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Rosa parks arrested for refusing to give up seat.
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. later she said its because she was tired not beacuase her feet were tired but because she was tired of the abuse towards blacks. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Because of what happend to rosa parks 95 percent of black citizens who rode the bus decided to boycott. 65 percent of all frequent bus riders were black. -
Governor Farbus brings national gaurd to stop blacks from entering white school
The governor brought the national gaurd to stop the little rock nine from entering a white school. The south was disobening the new laws. -
woolworths lunch counter sit in
Black students were denied service at a diner so they decided not to leave. every day more and more students going there peers. -
Freedoridres bus burned
The freedom riders were on there way to the deep south to protest jim crow laws and call for change.They were met with hatred and violence. -
The other american by Michael Harrington
The Other America argued that up to 25% of the nation was living in poverty. Many believe that this book is responsible for President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty -
MLK writes letter from jail
Known as the "Negro is your brother" was a letter that planned a non-violent protest against racial segregation by Birmingham's city government and downtown retailers. It was smuggled out of the jail in a toothpaste tube to avoid the jail's guards. -
Peaceful Demonstrators Attacked in Birmingham-MLK Arrested
Birmingham police and firefighters ruthlessly attacked civil rights demonstrators. MLK was arrested during the protest. -
march on washington
The march was a march for jobs and freedom. It was attended by some 250,000 people, it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage -
i have a dream speech
Martin Luther King gives his famous "I have a Dream" speech.Telling black citizens to fight peacfully against the government. -
JFK assasinated
Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade. The the muderer was never found suspects were accused. -
LBJ becomes president
LBJ takes over the Kennedy assosiation. He is sworn in on the air force 1 while on his way back to washington -
24th amendment
The 24th amendment prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
malcome x dies
Malcom X was assassinated by multiple gunshots. He was also a black civil rights leader. Leaning more toward violence than protests opposite of MLK -
voting rights act 1965
The act is a piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread revocation of the right of suffrage of African Americans in the U.S. -
watts riots
A huge riot that lasted 6 days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. By the time the riot ended, 34 people were killed, 1,032 hurt, and 3,438 arrested. -
MLK assainated
After 13 years of nonviolent protests, MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray while giving a speech in Memphis, TN. -
Forced busing begins
Forced busing is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in a way to redress past racial segregation of schools.