Civil Right Movment Flashcards
C.o.r.e
1942
Is Congreess of Racial Equality
Jackie Robinson
Drafted 1945
Executive order
9981 1948 integrated military
Brown vs board of education
May 17 1954
Claudette Colvin
And Rosa Parks
1955
Sclc
1957
Southern Christian leadership counsel
Central high integrated
1957 December
First school open to whites and blacks
James Meredith accepted into school
October 1 1962
Freedom Rides
May 4 1961
Bus burning the 14 Aniston
Also beaten when arrived at Birmingham
Unniversity of Mississippi Desegregated
October 1 1962
Birmingham Campaign
May 2-May 3rd 1963
Children peacefully protested and were arrested
First time they have manage to fill the jails
Major turning point in battle for Civil Rights
Bloody Sunday
September 15 63
Was a result of campaig, KKK bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Dec 5 1955-Dec 20 1956
Began with Rosa Parks arrest on Dec 1, then the protest began. Resulted in desegregated buses after
Sit ins
Feb 1 1960
Frank macain, Joseph michneil, David Richmond,
July 2 1964
Civil Rights Act