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African-American Civil Rights Act
The African-American Civil Rights Movement was a social movement in the United States of America. The goals of the movement was to end racial discrimination and segregation opposing the black population. -
Rosa Parks on the Bus and the Start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
On the 1st December 1955 Rosa Parks got on the Cleveland Avenue bus at about 6 pm; on 1st December 1955 in downtown Montgomery. She paid the charge for the bus ride and sat in the “coloured” section. James F. Blake (the bus driver) noticed that about three white passengers were standing; so he moved the “coloured” section behind Rosa Parks and commanded four black people to give up their seats for the white passengers. Rosa Parks refused to moved and ended up being arrested and put into gaol. -
The End of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The pressure of the Montgomery bus boycott increases across the country. The civil lawsuit was heard in the federal district court and on 4th June 1956, the court ruled that Alabama’s racial segregation laws for buses were unlawful. As the state urged the decision the boycott continued. The case then moved on to the United States Supreme Court. The boycott officially ended on 20th December, 1956, and lasted for 381 days. -
Little Rock Desegregation 1957: Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Massery
On 4th September, 1957, Elizabeth Eckford and eight other African American (the group known as the Little Rock Nine) made a failed attempt to enter Little Rock Central High School; which was segregated at the time. An angry mob of white people of about 400 (including Hazel Massery) blockaded the school that day, with the collaboration of the National Guard. Elizabeth Eckford is the girl right in front and Hazel Massery is the girl with her mouth wide open shouting. -
James Meredith Enrolls at the University of Mississippi
James Meredith wrote in his application for the University of Mississippi that he wanted admittance for everyone and himself. The university denied him twice. On 31st May, 1961, James Meredith, who had the help of the NAACP LDEF, filed a lawsuit against the UM in the U.S. DCSDM, declaring that the university had refused him because of his race, as he had highly successful grade records. finally on the 1st October, 1962, James Meredith became the first African-American student at the UM. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on 16th April, 1963, by MLK Jr. The letter maintains the strategy of passive defiance to racism. The letter was written when MLK Jr was arrested and put in the Birmingham gaol were he saw a newspaper article (smuggled in by an ally) which contained a remark made by eight white Alabama clergymen opposing King and his techniques. The article was called “A Call for Unity” which was the title of the open letter from one of King's opponents. -
I Have A Dream Speech (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech conveyed by American civil rights activist Dr MLK Jr on 28th August, 1963. In the speech he calls for a termination to racism in the US; it was conveyed to beyond 250000 civil rights patrons. The speech was an extremely important event of the American Civil Rights Movement. Getting to the ending of the speech, MLK Jr goes away from his assembled text for an invented ending on the theme "I have a dream"; this part of the speech is what made it so famous. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is Passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a civil rights legislation that prohibited various types discrimination such as colour, religion, ethnicity or gender. It concluded the racial segregation in schools (such as white-only schools and "coloured" schools) and the problems with the voter registration specifications. The Civil Rights act of 1964 was signed by President Lyndon Johnson on 2nd July, 1964; it was done at the White House. -
Malcolm X is Assassinated
On the 21st February, 1965, Malcolm X was preparing to make a speech to the Organisation of AA Unity in Manhattan's A. Ballroom. Suddenly someone in the audience of 400 yelled out racist comments. As Malcolm and his bodyguards tried to quite things down, a man ran forward and shot him once in the chest with a sawn-off shotgun; followed by another two men who rushed onto the stage and fired semi-automatic handguns. Malcolm X was declared dead at the Columbia P. Hospital. -
The Black Panthers Are Founded
The Black Panthers (the full name being the Black Panther Party for Self-Defence) was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 15th October, 1966. Both Huey and Bobby outlined the party's first ten-point plan which was mostly based on anti-racism and Black Nationalism. The organisations doctrine was mainly on protecting black neighbourhoods from police cruelty. The person that was the first recruit in the BPP was Bobby Hutton, who sadly died from being shot by the Oakland Police. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is Assassinated
On the 4th April, 1968, at 6:01 pm Martin Luther King Jr was standing on the Lorraine Motel's second floor balcony when he got hit in the cheek from a single bullet fired from a Remington Model 760. The bullet entered via his right cheek which caused his jaw to break and also severely damaged his spinal cord; the bullet ended up being lodged in his shoulder. Unconsciously he fell forcibly backwards onto the balcony; he was declared dead at 7:05 pm at Saint Joseph’s Hospital.
