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Brown vs board of Education
Justice Earl Warren delivered the case that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment. -
Murder of Emmet Till
A 14 year old African American was accused of offending a white woman in a grocery store. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
It was a political & social protest campaign against the policy of transit system. -
Formation of the SCLC
They hoped that this would help coordinate nonviolent protest efforts of local groups. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
Founding of SNCC
Formed by black college students & was dedicated to overturning segregation in the South and giving young people a much stronger voice. -
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Greensboro Sit-Ins
They were a series of nonviolent protests. -
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Freedom Riders
13 freedom riders. 7 African American & 6 Whites left Washington, D.C., on a greyhound bus. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
The letter defended the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. -
March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom
More than 200,00 demonstrators took part in the march to Washington for jobs & freedom, the march was successful. -
Assassination of Medgar Evers
He was an instrumental in getting witness & evidence for the Emmet Till murder case. -
Birmingham Church Bombing
It was an act of white supremacist terrorism which occurred at the African American 16th street baptist church in Birmingham Alabama. -
Assassination of Malcom X
He was an American muslim minister & human rights activist. A popular figure during the civil rights movement. -
March on Selma
When 600 people started a planned march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, this was known as a demonstration. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr was an American clergyman & civil rights leader. Martin was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
