Civil Righ timeline

By Kah Wah
  • Montgomery bus boycott

    Montgomery bus boycott
    Black people deciding to not take the bus almost year because of equal righ.
  • Internation of Little Rock central

    Internation of Little Rock central
    President Eisenhower sent in army troop to make sure the black student were allowed into the school safe.
  • First lunch counter sit-in

    First lunch counter sit-in
    On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service and their request was refused. When they asked to leave, they remained in their seats.
  • Freedom right

    Freedom right
    Black people have to fight for their freedom righ.
  • Birmingham campaign

    Birmingham campaign
    An organization lead by the SCLC to bring attention to bring together African American in all public places.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    The purpose of the March was to bring attention to the civil and economic right of African and American. The great March on Washington was held in Washington D.C.
  • Civil right act 1964

    Civil right act 1964
    The civil right was a act that said that the USA outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or nation origin.
  • Voting right act of 1965

    Voting right act of 1965
    An act from the federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.