
King's March on Washington
Martin Luther Kings Jr. along with some 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial and more that 3,000 members of the press covered the event. The march was in Washington D.C. The event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans. -
Selma to Montgomery March
People marched with Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. Most marchers died on the first attempt. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act which restricted African Americans from voting. -
Watts Riots 1965
The Watts Riots began when Marquette Frye got pulled over and arrested for reckless driving. Violence erupted between the public and the police when tension aroused. All of this resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 4,000 arrested, fire bombings and murder. -
Newark Riots
An African American cab driver named John SMith was beaten and arrested for being double parked. Many people were angry and began to protest. 26 people were killed, another 750 injured and over 1,000 jailed. -
Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
2 Memphis garbage Collectors, Echol Col and Robert Walker, were crushed to death by a malfunctioning truck. March 29, over 5,000 demonstrators carrying signs "I AM A MAN." Following years of poor pay and dangerous working conditions and provoked by the crushing to death of the garbage workers. At the urging of Reverend James T. Lawson, Martin Luther King, Jr, agreed to come to Memphis and lead a non-violent demonstration in support of the sanitation workers. -
LA Riots
Four officers that been caught beating an unarmed African American. Hours after people were protesting. Wrecked and looted numerous downtown stores, and buildings set more than 100 on fire. On May 1, President George Bud ordered military troops and riots trained officers to get the LA riot under control -
Ferguson Mo. 2014
On August 9, 2014, Darren Wilson, a white policemen shot and killed Michael Brown, black teenager. The people were protesting for weeks. The city had engaged in Constitutional violations. -
Baltimore Protest 2015
This protest was over Freddie Gray. This man was an African American and he was arrest, and injured to head and spine. He was taken to the hospital and he ended up passing away there. Thus, the protest began April 18, 2015 through May 3, 2015. 113 policed got injured and 2 got shot. 350+ businesses and homes were ended up getting damaged.
