African American Civil Rights

By Marisalozano1995

  • Student Strike at Moton High School

    A group of Moton High School students protested the overcrowded facilities and degraded resources. The students walked out of school, protested in the streets, and refused to go to school for two weeks.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    A court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, establishing that "seperate but equal" facilities were unconstitutional.

  • Emmett Till Murder

    Emmett Till, a fourteen year old boy from Chicago, IL, was lynched in Mississippi. He was visiting his relatives in Mississippi when he whistled at a white women, Mrs. Bryant. Later her husband, Roy and half brother arrived at Emmett's uncle's house, and killed him. Emmett till's mother, out of fury, decided to have an open casket funeral.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycotts

    Political campaign that fought agaisnt discrimination on the public bus system. It started on December 1, 1955 and ended December 20, 1956. It started with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat and ended with Browder v. Gayle, a court case ruling in favor of civil rights advocates.

  • Massive Resistance Declared

    A policy declared by a Virginia Senator that wanted to unite white politicains in a campaign to desegregate schools.

  • Little Rock Nine

    A group of African American students that enrolled into Little Rock Central High School. They faced massive discrimination and oppression. President Eisenhower called the 101st Infantry to escort them into school.

  • Greensboro Sit-Ins

    Non-violent protests in which citizens, both white and black, sat at the lunch counter at the Woolworth's department store. This resulted in Woolworth's changing their policy on segregation.

  • Freedom Riders

    Civil Rigths activists, both white and black, who protested segregation. They were supposed to take the bus from Washington DC to New Orleans but when the bus stopped, they were brutally attacked and the riders were arrested.

  • Integration of Ole Miss

    Riots errupted when there was an attempt to integrate the all white school. James Meredith, a black Air Force vetran, sued the school for not allowing admission due to the race and the state court sided with the school. On the other hand, the US Court of Appeals sided with Meredith allowing him to be admitted.

  • March on Birmingnham

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the NAACP led a protest march in Brignham, AL.

  • March on Washington

    250,000 people marched to Washington DC for jobs and freedom. On the steps of the Lincoln Monument, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. This had a tremendous effect on the President, John F. Kennedy who started trying to pass civil right bills.

  • 24th Amendment Passes

    It prohibited poll taxes.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    A landmark legislation that prohibited discrimination against race, women, and religious minorities. It ended unequal voter registration requirements and racial segregation in any government establishment.

  • Malcolm X Assassinated

    Malcolm X was assassinated by the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was a radical advocate of "black power".

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    A landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discriminatory voting qualifications.

  • Black Power Movement Begins

    Black power was a policial slogan that emphasized racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions. Black power emphasized racial oppression and a self sufficient economy.

  • Loving v. Virgina

    The Unites States overturned Pace v. Alabama, making interracial marriage constitutional.

  • Martin Luther King Assassination

    Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at a hotel in Memphis. This ended the era known as the Civil Rights movement, even though discrimination can still be fought against today.