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Plessy v. Ferguson
Thirty year old Homer Plessy was sent to jail for sitting in the "white car." He could easily have passed as white but under Luisiana Law he was black. -
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Brown v. Board of Education
Ended legal segregation in public schools, some parents took their children toneighborhooding school and were rejected entry based on their race. Parents made a suit against the Topetin Board of education. -
Murder of Emmit Till
In August 1955, a fourteen yr-old black boy whistled at a white woman in a grocery store in Money Mississippi. He did not know he had broken a Jim Crow Law. Three days later two white men dragged him from his bed, beat him brutally and then shot him in the head. His killers were charged with murder and arrested, both were trialed by an all white male jury. -
Rosa Parks & the MontgomeryBus Boycott
Rosa parls an african american women refused to give away her seat to a white man leading to her arrest and going to jail, after that teh Montgomery bus boycott began. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) & Freedom Summer
The state of Mississippi segregated student from voting, getting into school, this made it difficult for many african americans who wantedto live a better life they ended up in poverty. -
Civils Right Act
Prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities and made employement discrimination illegal. -
Assassination of Malcom X
He was shot dead as hespoke before an audience. Malcom X was thirty-nine years old when he was shot, the reason behind his assassination still remains a mystery. -
Assassination of MLK
MLK was famous for his nonviolent protests alongwith his"I have a dream," speech, it was astounding when he was murdered it caused much grief among the people. -
March of Washington
More than 250,000 demonstraters descended upon the capital. This was teh largest demonstration for human rights in history, showed a rare display of unity. It began as a rally, it then ended with a meeting between JFK and the march leadersin the white house.