"Perhaps no other case decided by the Court in the 20th century has had so profound an effect on the social fabric of America." That quote is from "Real History". In the early 50's until the late 60's there were changes in society,education,and in voting.
First there was four young African American men who planned and completed the first sit-in in Greensboro. There names were Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil. They didn't want to start a massive protest. There sit-in led to a nationwide protest. They one of the largest peaceful protests in history. Rosa Parks had a major impact in the segregation movement. She refused to give up her seat on the bus she was riding on. She caused a 381 day protest against the busses. Rosa got arrested for what she did. In paragraph three from "An Act of Courage, The Arrest of Rosa Parks" it says,"In police custody, Mrs parks was booked, fingerprinted, and briefly incarcerated."
Next Linda Brown, a young girl, also played a major role in segregation. Her parents filed a lawsuit against the school for white kids that was closer to her house than the school for black kids. In paragraph three of "Real History," …show more content…
Garraty also had an everlasting effect on segregation. They were people who came to Mississippi to register black people to vote. In paragraph two of the text "Freedom Summer" says, "Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in Mississippi." Fannie Lou Hamer was a lady who registered to vote in 1962. She was not granted permission to vote. Her and her husband lost their jobs, and they got kicked off the plantation they lived in. In paragraph six of "Testimony Before the Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention" says," SNCC had formed the MFDP to expand black voter registration and challenge the legitimacy of the state's all-white Democratic Party." She ran for congress in 1964 resulting in black people being able to
First there was four young African American men who planned and completed the first sit-in in Greensboro. There names were Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil. They didn't want to start a massive protest. There sit-in led to a nationwide protest. They one of the largest peaceful protests in history. Rosa Parks had a major impact in the segregation movement. She refused to give up her seat on the bus she was riding on. She caused a 381 day protest against the busses. Rosa got arrested for what she did. In paragraph three from "An Act of Courage, The Arrest of Rosa Parks" it says,"In police custody, Mrs parks was booked, fingerprinted, and briefly incarcerated."
Next Linda Brown, a young girl, also played a major role in segregation. Her parents filed a lawsuit against the school for white kids that was closer to her house than the school for black kids. In paragraph three of "Real History," …show more content…
Garraty also had an everlasting effect on segregation. They were people who came to Mississippi to register black people to vote. In paragraph two of the text "Freedom Summer" says, "Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in Mississippi." Fannie Lou Hamer was a lady who registered to vote in 1962. She was not granted permission to vote. Her and her husband lost their jobs, and they got kicked off the plantation they lived in. In paragraph six of "Testimony Before the Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention" says," SNCC had formed the MFDP to expand black voter registration and challenge the legitimacy of the state's all-white Democratic Party." She ran for congress in 1964 resulting in black people being able to