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montgomery bus boycott
Was a form of peaceful protest where African Americans refused to ride public busses resulting in transportation businesses´s to have a massive decline in income. -
Emmet till case
Emmet till was a young teen boy who was brutually murdered by 2-3 white grown men over a misunderstanding at a gas station in the 1950´s. -
Creation of the Montgomery Improvement Association
This act was made to help with fighting against the segregation of busses between whites and colored people. And helped enforce public civil rights. -
Little Rock Nine Crisis
Was when nine African American joined a school during times of segregation they had to be escorted by Soldiers to make sure they got to school safely -
Cooper v. Aaron
In short terms it was standing for the law that states could not disobey the rulings of the courts in intergretion of students into schools (ex: Little Rock) -
Albany Campaign
This campaign was formed to help protest against seggregation of african americans led by African Americans at ANY public area. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
He was a civil rights movement activist and his murder was cause of many factors such as death threats, intimidation of (NOI), exposing Mohhamads affairs -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The now 15th amendment was a law created to give all and only fair rights to ANY citizen no matter any physical appearence. -
Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. US
A issue in 1965 that heart of Atlanta Motel wouldn't accept African Americans violating their civil rights. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King was murder in April 4th 1968, He was a civil rights leader who fought for civil rights in a peaceful way but was murdered once he was clearly making a stand for his people and was getting attention. -
fair housing act
This act was established to fix the problems of discrimination towards housing, as in renting to anyone no matter the race, gender, disabilities.. etc...