NAACP-
A.K.A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
is a civil rights group for African-Americans to try to get rid of discrimination.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Obviously he had one of the most famous speeches "I Have A Dream." His first name was originally Michael but he changed it to Martin. He was an icon for most people and had an organization for civil rights.He got a Nobel Peace Prize and became the youngest person EVER to recieve this award.Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
Malcolm X
Born in 1925. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He believed in himself and was proud of himself during his childhood. He ended up going to jail and became islamic.
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was 28 years old when he went to the major leagues and was the 1st African American to be in the major leagues. This was a big moment in history for baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was really good at baseball too. In 1949 he won the MVP award and the team won pennants, and the World Series. Jackie played 2nd base and had a deadly double-play combination. He was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1962.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
This said that schools that had seperate schools for African-Americans and whites was unconstitutional and was unfair/ or unequal to kids for public education.
De-segregating the US Military
Huge civil right movement. African Americans were free to enlist in the Military and armed forces and they could become officers. The 13th, 14th, and 15th ammendment helped with this Civil Right movement.
Little Rock 9
Known as 9 African American students who enrolled in a high-school in Arkansas. Hense the name "Little Rock 9." African American students in Arkansas in 1957 were not allowed into public school systems. And the U.S Supreme Court issued this unconstitutional, and African Americans were allowed to enroll.
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This is one of the most well known stories in American History and was definatley a huge Civil Rights movement. Most people know the story but she was arrested in Alabama for not standing when she was supposed to let a white person take her seat. And she was the first African American to be arrested for this so called crime.
Greensboro sit-ins
This happened in a college in North Carolina and this was when 4 African Americans sat down at a coffee store counter and ordered coffee. But, the waiter refused to serve to African Americans and told them to leave. The next day more and more African American students went to the store and joined the sit-in and thats how is got named the Greensboro sit-ins.
Freedom Rides
This was when Civil Rights people tried to test the Supreme Court and rode buses as Freedom Rides. African Americans and whites joined together to make this happen.
Birmingham, Alabama—1963
There was a Baptist Church was a meeting room for African American Civil Rights like Martin Luther King Jr. and others. When one day a white person put some type of box under the steps of the church and exploded. 4 church girls were killed and 20 other people were hurt.
Mississippi Summer Project( Freedom Summer project)
This was an organization set up to give many African American people to vote and set up "Freedom Schools" for local African American kids. Civil Rights movement in Mississippi.
Selma, Alabama—1965
3 Marches took place and the first march was set up by 600 African Americans and was known as "Bloody Sunday." The reason it is called this is because they were attacked by local police and beaten. These marches were averaging about 10 miles. They fomed this because the African American civil rights wanted African Americans the right to vote.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This said you couldnt discriminate against people for voting because of their race. And this act was passed by Lyndon Johnson and later became a law.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This said you couldnt discriminate against African Americans and women.
Stokely Carmichael
He was part of the Civil Rights Movement. He was born in Spain. He was apart of the Black Panthers and Freedom Rides. He wanted African Americans to have equal rights just like many other people.
Black Panthers
Group of African Americans who protected each other and created this group to help themselves for self-defense. Happened in the 1960s-1970. Originated in California. and the leader was Bobby Seale and Huey Newton.
Affirmative Action
Tried to get rid of discrimination just because of someones race, religion, national origin, color, and gender.
Meaned "Equal Opportunity"
Jesse Jackson
African American civil Rights, and a Baptist Minister. Born October 8, 1941 in North Carolina. Eventually became a senator.
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