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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The figures who are involved in majorly are Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, E. D. Nixon, and the many other families and individuals that boycotted. They refused to take the bus after Rosa Parks was arrested for not standing up to the white passanger. She gained many other supporters to boycott the busses and lasted for a little more than a year. Fun fact: One of the first leaders of the boycott was Jo Ann Robinson who stayed up all night after Rosa was arrested and made copies of a flyer to -
Little Rock 9
The people involved include the nine students, the governer of Arkansas, and Eisenhower. Nine African American students were denied their chances into going to the Little Rock Central High School. This event made them determined to integrate the highschool and hopfully stop discrimination. This also led to one of the most important cases in history, Brown Vs Board of Education. They won this case in the end. Fun fact: Melba Patillo, one of the students, grew up to become a reporter for NBC News. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The people who passed this act involved congress and President Eisenhower. It was intended to protect the right of African Americans to vote. This was the first civil rights law since Reconstruction that was passed by congress. Fun fact: Several Southern senators, led by Democrat Richard B. Russell of Georgia, attempted to block the Civil Rights Act. -
The Sit-in Movement
The individuals involved include the four students, and Ella Baker. The sit-ins started on 1 February 1960, when four black students from North Carolina A&T College sat down at a Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. They formed the SNCC to organize efforts for desegregation and voter registrationthroughout the South. -
The Freedom Riders
The figures involved include James Farmer, who asked the teams, and John F. Kennedy. Groups of both African Americans and whites rode buses to the south. They protestes the continued illegal segregation on interstate bus lines. Fun fact: As a result of the Freedom Rides, the U.S. began to enforce interstate travel laws. -
James Meredith and the Desegregation of the University of Mississippi.
The figures involve James Meredith, the Governer of Mississippi Ross Barnett, president Kennedy, James Meredith went to attend the University of Mississippi but was stopped by Governer Barnett. Kennedy sent troops to escort Meredith which started a riot. Despite everything, he continued his studies and graduated in August. Fun fact: After graduating from Ole Miss in 1963 with a political science degree, he received his masters in economics from University of Iba. -
Protests in Birmingham
The figures involved were Martin Luther King, Saftey commissioner Bull Connor, and Presiddent Kennedy. The federal governement would get involved when a crisis is happening. They started a protest against Bull Conner who was running for mayer. Days after, Dr. King was arrested and the protesters grew angrier. Connor responded with gruesome attacks which grabbed everyones attention. Fun fact: On May 2, over one thousand African-American children skipped school to join the protest. -
The March on Washington
The main figures involved are Dr. King and A. Philip Rangdolph. They organized a march of more that 200,000 people of all races to the capital. They gathered there peacefully and heard many speeches including Dr. Kings famous speech. This was all to gain momentumm for the bill to be passed. Fun Fact: Numerous celebrities were there, including Bob Dylan, Jackie Robinson, Josephine Baker, and Joan Baez. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It involved President Johnson and the senate. It gave the federal governement broad power to prevent racial discrimination in a number of areas. It also made segregation illegal in most places of public accommodation and gave citzens equal access to public facilities. Fun fact: More Republicans voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act than Democrats. -
The Selma March
The people involved include Dr. King and Sheriff Jim Clark. After King's announcement demanding the ballot, about 2,000 African Americans were arrested by Clark. They organized a march for freedom and were stopped by a brutal attack on law enforcements. This caused a big aproar. Fun fact: The path with which they were planning to march passed through Ku Klux Klan country. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The figures involved included the senate as a whole and the U.S attorney general. This was passed because of the Selma March. It authorized the US attorney general to send federal axaminers to register wualified voters, bypassing local officials. It suspended discriminatory devices like literacy tests in countries where less than half of all adults had been registered to vote. Fun fact:Only 3% of Selma's population was registed. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The figures invoved are Martin Luther King Jr, and James Earl Rey. Dr, king was assinated by the sniper James Earl Rey while he was in his hotel balcony in Memphis. This ended one of the biggest eras in our history. Fun Fact: The killing of King in 1968 was the second attempt on his life.
