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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Adolph Plessy wanted to ride a section of a train. Yet, due to his genetic makeup including partial African American, he was restricted from riding the white section of the train. The case became controversial since it restricted a partial white American from his constitutional rights, questioning whether the amendment applied to other races as well. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
During the 1950's, schools around the country were segregated by seperating blacks from whites. This court case finally declared the segregation of schools to be unconstitutional. This court case sparked a new feeling for African Americans to become equals with white Americans. -
The Murder of Emmett Till
In August of 1955, an African American boy entitled Emmet Till was brutally murderd by a white supremists group. The cause behind this gruesome action was due to Till being charged accused of talking to a white girl. From this gruesome murder, it initialized several civili rights movements. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
An African American woman named Rosa Parks disregarded the demand to move on a Montgomery bus. She was not the only one; others around the south were refusing to move from their positions on their busses in order to protest against segregation. This impacted the civil rights movement by displaying how to protest against segregation without utilizing violent methods. -
Founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & Martin Luther King
An organization created by various black ministers including Martin Luther King J.r. MLK wanted the SCLC to address certain poblems that occurred around the nation including war and poverty. From this, MLK was able to gain more support in order to create the movements he wanted to create in order to make a change. -
Little Rock Nine & Central High School
Nine African American students attempted to enroll in a white only school in Arkansas. The governor attempted to block the African American students from entering the school, but the federal government overuled the state guard, which allowed the students to enter. This trend of allowing African Americans to go to white only schools spreaded across the
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Greensboro Sit-in
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students entered a store in Greensboro N.C. and sat down in a white-only counter. These four men were then asked to leave, discriminated, and were retaliated against. The Greensboro sit-in inspired other African Americans to protest by sitting in sit-ins, committing the same actions the four men did. -
Freedom Ride
The Freedom Rides included African Americans and Anglo Americans riding in busses across the South in order protest against the segregation of busses across the south. These individuals encountered various violent reactions including molotovs with fire and crowds of violent mobs. This arrangement of transportation emphasized the focus on how methods of transportation were seperating races from one another. -
March on Washington
This revolutionary march was initialized by the ever popular Martin Luther King Jr. This march also placed the setting for MLK to display his famous speech, "I Have A Dream." By giving this speech in Washington and recieving enourmous support, civil rights movements were able to strive on towards desegregation even more. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
On June 15, 1964 , the SNCC established a campaign in order to gather African American voters. To achieve this goal, a substantial amount of African Americans and Northern Anglo Americans were required. The impact this campaign provided would be its gathering of more individuals towards the belief of equalism for all. -
Civil Rights Act
This act was the outcome of various movements throughout the era of civil rights reform. This act outlawed the discrimination African Americans were striving for. Although, this act also aided gays, races and others by banning their discrimination, protecting a wide variety of people as well. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was one of the most influential civil rights leaders. During one of his speeches, Malcolm X was shot to death. His death inspired many other African Americans to rebel against the white supremists with any means neccessary. -
Voting Rights Act
This act disabled any further actions that made it harder for African Americans and other races to vote. Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, this stopped various practices that limited the usage of voting for certain individuals including poll taxes. This act allowed African Americans to finally voice their political opinions without enduring the crippling limitations. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King J.r.
Martin Luther King J.r. was one of the most famous civil rights leaders during the reformation of civil rights movement. On April 4, 1968, MLK was shot by an extremist follower around MLK's hotel. This homicide however furthered MLK's beliefs of non-violent protest since people continued to remember how he handled segregation.
