Civil Rights Act
Thurgood Marshall
Member of NAACP
Wanted to stop segregation
Helped draft a constitution for the United Kingdom and Nations
Was a laywer and worked on a famous caes for the Supreme Court called,Plessy vs. Ferguson
Little Rock 9
The first 9 black kids to go to a all white high school in Little Rock , Arkansas
Parents pulled their white children out of the school for being with black children
Only eight graduated the school, for one was exspelled
Needed body gaurds and protection for from protesters at the school
Medger Evers
One of the first people to work in stopping segregation
Was a member of the NAACP
he worked with black and white people to stop segregation
His death made Jonh F. Kennedy make laws against racial discriminaton
Rosa Parks
Worked with Martin Luther King Jr.in stopping Segregation
Was honored the Presidential Award of Freedom in 1996
Did not give up her bus seat to a White person
Part of the bus Boycott
Was a memeber of the NAACP
John F. Kennedy
Was a president of the United States of America
Was a big believer in Civil Rights for all Americans
Wanted to stop segregation in southern states
Medger Evers death made him pass laws on racial discrimination
Martin Luther King Jr.
Worked with Rosa Parks to stop segregation
Was a Baptist Minester
Was apart of bus boycott
"I Have a Dream" speech on the steps iof the Linclon Memorial
Member of the NAACP