1 Jan 1948, Cry, the Beloved Country is Published

Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority

Jan 1, 1940

The groups were equal until this time.

1 Jan 1948, Cry, the Beloved Country is Published

Jan 1, 1948

1 Jan 1948, Cry, the Beloved Country is Published

enactment of apartheid laws in 1948

Mar 13, 1948

Laws were inforced.

Truman signs Executive Order 9981

Jul 26, 1948

"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin."

Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat

Dec 1, 1955

Mrs. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in the front of the bus.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. starts the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Jan 13, 1957

The SCLC becomes a major force in organizing the civil rights movement and bases its principles on nonviolence and civil disobediance.

Dr.King is sentenced to jail.

Apr 16, 1963

Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Ala.; he writes his seminal "Letter from Birmingham Jail," arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws.

Black Panthers are founded

Oct 13, 1966

(Oakland, Calif.) The militant Black Panthers are founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

King is Killed

Apr 4, 1968

(Memphis, Tenn.) Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime.

Detainted

Mar 13, 1989

Anyone could be detained without a hearing,

Race Riots started in LA.

Apr 29, 1992

(Los Angeles, Calif.) The first race riots in decades erupt in south-central Los Angeles after a jury acquits four white police officers for the videotaped beating of African American Rodney King.