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Start of the Vietnam War
The vietnam war started on november 1, 1955
It was north vietnam vs south vietnam with south vietnam having the united states as its alley as the war was happening there were also the soviet war going on. -
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Black citizens refused to use the Montgomery bus station after a black person had been sent to the back for being black. The bus station almost ran out of buisness. The bus station allowed for black and white people to sit together on a bus after almost going broke. -
Emergence of the Little Rock Nine
9 Black highschool students were transfered. They were the first ever black students to be at a school with white people because of segregation laws. -
Brown v. Board of Education March on Washington
26000 highschool and college students stormed washington d.c. They went there to demand the implementation of a law that allowed integrated schools. -
1960 Election
The election of president kennedy was a great success for the black american community. Kennedy had promised great things for them.
Kennedy apointed high level colored people in the adminstation. Voted for desegregaton of schools and prtotected the freedom riders. -
Ole Miss
Ole miss was a big part of desegregating schools. James Meredith applied for a white school and got denied. The president sent men to protect so he could apply and he was accepted. He was one of the first black men in a college in mississippi. -
JFK Assassination
JFK was assassinated in november when he was riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas assassinated at noon while in a motorcade going through a crowd. -
Lyndon B. Johnson’s transition to President
The electing of Lyndon was a great success for the people of the civil rights movement. Johnson had been a believer in equity for all, he signed the 1964 civil rights movement and the voting movement. -
Civil Rights Act Passed
The civil right act was the act that was passed through congress to stop discrimination agianst race and gender. It was an empowering moment for black americans. It was the act that “ended” segregation”. -
Start of the Black Panther Party
The black panther party had a crucial effect on the civil rights movement. The black panthers were one of the biggest groups to stand up to police brutality and encourage black rights. -
James Brown’s Say it Loud, I’m Black and I am Proud release
James Browns ' ' Say it Loud, Im Black and Im Proud '' was about black pride. He inspired many. He encouraged others to take a stand. This song was the song of the civil rights movement. -
Bobby Hutton assassination
Bobby Hutton was killed in a shootout with the police in 1963. Bobby Hutton had his hands up and the police killed him anyway. This killing was an example of police brutality and catapulted the black panthers to take action. -
MLK assassination
MLK was assasinated due to the mass amount of hatred James Earl Ray had for him due to the fact that James was a racist and did not like to see the amount of progress MLK was making. MLK’s death led to a mass rage throughout the black-americans. Aswell as a mourning period. -
End of the Vietnam War
The end of the vietnam war was a good moment for civil rights activists Many civil rights activists saw the Vietnam war as racist. They thought the u.s was opressing the Vietnamese people.