Emmett Till

• 14 year old boy• Murdered by 2 white men

for allegedly flirting with one of their wives

• The murderers were found not guilty

Montgomery Bus Boycott • Began with the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1,

1955 – she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man– Busses were segregated

• Lasted until December 20, 1956, when segregated busses were found to be unconstitutional

• Led by Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Boycott: to choose to not purchase a good or service

Little Rock Nine (1957)• Integration of schools after Brown v. Board • Nine students picked to integrate Little Rock HS

• The governor of Arkansas prevented them from entering the building until troops sent by President Eisenhower escorted them into the school

Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Civil rights law that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and/or national origin

24th Amendment (1964)

• Made poll taxes unconstitutional

26th Amendment (1971)

• Gave 18 year olds the right to vote • Lowered the voting age from 21

Supreme Court Cases

Affirmative Action

What is It??

• Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group.

• Term was first introduced by JFK in 1961.

• Affirmative Action is justified as countering the effects of a history of discrimination!!