Civil Rights Movement 1945-1960

Jackie Robinson

Apr 15, 1947

Jackie Robinson born Jan. 31st, 1919 and died Oct. 24th 1972. He was the first Afican American in the MLB. He debuted April 15th, 1947. This was important because it began letting African Americans the ability to showcase their talent in proffesional sports.

Dixiecrats

Nov 23, 1948

Dixiecrats: segregational political party. A breakaway from the Democratic Party in 1948. Was known in the southern states.The Dixiecrat party opposed racial integration and wanted to retain Jim Crow's laws and maintain white supremacy. This was important because it showed how rasict the south really was during this time period.

A Desegregated Army

Jul 26, 1951

The United States Army high command announces it will desegregate the Army. This is important because now African Americans could serve for their country as well as whites.

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Took plsce in Topeka, Kansas. This established all laws that segregated schools to be unconstitutional and called for the desegregation of all schools throughout all the nation. This is important because this was a big steo forward for african americans could go t school with whites.

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks born Feb. 4th, 1913 and died Oct. 24th 2005. She was a African American civil rights activist. Dec. 1st, 1955 she refused to give up her seat of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama to make room for a white passenger. This is important because it lead to the Montgomery bus boycott.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 1, 1955

This started with Rosa Parks. This happened when African Americans refused to take the buses until they could sit anywhere they desired; and would be treated equally with the whites. The boycott ended in 1956. This was important because the buses gave in because they were losing money and African Americans had got what they wanted.

Southern Manifesto

Mar 12, 1956

The Southern Manifest was signed March 12th, 1956. It was the 2nd Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. The Southern Manifesto was signed by 101 of the Souths 128 congressional members. This was important because it called for desegregation.

Little Rock Nine

Sep 25, 1957

The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students that were enrolled in Little Rock Central High. The students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Arkansas Govenor Orval Faubus. On the students first day of school troops from the Arkansas National Guard would not let the nine students enter. This was important because it showed how segregated the schools and basically everything was in the South.

Bombing

Dec 25, 1958

Reverand Fred Shuttlesworth a African Amrican reverand; house was bombed on Christmas Day and was demolished. He had to take a lie detector test clear his name for bombing his own house. This is important because it showed how rasict peopl were to think someone would bomb there own house and there was probably more suspision for him because of his skin color.

JFK

Nov 8, 1960

JFK was elected in 1960. He was for desegregation and was eventually assainated. This is important because some people believed he was assainated because he was for desegregation.