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Brown V. Board of Education
This court case was huge and very important in civil rights history. This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. This meant that black citizens could no longer be segregated and allowed black children to go to a white school. Oliver Brown, father of Linda Brown, and a NAACP lawyer were involved in this case. 7 black children were escorted into the school whilst an angry white mob gathered around them. -
Murder of Emmett Till
14 year old Emmett Till was visiting family in Mississippi when he whistled at a white woman. The woman’s husband, Roy Bryant, and J.W. Milan, kidnapped, tortured, and murdered the 14 year old black child. His body was found and they were taken to trial where they then admitted to these crimes but were acquitted by the all white jury. The mother had an open casket funeral to show all the people what they had done to her son. -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
Rosa parks was a black activist best known for her bravery on the bus. She refused to move and give up her seat during a time when this was a dangerous decision. This seemingly small act sparked a huge change in the civil rights movement and led to the betterment of the country. Segregation was on track to soon become a thing of the past. Unfortunately, she was not credited or recognized with this achievement until the last few years of her life.