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14th Amendment Ratified
The 14th amendment is ratified, granting citizenship to all people born in the united states, regardless of race, gender, ect. -
Tuskegee Institute Founded
The first place where African American people could go to educate themselves on how to teach others, founded by Booker T. Washington -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Created an idea of separate but equal, which would last for more than half a century. -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or the NAACP is founded in New York -
19th Amendment Passes
Women now have the right to vote, freeing the political voices of Women across the United States -
Executive Order 9981
Lyndon B. Johnson bans discrimination based on race from government offices. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The rule of separate but equal is overturned with this case, the the removal of separate but equal policies begins here, and will continue for another decade. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine Black Students attempted to attend little rock high school, and due to hostilities, the national guard had to escort. -
SCLC Founded
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is founded in Atlanta Georgia -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Early civil rights act which was dialed back in following years. -
SNCC Founed
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC is founded in Raleigh North Carolina -
Chicano Mural Movement Starts
A movement of Latin American murals supporting civil rights for Latin Americans -
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Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides through the south in attempt to protest southern discrimination. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
An open letter written by MLK, which while not as famous as his "I have a dream speech", gives -
I have a Dream Speech / March on Washington
Millions Gather near the Washington Monument and Reflection Pool to hear speeches from famous civil rights leaders, and Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I have a Dream" Speech. -
24th Amendment
Removed all voting polls from any US voting services. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act goes into effect today, prohibiting discrimination based on race, gender, etc. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act goes into effect, opening up the political voice of African Americans everywhere in the US. -
Thurgood Marshall Appointed
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to join the supreme court. -
Martin Luther King Assassinated
MLK is assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis Tennessee
