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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown Case videoThe Brown vs. Board of Education was a case deciding whether to integrate public facilities or keep them separated. Thurdgood Marshall was the supreme justice of this case and he decided that the "separate but equal" concept was unconstitutional and all public facilities had to integrate; the Sibley Commission went around to ask how people felt about the desicion, and people hated it, but not much changed except the fund cuts of schools who integrated -
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Bus Boycott VideoThe Brown case was just the beginning of all events that followed. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest, and it began with Rosa Parks; she was on a public bus and was ordered to move to the back of the bus because there weren't that many white empty seats, but she didn't. After this incident, she was arrested,which caused many African Americans, including Martain Luther King and ministers, to stand up and boycott this event. -
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These African Americans wouldn't stop protesting until their demands were met, which were that African American passengers would be treated with respect, African American drivers would be mostly assigned to black routes, and they would be able to sit wherevever they wanted on a bus. It took more than a year for this to happen, but after the time passed, segregation was illegal on public transportation, and African Americans were able to ride anywhere on a bus without anyone saying anything. -
SCLC
SCLC videoThe event that actually started the formation of the SCLC was the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon joined by church ministers, and King was chosen as their spokseman. The reason they had Christian in their name was to attract as many churches as possible, who kept the organization alive and ensured their sucess. Their WHOLE goal was to help gain Civil Rights for all African Americans, and their leaders included King, Coretta Scott King, Joseph Lowery, and Andrew Young. -
SNCC
SNCC videoThe Greensboro Sit-In was the was the cause of the formation of the SNCC. This organization was a one of the "leading forces" in the Civil Rights movement, and they helped organize Freedom Rides. Their leaders were James Forman, Bob Moses, Marion Barry, and Martain Luther King. The Greensboro Sit-In was a non-violent protest where a group of African American students protested at a Woolworth's Lunch Counter in North Carolina. -
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Many of the protesters were arested, but thier protest made such of an impact on college towns in the region that that place and other establishments have to integrate. -
Admission of Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton Holmes into the University of Georgia
Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton HolmesJese Hill, a member of the education committee of the Atlanta branch of NAACP, met Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton Holmes to try and desegregate UGA. They applied in1959, but they were denied, so Holmes enrolled at Morehouse College, and Hunter enrolled at Wayne State University. While they were at different colleges, they continued to submit their applications to UGA each quarter, but they were still denied, so a legal team of defense attorneys battled the court house for 2 years. -
Admission of Charlayne Hunter & Hamilton Holmes into the University of Georgia (3)
When they both graduated, Holmes devoted his life to study medicine, andHunter with Journalism. -
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After those 2 years, Judge William Bootle decided that they should go to school at UGA, and they arrived on campus. These new students were met with people shouting racial slurs and chants, and people went to their dorms to throw bricks, rocks, and bottles. They were immediately suspended, for their own safety, and a day later a new court order was issued, and the students went back to campus resuming their studies. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders videoFreedom Riders were some black and white civil rights activists who took many freedom rides, which were bus trips through the South. These riders were soon recruited by a civil rights group (CORE) to try and integrate in the South. There was heavy violence from white protestors, but after a while, several hundred people became Freedom Riders to participate. -
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In1961, the Interstate Commerce Commission made segregation illegal at bus and train stations all over America. -
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King was soon released, but only so the government could show that he couldn't get everyone else out and so they could turn on him. -
The Albany Movement
Albany Movement videoThe Albany Movement was an event where NAACP and SNCC decided to challenge the authority of a segregated bus station. They were arrested, which led to the black community to form the Albany Movement, which was led by Dr. William Anderson. SNCC organizer James Forman led some black high school students to the Central Highway Terminal to help protest. They were jailed, and Civil Rights leaders, including King, were also arrested. -
March On Washington
March on Washington videoThere was a March on Washington group who met annually to bring up blacks' demands for equality. They named their protest "March on Washington" that was designed to support passage of the Civil Rights Act, and this march was to gain jobs and freedom of segregation. Philip Randolph was the chairman of this event, and Bayard Rustin organized it; this new march was expected to bring many, many African Americans. -
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President John F. Kennedy and FDR took little admiration to this , but this time these black leaders would not be convinced to step down. Black and white groups across the whole country were advised to join, and many arrangements were made to ensure a pleasant event. The march was such a success and would be a day everyone remembered; more than 200,000 black as whites enjoyed the day with speeches(I Have a Dream), songs, and prayers led by mostly civil rights leaders. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
<a href='http://safeshare.tv/w/vajOdanfhz' >CThe ideas of this bill originally came from President John F. Kennedy. This bill would have ended segregation and discrimination everywhere in the U.S, and it would have given ALL African Americans freedom. The South really didn't like this idea, so while Kennedy was in his car with his wife, he was shot and killed on Nov. 23, 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson became president after this death and signed the bill; this made the 14th Amendnent A LOT more strict. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (2)
On March 7th, over 600 protestors went to Edmund Pettus Bridge, where they met a bunch of state troopers armed with billy clubs and tear gas, so the marchers went back to Selma, but it wasn't over. King requested a permit that was granted by a federal district court judge, and as they marched to Montgomery they were protected by the army/FBI. Soon, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and all blacks were allowed to vote; this made the 15th Amendement more strict. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act video The Voting Rights Act was a document that would give All African Americans their right to vote. People all around the world, including SNCC, came to the South to help them, and in March Dr King. met with Civil Rights leaders in Selma to plan protests/marches. He and over 500 students were jailed, so King planned a march from Selma to Montgomery.
