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Plessy v. Ferguson
Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of “Separate but Equal” -
The Creation of The NAACP
(National Association of the Advancement of Colored People) Worked for racial equality during segregation -
Creation of the CORE
(Congress of Racial Equality) founded by James Farmer in Chicago to work against segregation in northern cities -
Brown v. Board of Education
Overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are not fair and ordered all public schools desegregated -
The creation of SCLC
(Southern Christian Leadership Conference) An organization founded by Martin Luther King Jr., to direct against segregation. Used passive resistance, peaceful confrontation. -
Creation of the SNCC
(Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
An organization that coordinated sit-ins and other protests and gave younger individuals a larger role in the civil rights movement. -
Rides of the Freedom Riders
Group of civil rights workers who took bus trips through in 1961 to protest illegal bus segregation -
The “I Have A Dream Speech”
The countrywide famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington focused on civil rights -
Passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination based on Race, Skin Color, Religion, Gender, or National origin. Also gave federal protection to African American voters which allowed more to vote and participate in the government.