Civil Rights- People

A Philip Randolph

Organized march on Washington. Helped organize brotherhood of sleeping car porters, union for AA workers.

Emmett Till

14 years old, money Mississippi, accused of flirting with a white woman, killed and tortured by two white men

James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Schwerner

Civil rights activists murdered 1964 in Mississippi, during freedom summer. Sparked passage of 1964 civil rights act

Jo Ann Robinson

Orchestrated 1955 Montgomery bus boycott

Rosa Parks

Refused to leave seat on bus for a white person

Ella Baker

Worked for NAACP, SCLC, formed SNCC

Fannie Lou Hamer

Challenged white supremacy in southern politics. Gave powerful testinony at 1964 dem national convention and helped organize freedom summer

Malcolm X

Championed AA empowerment racial pride and self defense. Alternative approach than MLK

MLK Jr

I have a dream speech, SCLC, non violent resistance

Barry Goldwater

Known as Mr conservative. Voted against 1964 civil rights act

Phyllis Schlafly

Wanted traditional gender roles, anti feminist. Wanted to stop equal rights amendment and helped make conservatives popular

James Lawson

Leading strategist of non violence. Trained MLK, main people in Nashville sit ins, freedom rides, 1968 strike

James Meredith

Integrated university of Mississippi in 1962. Stopped integration causing riots and federal troops were sent in. Also did a 220 mile march against fear 4 years later in 1966

Bull Connor

Commission of public safety in Birmingham Alabama. Used dogs and fire houses against demonstrators in the Birmingham campaign. Allowed KKK to attack freedom riders.

Governor Wallace

stood at schoolhouse door to prevent university of Alabama integration.

Bayard Rustin

Gay man, orchestrated march on Washington, introduced MLK to nonviolent strategies

Betty Friedan

Wrote the feminine mystique which challenged gender roles

Cesar Chavez

Founded national farm workers association, used non violence to secure better pay and conditions for migrant farmworkers