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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks sat in the back of a crowded bus and was told to give up her seat to a white person, when she refused she was arrested -
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Civil Rights
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize a botcott of the public transportation system which lasted over a year and caused such a big influence that 100 of the leaders that helped this protest were arrested. -
Schools get less funding
Intergrated schools getr funding cut to stall process. -
SCLC
THe Southeren Christian Leadership Confrenece is founded. -
Little Rock Nine
Governor Farbus of Arkansas brings in National Guard to prevent black students from going into a white school. Nine black teenagers were removed for their own safety after a mob formed, they were later allowed to attend school but the following august Farbus shut down all local high schools to prevent segregation, it took a year for them to be opened again. -
Woolworth's
Four college student's were refused service at a lunch counter because of the color of thier skin so they staged a sit in. It lasted a week and by the end nearly 1,000 students were taking part in the protest. -
Freedom Riders Bus Burned
The freedom riders were a group of black civil rights activists traveling the country staging protests. On May 14th, 1961they returned to find their bus burned. -
The other America
THe other America was published in 1962 and showed that 20% of all Americans were living in poverty as well as 40% of all African Americans. The book was given credit for giving ideas leadint to food stamps, medicade, and madicare. -
March on Washington
250,000 people marched on washington, the largest ever, to show support for Kennedy's bill and to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak. -
"I have a dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of his most famous speeches. The "I have a dream" speech gave hope to many people searching for equality, and helped move the nation. -
Burminham AL
Peaceful protesters were attacked using tear gas, attack dogs, and fire hoses. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested. -
Letter
MLK writes a letter from jail promoting the use of non violence to gain positive change. -
JFK was assassinated
While riding in the back of a car in Dallas, TX, John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. -
LBJ became president
Two hours and eight minutes after John F. Kennedy was shot Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in. He took over many of JFK's objectives. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment was passed on January 23rd, 1964 outlawing taxation on voting to help poverty stricken Americans to use thier right to vote. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act passed on July 2nd, 1964 making it illegal to discriminate based on race or gender, which later helped create the EEOC. -
Voting rights Act
The Voting Rights Act outlawed the practice of forbidding people to vote based on race. -
Malcom X dies
Malcom X was assassinated in 1965 by three members of the nation of Islam, after he left the religion, in Harlem while giving a speech on racial harmony. -
Watts Riots
The Watts riots were sparked by pollice brutallaty. The riots lasted one week and by the time the riot subsided, 34 people had been killed, 1,032 injured, and 3,438 arrested. -
MLK assasingated
MLK was shot while standing on a hotel balcony in Mephis. His death sparked riots across the country causing 40 deaths. -
All schools Intergrated
All schools are forced to intergrate after Alwxanderr vs. Homes county School Board. -
Forced Busing
Forced busing was the act of taking students from a non minority filled nieghbor hood and busing them to schools in a minority neighbor hood and vis versa to ensure intergrated schools.
