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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was the court case which made segregation constitutional as long as they were equal "Separate, but equal." This caused much contreversy mainly in the south and caused many civil rights movements 60 years later. This was in effect until it was overturned in 1954.
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Brown v. Board of Education
This US Supreme Court case is the court case in which the decisions from Plessy V.Ferguson were overturned, It was reviewed that black and white schools were allegedly only "substantially" unequal. This gave people more eduational freedom to choose where they wanted to go to school.
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Murder of Emmitt Till
The murder of Emmitt Till impacted the future civil rights movements. Emmitt Till was flirting with a white woman at a grocery store, then a few days later he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered.
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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa parks was a black lady who sat in a white persons seat. this attracted the white people's attention and they asked her to move, she refuse and got arrested. Due to this event she started a boycott which caused the bus companies to lose money. This was considered the first boycott in this revolution.
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MLK and the SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference also known as, (SCLC) was lead by Martin Luther King Jr. it organize nonviolent protest and was founded by sixty ministers. The SCLC catch the attention of the peoples and with the contribution of mainly African Americansthe organization helped with the civil rights.
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Little Rock Nine
In this event nine students who were African Americans enroll in Central High School. the school and the National Guard wouldnt let the students pass but the president help them get in with his power. Although it was hard for the students, the government show a little bit more support and was one of the effects of the movement.
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Greensboro Sit-In
Started with four young men who were inspired by the non-violent protests of the freedom riders. They were arressted, but their bravery encouraged others to participate in sit-ins throughout the surrounding areas. Eventually many businesses had to compromise and allow integrated seating since they were losing so much business.
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Freedom Riders
The activist riding a bus were both black and white and were supporting the Civil Right movement in the South.This event almost killed a dozen of activist due to violence. This caught the attention of the people world-wide and caused a petition to be created that segregation in interstate travel.
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March on Washington
This march was organized by a large number of different civil rights groups and organizations. Over 200,000 people participated as a form of non-violent protest. This is where MLK gave his famous "I have a dream" speech, and incited the passing of the civil rights act.
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SNCC and Freedom Summer
Ella Baker formed SNCC to give the younger people more of a voice in the Civil Rights Movements. Freedom Summer was an act to register as many black people as possible to vote. The SNCC played a large part in the Freedom Rides.
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SNCC and Freedom Summer
The SNCC was created by Ella Baker to give the younger people more of a voice in the Civil Rights Movements. Freedom Summer was an act to register as many black people as possible to vote. The SNCC played a large part in the Freedom Rides.
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Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm X was shot at a rally he was giving in New York City by Nation of Islam members in 1965. Malcom was receiving threats prior to this, like the firebombing of his house.
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Voting Rights Act
Law signed by Lyndon B. Johnson to give blacks more freedom on the right to vote. Provoked by the March at Selma. Banned the literacy tests in order to vote.
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Assesination of MLK
He was shot allegedly byJames Earl Ray while standing on his balcony. in Tennessee MLK had been about to head to a dinner for a rally he had been organizing. It turns out that he wasn't very well liked since people thought he was a communist, and he had been under review for a while until he died.
