Leaders
She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
Rosa Parks
Over 200,000 supporters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to listen to MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.
March on Washington
This militant group clashed with law enforcement agents who over policed black neighborhoods.
Black Panthers
This decision legalized segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in this city in 1968.
Memphis
He was the most vibrant speaker in the Nation of Islam.
Malcolm X
Activists rode buses into the South to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court decisions that banned segregation in public transportation.
Freedom Rides
This group coordinated with black church communities to protest for civil rights in the South.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This decision led to the desegregation of public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
9 children attempted to desegregate this high school in 1957.
Little Rock Central High School
He was the leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the largest union for black workers in the United States.
A. Phillip Randolph
Sit-Ins
This group fought for civil rights in court, arguing that segregation violated the 14th Amendment.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
This law officially banned racial segregation in the United States.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
James Meredith became the first African American to attend this southern university, sparking protests which resulted in 2 fatalities.
Ole Miss (University of Mississippi)
He was the leader of the Congress of Racial Equality.
James Farmer
March on the most heavily segregated city in the South. Gained national attention when police chief Bull Connor attacked children with billy clubs, fire hoses, and police dogs.
March on Birmingham
Nation of Islam
This law banned the poll tax and similar financial barriers that kept low-income Americans from voting.
24th Amendment
George Wallace declared "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!" when he attempted to prevent African Americans from enrolling at this university.
University of Alabama
He coined the phrase "Black Power."
Stokely Carmichael
March to the state capitol of Alabama to protest voting discrimination. Protesters were attacked on "Bloody Sunday" while trying to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
March on Selma
This group coordinated the efforts of college students who fought for civil rights.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
This law banned the use of literacy tests and other discriminatory measures that prevented African Americans from voting.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Malcolm X changed his views on black nationalism following his pilgrimage to this holy site of the Islamic religion.
Mecca