Civil Rights

Civil Rights Movement Museum

By: Jason Weber & Eric Wnuk

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Little Rock 9

Selma Marches

Bloody Sunday

Freedom Riders

I Have a Dream Speech

1955

1957

1961

1963

1965

1965

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Multiple People Worked Together In Each Event

In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move from her seat on a bus to allow a white man to sit down. After her arrest, all of the African Americans utilizing the buses as transport decided to boycott them. During their boycott, they used any other form of transportation to get around town, including bikes even during the winter.After 13 months of boycotting, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

African Americans Riding Bikes as Opposed To Using The Bus.

A Segregated Bus Is Empty During The Boycott.

No Buses Go Through Black Neighborhoods During The Boycott.

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Little Rock 9

Out of around ~80 students 9 were chosen to desegregate Little Rock high school.

When they first tried entering the school they were met with large riots blocking them.

The governor of state sent in soldiers to stop the Little Rock 9 from entering the school.

The president sent in over 1000 state troopers and eventually the 101st Airborne Division to escort and defend the Little Rock 9 entering the school.

The school is shut down for a year to hopefully stop the Little Rock 9's persistance but they kept on pushing until the school allowed them to stayand was desegregated.

Little Rock 9

Little Rock High School

101st Airborne Division Walking With The Little Rock 9

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Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders were a large group of individuals. Their mission was to test segregation laws on travel by going from the north to the very south of the US. They received extreme amounts of hate, were attacked, and vehicles that they were going to ride in were destroyed and many busses didn't allow them on. The result of this was a law stating a complete ban on segregation in all forms of travel around the US.

Destroyed Freedom Riders Bus

Freedom riders travelling

Freedom Riders Being Attacked in Montgomery

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The I Have a Dream Speech

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream Speech". During his speech, he explained how even 100 years after African American slaves were freed, they still had lives of much less quality than white people. He wanted to spread awareness about how he believed that African Americans would eventually be able to gain the same rights and qualities of life as white people. He believed it would happen, but only after time.

MLK Jr. Delivering The "I Have a Dream Speech".

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This Excerpt From The Speech Explains How Negros Are Still Not Completely Free

This Excerpt From The Speech Explains That They Refuse To Be Discriminated Against and Are Fincally Seeking The Fairness They Deserved.

The Selma Marches took place in 1965. They were held between Selma, Alabama and Montgomery. The goal of these marches was to show their desire for their constitutional voting rights as African Americans. During this 54 mile march between states many horrible events occurred and many people lost their lives.

The Selma Marches

Soldiers Attacking The Marchers

Selma Marchers

Violence During The Marches

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Bloody Sunday

In 1965 during the Selma Marches, some of the Marchers were attacked by heavily armed state troopers with tear gas clubs and horses. The state troopers waited for the marches at the end of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and when the marchers arrived, the state troopers attacked. Many of the marchers were seriously harmed or even unalived as a result of the attack. This event was broadcasted all over the news, and quickly earned the name "Bloody Sunday".

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This Image Depicts The Soldiers Waiting For The Marchers To Arrive and Then Attacking and Beating Them.

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This Image Was Taken Right Before They Were Beaten

This Image Shows The Marchers Getting Attacked ByThe State Troopers