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American Civil Rights Movement
The American Civil Rights movement happened over a span of 14 years (1954-1968) and the overall goal was to end racial segregation for Black Americans in the United States. Predominant leaders of this were Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, and Rosa Parks -
Brown V. Board of Education.
Brown V. Board was a huge Supreme Court case that balled the topic of racial segregation in public schools. Brown battled the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Brown won unanimously that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a way for Black Americans to stand up for what they believed was wrong. It started with Rosa Parks being brutally arrested for just trying to sit on a bus. Black Americans refused to use civic buses until they were equal to all riders no matter the color of their skin. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine Black Students who integrated Little Rock Central High school in Arkansas, after Brown won the case of Brown V. Board. The students had a full escort into the building while people crowded them in hatred manner. -
Greensboro Sit-ins
The Greensboro Sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protest against Woolworths lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina due to the racial segregation of the restaurant. -
Washington D.C. Freedom Ride
A group of 13 Freedom Riders of Black and White ethnicity left Washington D.C. on their way down south to Greyhound and Trail way buses. They were the first known Free Riders and pushed the movement farther forward. -
Mothers Day Attack
A bus that held freedom riders was firebombed in Anniston, Alabama. Riders were then beaten by large white mobs in Birmingham. -
James Meredith Integrates Ole Miss
The first ever Black Student to attend a Mississippi college. He faced many violet protests from people who were against the whole ordeal of him attending what was believed to be a “White College” -
Birmingham Campaign
Organized by Martin Luther King Jr. he set up tons of peaceful protest across the South raising awareness for Black Americans who were being treated differently due to skin color. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Four young girls were killed in a KKK bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. This led MLK Jr. to form the Birmingham Campaign. -
The March on Washington
The March on Washington was a movement to demand the end of segregation, advocate for African Americans voting rights, and economic justice for all African Americans. The march is most known for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Over 250,000 people showed up for this peaceful protest being one of the largest peaceful protest known to this day. -
Selma to Montgomery March
Peaceful voting rights march turned violent on Bloody Sunday. This prompted national outrage, and now Bloody Sunday is seen as a day to remember the fall of segregation.