Rosa Parks Research Paper

Table of Contents
-Preface
I. People to watch for
II. Landmark Court
III. Movement on the rise
IV. Changes in the laws
V. Fallen Heroes
VI. Movements of the World
-Bibliography
--Preface
1. Plessy v. Ferguson established the "separate but equal" to become a law in the U.S
2. People were being separated because of their color, minorities had to go to different services that were only for that color.
Chapter 1
Rosa Parks
Rosa parks is known for by refusing to give up her seat to a white person. This started the civil rights movement, which led to an organized bus boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin is known for leading the civil rights movement. He led the bus boycott which ended racial segregation
Faubus prevented Eisenhower from moving into the national political arena.

I think that the person that had the greatest impact was Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks had the greatest impact because of the bus boycott which ended racial segregation.

Chapter 2
Brown v Board Of Education- was a turning point in the U.S Supreme Court. In which it declared state laws establishing separation in schools between whites and blacks. Rejected the Plessy v Ferguson “separate but equal”.
Mendez v Westminster- was a case that doubt racial segregation in Orange, County. It all started when a child was turned away from a California public school for "whites”. Ruled that segregating Mexican and Latino was unconstitutional.
Hernandez v Texas- was a case that declared Mexican American or other racial groups had equal protection under the 14th amendment. After the court denied Hernandez case, a white jury sentenced him to life in prison.
Delgado v Bastrop ISD- was a case where parents supported the LULAC against Bastrop ISD and ended that public schools could not legally separate Hispanic children from their
organized the bus boycott in 1955. It all started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in the Montgomery bus.

Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961.

NAACP
The NAACP was one of the most influential civil rights organization. The NAACP mainly focused on legal strategies to manage the harsh civil rights issues.

SNCC
The organization was led by Ella Baker, then by the director of the Southern Christian Leadership. This organization helped blacks become more of a voice in the civil rights movement.

Black Panthers
This party was led by Huey P. Newton. It was a revolutionary Black Nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States. First organizations in the U.S history to militantly struggle for ethnic minority.

CORE
It was a U.S civil rights organization that played a crucial role for African Americans in the civil rights movement. It was founded in 1942. It was one of the “ Big Four” civil rights organizations.
Chapter 4
Civil Rights Act of 1957 It was primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation passed by Congress in the United States since the