The Civil Rights Era
By: Nick Hruby
Top 10 Events in the Civil Rights Era
2. Emmett TIll
Emmett louis Till was a 14 year old African American that was murdered on August 28, 1955 in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman. This event was a pivotal moment in motivating the African American Civil Rights Movement.
3. Rosa Parks
On December 1, 1955 In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man, causing a bus boycott by the Black community.
4. Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 21, 1956 after boycotting the Montgomery bus system they finally decided desegregate.
5. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
On February 1957 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was established by Martin Luther King, Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Charles K. Steele, and was created following the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
6. Central HS
On September 1957 The Little Rock Central High school board voted on school integration which was a huge step for Civil Rights. The desegregation however was forced.
7.SNCC
The student nonviolent coordinating committee was one of the organizations involved in the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a series of student meetings and was composed of younger individuals.
8. MLK Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. w an american clergyman, activist, and leader in African American Civil rights movement.
9. NDEA
The National Defense Education Act (NDEA), signed into law on September 2, 1958, provided funding to United States education institutions at all levels.
10. Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practice which had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans.