Martin Luther King: The Advancement Of The Civil Rights Movement
The Advancement of Civil Rights Movement
(1) The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. – It was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional.
(2) Fourteen-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till is visiting family in Mississippi when he is kidnapped, brutally beaten, shot, and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The case becomes a cause célèbre of the civil rights movement. – He was an African American boy from Chicago, Illinois, who was murdered[1] at the age of 14 in Money, Mississippi, a small town in the state's Delta region, after reportedly whistling at a white woman. The murder of Emmett Till was noted as one of the leading events that motivated the American Civil Rights Movement. …show more content…
(3) Martin Luther King becomes the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The SCLC becomes a major force in organizing the civil rights movement and bases its principles on nonviolence and civil disobedience. – He was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States, and he has become a human rights icon. His famous speech “ I HAVE A DREAM” raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S.
history.
(4) President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. – The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation.
(5) Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
– It outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.
(6) Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), coins the phrase "black power" in a speech in Seattle.
– His famous quote "the coming together of black people to fight for their liberation by any means necessary." The term's radicalism alarms many who believe the civil rights movement's effectiveness and moral authority crucially depend on nonviolent civil disobedience.
(7) President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
– It expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin.
(8) Overriding President Reagan's veto, Congress passes the Civil Rights Restoration Act. – It was a U.S. legislative act which specified that recipients of federal funds must comply with civil rights laws in all areas, not just in the particular program or activity that received federal funding. (9) President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991. – It represented the first effort since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify some of the basic procedural and substantive rights provided by federal law in employment discrimination cases. It also provided for the right to trial by jury on discrimination claims and introduced the possibility of emotional distress damages, while limiting the amount that a jury could award. (10) Senator Edward Kennedy introduces the Civil Rights Act of 2008. – It restored basic civil rights protections that have been weakened over the years by the courts and offer Americans a remedy if they feel their rights have been violated.
(1) The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. – It was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional.
(2) Fourteen-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till is visiting family in Mississippi when he is kidnapped, brutally beaten, shot, and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The case becomes a cause célèbre of the civil rights movement. – He was an African American boy from Chicago, Illinois, who was murdered[1] at the age of 14 in Money, Mississippi, a small town in the state's Delta region, after reportedly whistling at a white woman. The murder of Emmett Till was noted as one of the leading events that motivated the American Civil Rights Movement. …show more content…
(3) Martin Luther King becomes the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The SCLC becomes a major force in organizing the civil rights movement and bases its principles on nonviolence and civil disobedience. – He was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States, and he has become a human rights icon. His famous speech “ I HAVE A DREAM” raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S.
history.
(4) President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. – The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation.
(5) Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
– It outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States.
(6) Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), coins the phrase "black power" in a speech in Seattle.
– His famous quote "the coming together of black people to fight for their liberation by any means necessary." The term's radicalism alarms many who believe the civil rights movement's effectiveness and moral authority crucially depend on nonviolent civil disobedience.
(7) President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
– It expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin.
(8) Overriding President Reagan's veto, Congress passes the Civil Rights Restoration Act. – It was a U.S. legislative act which specified that recipients of federal funds must comply with civil rights laws in all areas, not just in the particular program or activity that received federal funding. (9) President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991. – It represented the first effort since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify some of the basic procedural and substantive rights provided by federal law in employment discrimination cases. It also provided for the right to trial by jury on discrimination claims and introduced the possibility of emotional distress damages, while limiting the amount that a jury could award. (10) Senator Edward Kennedy introduces the Civil Rights Act of 2008. – It restored basic civil rights protections that have been weakened over the years by the courts and offer Americans a remedy if they feel their rights have been violated.