by: nita tunga, brigit carrigan, jenny lane, and brett davis
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BREAKING BARRIERS
By: Nita Tunga, Brigit Carrigan,
Jenny Lane, and Brett Davis
THE CASE OF THE CENTURY:
BROWN VS. BOARD
EDUCATIONNita Tunga
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION BACKGROUND INFO Linda Brown, daughter of Oliver Brown,
was required to attend an African American school
The school was on the other side of town
However, there was a white school only seven blocks away
When her parents tried enrolling her in the white school, their request was denied
Her parents sued the Board of Education, which created the basis for Brown vs. Board of Education
THE CASE BACKGROUND INFO Five states were involved in the
Brown vs. Board of Education: Kansas (Oliver Brown was from here), Delaware, District of Columbia, South Carolina, and Virginia
The case occurred in 1954 Plessy vs. Ferguson, which was the
case of “separate but equal,” had set the stage for the Brown vs. Board of Education case
SEGREGATION Segregation is when African American
people could not attend the same schools as white people
White schools were better than African American schools
White schools would have more books in better condition
African American schools would be stuffy and cramped
THE CASE Oliver Brown sued the Board of
Education for denying his daughter the right to attend the white school close to his house
He was part of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
NAACP was an organization that was trying to convince the Board of Education to improve black schools
THE OUTCOME In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled
segregation laws unconstitutional Segregation was said to violate the
Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution
Though Brown won the case, his victory only affected education rather than ending racism
The case led to the beginning of integration
ROSA PARKS BUS BOYCOTT
Brigit Carrigan
ROSA PARKS BUS BOYCOTT On December 1st, 1955, forty-two year
old seamstress Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
The Bus Boycott occurred in Montgomery, Alabama.
The bus driver asked her to give up her seat because a man walked on the bus, but she refused.
She was sitting towards the middle of the bus and he wanted her to move to the back.
ROSA PARKS BUS BOYCOTT She was arrested because she “violated
a city ordinance” and violated the “laws of segregation”.
This event was called the “Bus Boycott”. She and many other decided to not ride
to bus. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of
the Bus Boycott.
ROSA PARKS BUS BOYCOTT African-Americans were about 75% of
the total people riding the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Bus Boycott lasted 382 days. Rosa led African-Americans to freedom
and equality.
THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Jenny Lane
PEOPLE MARCHING TO THE LINCOLN MONUMENT
THE CROWD
THE BIG SIX
ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED
MALCOLM X ASSASSINATION
By Brett Davis