Segregation
Outlawed segregation in businesses such as restuants and hotels
what is the Cival Rights act
boycot that started equality on busses
What is Rosa Parks boycot
Colored man that led the American Cival Right movement
Who was MLK
Court case that allowed states to enact segregation laws
what is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court case
where Black residents boycotted gas stations that refused to install restrooms for Black people
What is the Belzoni Boycott
Woman who refused to give her seat up to a whit man pushing the civil rights movement
Who is Rosa Parks
laws were state and local laws, enforcing segergation
what is Jim crow laws
began in 1962 with a protest against the segregated Mississippi State Fair
the Jackson Boycott.
led a peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest voting rights
Who is John Lewis
signs were common reminders of the enforced racial order in public spaces.
"Whites Only" and "Colored" signs
Boycott where Black shoppers in Birmingham, Alabama, refusing to patronize downtown retailers that practiced segregation
What is the Birmingham Retail Boycott
prominent civil rights activist and leader who championed the rights of African Americans, initially as a member of the Nation of Islam,
a 13-month protest against segregated seating on Montgomery, Alabama city buses
What is the The Montgomery Bus Boycott,
boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for African American students in Chicago.
What is freedom day
known for her grassroots organizing and empowering Black communities,
Ella Baker