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The Fight for Fairness - Coggle Diagram

- - - - "Murder of Emmett Till" (1955)
        
        The Brutal and inhumane death of Emmett Till Showing the disgusting natures of white supremest groups and activists during this time of tyranny. Emmett Till was accused of flirting with a white woman, as per usual he was "taken care of" 4 days later. As of which, he was shot in the head and tied to a fan with barbed wire then his body was thrown into water.
        
        9 black students were a test to the ruling of Brown v Ferguson, in a turn of events the Arkansas Guard was to block the black students from entering the school. Later on, President Dwight D Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the students into the school drawing lots of attention to the movement.
        
        "Southern Christian Leadership Conference"
        (1957)
        
        Groups of African Americans went to lunch in schools and restaurants and filled them up to show the importance of not having racial segregation at lunch counters in schools are restaurants. having a group of 13 lawyers headed by Z. Alexander Looby, it was successful until a bomb was thrown into Looby’s house. But that didn’t stop them around 3000 people went to city hall and asked the mayor if this escalation of violence should be allowed because of racial segregation at lunches, he agreed they shouldn’t. And a few days later around 6 restaurants started to serve Blacks.
        
        "(NSCC) Freedom Summer"
        (1960)
        
        Following some of the rulings of Morgan v Virginia, and Boynton v Virginia. and due to these rulings people began going to the segregated south in public buses, to show their support and awareness about the crooked transportation system. Showing a complete disregard for Federal and State laws and the constitution.
        
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        A program aimed at increasing the amount of registered black voters. This activist fought harsh violence and push back from radical groups like the Ku Klux Klan. This organization led a great impact on the entire nation because it once again brought the spotlight to these 'civil rights' issues.
        
        "Greensboro Sit-ins" (1960)
        
        Martin Luther King Jr. one of the most influential Civil Rights activist formed the SCLC. This organization was formed to use non-violent protest that would show the Civil rights movement wasn't violent and that all men are equal in their rights.
        
        "Little Rock Nine" (1957)
      - "Rosa Parks Bus Boycott" (1954)