The 15th Amendment
The 15th amendment gives african americans the right to vote and no government in the US can deny any citizen on their color, race, or previous condition of servitude. This amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870.
The 15th amendment gives african americans the right to vote and no government in the US can deny any citizen on their color, race, or previous condition of servitude. This amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first civil rights legislation for U.S and established the Civil Rights Commission to protect people's rights to equal protection and let courts grant orders in support of the Civil Rights Commission. Later, this act ended segregation in Public Schools.
Voting act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 stated that no one can be denied the right of vote even by race, color, or membership in a language minority group. The act eliminated literacy tests that had been used to restrict voting by black people.
Jackie Robinson integrations Major League Baseball
Jackie robinson was a 28 year old baseball player who got called up from the minor leagues to play in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the first black man to play baseball in majors. Many white and mostly all black people liked the fact of Jackie moving up to the major leagues. Robinson was not treated fairly with other whites or other white baseball player. Jackie thought with the whites hatred against him, they would try to injure him on purpose or pitchers aiming at him when he is up batting.
Greensboro sit-ins
A few young African American students a segregated lunch table in Greensboro started a sit in movement which then spread to college towns. The sit-in movement is when african americans would go to a white only table and sit down until the waiters would serve them. Usually the blacks could be there the whole day without moving.
Newark and Detroit race riots
The Newark Riot of 1967 began with the arrest of a cab driver named John Smith. He was stopped, interrogated, arrested and transported to the 4th precinct headquarters, during which time he was severely beaten by the arresting officers. At the end of a 6 day riot 23 people died, 725 were injured, and 1500 people were arrested. The Detroit Riot of 1967 began when police vice squad officers executed a raid on an after hours drinking club in a black neighborhood. at the end of a 5 day riot 43 people died, 1189 were injured, and over 7000 people were arrested.
March on Washington for jobs and freedom
In August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the countries capital. This march was successful in pressuring the administration of JFK to start a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. During the event, MLK spoke his memorable "I have dream" speech.
Murder of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
In June 21, 1964, three young civil rights workers; a 21 year old black man, James Chaney, and two white men, 20 year old, Andrew Goodman, and 24 year old, Michael Schwerner, were killed near Philadelphia, in Nashoba County, Mississippi. These men were working to register black people voting. Then they got arrested by the police, they were held for a many hours, got released, and the Ku Klux Klan killed them.
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Congress passed the Fair Housing Act in an effort to force a large resolution to the problem of illegal discrimination in housing based on race, color, sex, national origin, or religion. This act has become a central feature of modern civil rights requirement, enabling persons in the protected classes to rent or own a place to live in areas that were segregated before.
Alex Makoci
Period 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycotts is when African Americans reject to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to complain about segregated seats. This took place from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956 and is considered as the first large-scale expression against separation in the U.S with whites and blacks. In December 1, 1955 a few days before the boycott started, Rosa Parks, refused to give way her seat in the bus to a white person on a Montgomery bus.
During the time in 1955, black people were segregated from busses in Montgomery, Alabama. This meant that black people had to sit in the back half of the busses and the white people could sit in the front part of the bus. A colored woman name Rosa Parks was sitting in the front part on the colored section, and the white section was full; then a white man comes on to a bus, and Rosa was asked to give up her seat to the white man. She refused to give up her seat so she got arrested and was charged with $10 and $4 in court fees.
On June 5, 1956 the Montgomery federal court stated that segregation in busses is violating the 14th amendment to the Constitution. The 14th amendment approved in 1868 following the American Civil War, and it promises all the citizens, despite of race, equal rights, and equal protection under state and federal laws. The busses in Montgomery were integrated on December 21, 1956 and the boycott finally ended, but it only lasted for 381 days. But this began violence with the blacks and whites.
Period 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycotts is when African Americans reject to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to complain about segregated seats. This took place from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956 and is considered as the first large-scale expression against separation in the U.S with whites and blacks. In December 1, 1955 a few days before the boycott started, Rosa Parks, refused to give way her seat in the bus to a white person on a Montgomery bus.
During the time in 1955, black people were segregated from busses in Montgomery, Alabama. This meant that black people had to sit in the back half of the busses and the white people could sit in the front part of the bus. A colored woman name Rosa Parks was sitting in the front part on the colored section, and the white section was full; then a white man comes on to a bus, and Rosa was asked to give up her seat to the white man. She refused to give up her seat so she got arrested and was charged with $10 and $4 in court fees.
On June 5, 1956 the Montgomery federal court stated that segregation in busses is violating the 14th amendment to the Constitution. The 14th amendment approved in 1868 following the American Civil War, and it promises all the citizens, despite of race, equal rights, and equal protection under state and federal laws. The busses in Montgomery were integrated on December 21, 1956 and the boycott finally ended, but it only lasted for 381 days. But this began violence with the blacks and whites.