Civil Rights Movement: People
Branch Rickey General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers Hired Jackie Robinson to play in the major leagues
Thurgood Marshall Lawyer for the NAACP Argued the case of Brown v. Board of Educaton Later first African American Supreme Court Justice
Earl Warren Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Wrote the majority opinion in Brown v. Board
Jo Ann Robinson Civil Rights leader in Montgomery, Alabama Helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott after the arrest of Rosa Parks
Dwight Eisenhower President of the United States, 1952-1960 Ordered federal troops to enforce the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
Rosa Parks Civil Rights Worker in Montgomery Alabama Was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus, provoking the Montgomery Busboycott.
Orval Faubus Governor of Arkansas Tried to prevent the integration of Little Rock Central High School
Malcom X Leader in the Nation of Islam Came to oppose the cause of Black Nationalism after a pilgrimage to Mecca Was assassinated in 1965
Bobby Seale C0 Founder with Huey Newton of the Black Panthers Wanted African Americans to take charge and lead in their own communities