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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v Board of Education was a supreme court case that was filed against the Topeka, Kansas school board. Brown was a parent of student trying to attend a white school, while being black. Ultimately Brown won, with the ruling that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old, African American boy from Chicago who was visiting family in Mississippi. In his time there he was falsely accused of grabbing and disrespecting a white women. When the white women's husband came home from a business trip he found out of the incident and with help of his brother in law, beat then shot Emmett. His murder brought light to the Jim crow segregation in the south. It was also an incentive for African American civil rights movement. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine were nine African american students who enrolled at all-white Central high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. On September 4th, 1957 the first day of school, the Governor of Arkansas ordered the national guard to block the entrance of the school to the nine students. Then, on September 25th President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to escort the students into the school, making it their first full day of class. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders was a group of 13 African American and white civil right activists who took bus trips through the South.They did this in protest against the segregated interstate bus terminals.African american riders tried to occupy "white only" bathrooms and dinners, while the whites did vice versa.They encountered a lot of white protesters but got national attention.In September 1961 the prohibition of segregation on bus and train stations was established by the Interstate commerce commission. -
March on Washington
March on Washington was a political rally that took place in Washington, DC.More than 200,000 Americans gathered to better jobs and freedom for African Americas. During this event, Martin Luther King Jr delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act ended public segregation and banned employment segregation based on ones color,race,sex,religion or national origin. First proposed by President J.F. Kennedy, it was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It is seen as one of the biggest achievements of the civil rights movement. -
Voting Right Act
After the Civil rights Acts were passe the Voting Rights Act was passed to allow African Americans their right to vote. Before this act when African Americans tried to vote they were told they possessed insufficient literacy skills or were at the wrong poll, time and/or place. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
