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C.O.R.E.
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States that played a pivotal role for African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Bus Boycott (Montgomery)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against racial segregation on the public transit in Montgomery, Alabama. It was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, this 13-month mass protest ended with the U.S. supreme court ruling that the segregation on public buses was unconditional -
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC, which is closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King Jr., had a large role in the American civil rights movement. -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock 9 was a group of nine African American students that enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. It was caused by a racial segregation by the school, It was also known as the Brown's v.s The board of education -
SNCC
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was one of the major Civil Rights Movement organizations of the 1960's. It emerged from the first wave of student sit-ins and formed at an April 1960 meeting organized by Ella Baker at Shaw University. -
Freedom Riders
The first Freedom Ride took place on May 4, 1961 when seven blacks and six whites left Washington, D.C., on two public buses bound for the Deep South. They intended to test the Supreme Court's ruling in Boston v. Virginia (1960), which declared segregation in interstate bus and rail stations unconstitutional. -
Project C
American civil rights advocates chose Birmingham, Alabama as the place to launch Project C (for Confrontation), a campaign of nonviolent direct actions against city segregation ordinances. Through media attention, Project C brought nationwide awareness to the plight of African Americans in the United States.
