What did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 do? Outlawed segregation in all public facilities in the United States
Plessy vs. Ferguson case The court upheld Louisiana's “separate but equal” segregation laws Basically legalizes segregation in 1896
How World War II led to Civil Rights Movement Opened up job opportunities for African Americans in the U.S. Black soldiers returning home ready to fight for increased freedom & an end to discrimination Civil rights groups campaign for equal rights during the war A. Philip Randolph
Brown vs. the Board of Education Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP argued the case Segregation is unconstitutional and illegal Brown overturns Plessy vs. Ferguson Thurgood Marshall
Montgomery Bus Boycott The Montgomery Improvement Association Organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks
Little Rock Crisis Eisenhower Placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal control and sent in troops to force the integration of Little Rock Central High School
SCLC Southern Christian Leadership Conference Martin Luther King, Jr. was its president Carry out non-violent protests and to crusade against racism
SNCC Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee Desegregated lunch counters in the south through sit ins