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1950's Civil Rights Topics

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1950's Civil Rights Topics

By: Hayden Gross

Rosa pARKS

Rosa Parks was the secretary of the NAACP in Montgomery.
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa was arrested for not moving off a specific seat.
Shortly after Rosa was jailed the Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation.
Because she performed this it set in motion a 381-day bus boycott.
She later moved to Michigan to be the sec. for the congressman there.

Martin Luther king jr.

Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi to get equal rights w/out violence.
Helped plan & organize March on Washington.
Shared his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963.
Partially due to his speech the Civil Rights & Voting Rights Act came about
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work for Civil Rights

Plessy Vs. ferguson

1892 Supreme Court case out of Louisiana.
Homer Plessy, a creole who was 7/8 white but, considered legally black,
boarded a train in Louisiana.
Because of Southern "Jim Crow" laws, Plessy illegally boarded the
"white" car and refused to leave.

Plessy Vs. ferguson

He was arrested, convicted, and a appealed to the Supreme Court on the
grounds that his "equal protections" under the Constitution were violated.
Supreme Court ruled against Plessy.

Brown vs. board of education

Court ruling on May 17,1954.
This allowed that schools & other public places are still
seperate but equal.
1 year later, the Supreme Court made guidelines that
made all federal courts desegregate their schools.

Brown vs. board of education

There were 5 cases filed in which the constitutionality of racial
segregation in public schools was challenged from Kansas,
Delaware, D.C., South Carolina, & Virginia.
The case from Delaware was the only one where the plaintiffs achieved
relief at a state level.

Montgomery bus boycott

On Dec. 1,1955 Rosa parks refused to move when asked to.
On March 2, 1955 15-yr. old Claudette Colvin didn't give up her seat.
Lasted 381 days.
On June 5, 1956 Montgomery federal court ruled that bus segregation
violated the Constitution. On Dec. 21,1956 Montgomery buses were integrated

Student sit-ins

1st started by 4 college students who sat in the seats of a local eatery.
More & more people started to do this both black & whites.
They would sit at places 'till they closed to congest buisness.
People began to do this at beaches, libraries, hotels,& other public areas
Soon this had spread to 55 cities in 13 states.

March on washington

Took place on August 28, 1963.
More than 250,000 people attended.
It was a political rally for civil rights.
Organized and planned by Bayard Rustin.
MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech

Freedom Rides

Integrated buses that went into states where it was illegal.
On May 14, 1961, a integrated bus rode into Anniston,was attacked by
protesters, had a police escort out of town, & was firebombed.
On May 20, 1961, state a integrated bus from Nashville was attacked by a
mob. 26 people were seriously injured. They took refugee at MLK's church.

Freedom rides

On May 10, 1961 at Rock Hill,SC freedom riders attempt to go into a
"whites-only" waiting at the bus terminal & are atacked.
By July of 1961, almost 400 freedom riders had joined the movement.
On Nov. 1, 1961, the Interstate Commerce Commission's new rules
outlawing segregated buses, took affect.

Civil rights act of 1964

Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964 but, planned by JFK.
Ended segregation of public places & banned employment discrimination.
It faced heavy opposition in Congress but, it was still made an act.
JFK only made the plan for the act because he heard about the attacks.
Congress expanded this act by passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Selma To montgomery march

It started on March 25, 1965.
It started w/ 3,200 people but, military reduced it to 300 for "saftey".
It was 54 mile, 3-day long march.
Helped show the difficulty of Black voters in the South so that way to
help get voting rights. Later that year the Voting Rights Act was passed.

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