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The Congress of Racial Equality
Organization meant to improve racial relations for blacks by non-violent means of direct action. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court ruled Plessy v. Ferguson as unconstituitonal and segregation as unconstitutional to the 14th amendment. -
Emmitt Till Murder
Was an african-american boy murdered by white men under the suspicion that he was flirting with one of the men's woman. The court ruled in favor for the white men. -
Rosa Parks/Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks/ refusal to move from her seat caused widespread non-violent protest for desegregated buses with the Freedom Riders movement. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
American Civil RIghts Organization headed by Dr. King Jr. originally -
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Civil RIghts organization started by black college students, inspired by Dr. KIng but was more confrontational. -
Stokely Carmichael
Became the youngest person imprisoned during this movement for his participation with the Freedom Riders -
Executive Order 11246—Affirmative Action
Act that banned discrimination or decisions based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter Dr. KIng Jr. wrote from inside his jail cell while being detained in Birmingham, Alabama. It explains his resoning for non-violent protest and hist reasoning for protesting in the first place. -
“I Have a Dream” Speech
MOst famous speech given during this era, given by Dr, King during the March on Washington, details his jopes for the future of racism and black people. -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, bombing
The bombing of a black church by KKK members that murdered 4 black girls. -
The 24th Amendment
Banned poll tac, allowing more blacks and poor people to vote -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Malcom X, civil rights leader, was shot and killed. -
Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
Protest MArch with over 600 people -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Allowed blacks to overcome barriers that did not allow them to vote and backed up the 15th amendement -
The Black Panthers
Organization inspired by Malcom X, practiced self-defense against the government to futher black advancement and black power. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
MLK is shot and killed while at a hotel before leading a peaceful protest -
The Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.
