Legislation/Supreme Court Decision
Passed in 1965, banned literacy tests and poll taxes
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
This organization was the first and focused on tackling segregation through the court system
The NAACP
Her arrest led to a 381 day boycott of public transportation
Rosa Parks
In 1963, 250,000 people would gather to protest for jobs and freedom, resulting in MLK's "I have a Dream" speech.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
This Civil Rights Act was passed to end all segregation
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Formed after the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this organization was led by Dr. King and used the morality of the Black Church to organize non-violent protests
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
Pivotal leader of the American civil rights movement who championed racial equality and social justice through nonviolent protest. Would go on to lead the March on Washington.
Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1963 a massive movement would be led by the SCLC and held in Alabama to desegregate an entire city.
Birmingham Campaign
Supreme Court Case that declared "separate is unequal" which led to school integration.
Brown v. Board of Ed.
Composed of primarily college-aged students, this organization had a grassroots approach instead of a figurehead at the top
SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)
Fought countless times in the courtroom for civil rights and would become the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
The assassination of this figure would be a major factor in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passing.
John F. Kennedy
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the "Separate but Equal" doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson
This group pioneered the use of Sit-ins in the 1940s and delt with the organization and coordination of protests,
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
Outspoken proponent of Black nationalism and empowerment who rose from a criminal past to become a prominent minister in the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X
In 1957 students would attempt to integrate into Central Highschool in Arkansas withstanding intense harassment and abuse.
The Little Rock Nine
What other name is the Civil Rights Act of 1968 referred to as?
Founded in Oakland, this organization rejected Passive Resistance in favor of armed self-defense and a "fight fire with fire" approach.
The Black Panthers
At 14 years old he would be brutally murdered in Mississippi where justice would fail, becoming one of the driving forced for the Civil Rights Movement
Emmett Till
A wave of white college students and professors came to the south to educate African-Americans and facilitate voter registration.
Freedom Summer