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The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. This event tested the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education as the students first attempted to enter the school on September 4, 1957, and faced intense resistance. They eventually entered the school on September 25, 1957, under the protection of federal troops.

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The NAACP Youth Council is a branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that focuses on involving young people in the fight for civil rights. It was established to engage youth in activism, leadership training, and community organizing.

The NAACP Youth Council has been active since the early 20th century and continues to play a significant role in civil rights activism.

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The SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was primarily composed of young people, particularly college students, who were deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement. SNCC played a pivotal role in organizing sit-ins, freedom rides, voter registration drives, and the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi. SNCC was key to the Civil Rights Movement and provided a platform for young African Americans to lead and participate in efforts to end segregation and achieve racial equality.

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Lunch Counter Sit- In's (February 1, 1960)

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Lunch Counter Sit- In's (February 1, 1960)

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The lunch counter sit-ins began on February 1, 1960. They were a series of nonviolent protests against segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and quickly spread to other cities in the South. These sit-ins were a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

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The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court decisions that ruled segregated public buses unconstitutional. The Freedom Rides began in May 1961, and continued throughout the summer of 1961.

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This was a pivotal event in Birmingham, Alabama, where thousands of school children marched to protest segregation. They faced arrests, police dogs, and fire hoses, but their bravery brought national attention to the Civil Rights Movement.

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While the march was not exclusively young people, many young African Americans participated in this historic march where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. This march was a pivotal moment for the movement and encouraged change through participation.

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Over 450,000 students, many of them African American, stayed out of school to protest segregation in New York City schools. This was one of the largest civil rights demonstrations of the era and consisted mostly of young students.

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Although this movement was primarily focused on voter registration, many young African Americans participated in strikes and protests to highlight the need for voting rights and to challenge systemic racism.

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These were a series of marches to protest voting rights suppression. Many young African Americans participated in these marches, which were crucial in leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Since the incredible work of young African Americans during the civil rights movement, black Americans have come so far in their fight for equality, however, the job is unfortunately still not done. Thousands of young black Americans face discriminations and challenges everyday and movements, such as the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) have occurred since the 60's to advocate for change, and will continue to advocate until social equality is fully achieved.