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1954 Brown v. Board of education
It was a Supreme Court case on segregation in public schools. On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional. They said that separate but equal education was not equal. -
1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. She was arrested and found guilty and fined. This prompted a city wide bus boycott until the buses where integrated. The boycott lasted more then a year. -
1957 SCLC
The southern Christian leadership conference (SCLC) was found by Martian Luther king Jr. And other ministers in Alabama. They had a major role for there nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. -
1957 Desegregation in Little Rock
On September 4, 1957 nine black students registered at a historic white school. The Governor Orvel Faubus of Arkansas called the national guard to stop there entry in to the school. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the students in to the school. -
1960 Sit-in
Sit-in where started by four collage students in Greensboro, North Carolina. After the first sit-ins thousand of other students began sit-ins. Sit-ins where a peaceful way to protest. The student nonviolent coordinating committee (SNCC) was formed to cordinate sit-ins. -
1961 freedom rides
The civil rights group Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) sponsored a group of bus riders. The bus riders wanted to make sure that buses and bus terminal where being desegregated. The group was attacked in multiple cities. -
1962 Mississippi Riots
James H. Meredith was accepted to the university of Mississippi and then revoked when the admissions found out that he was an African American. Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett blocked the entrance to the school. A few days later u.s Marshels escorted James into the school. -
1963 Equal Pay Act
The equal pay act was signed into law by John F. Kennedy. It became a law on June 10, 1963. It made it illegal to pay men and women different saleries for the same amount of work. -
1963 Birmingham march on Washington
In Birmingham peaceful protester clashed with police. These clashes were televised and people all across the nation saw what was happening. After Birmingham on August 28,1963 the march on Washington had over 200,000 participants. Dr. Martian Luther king Jr. Gave his famous I have a dream speech. -
1964 Civil Rights Act
The civil rights act of 1964 ended discrimination because of race, color, religion, or national origin. It integrated public schools and other public places. It was signed in to law by president Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964. -
1964 Nobel peace prize
Dr Martian Luther King Jr. Won the Nobel peace prize on October 14, 1964. He was given this award for nonviolent protest method. He was the youngest person to receive the award at the age of 35. -
1965 Selma
The March began on March 21, 1965 with 2,000 protesters. They where protected by federalize national guard troops. The protesters walked day and for 3 days. The Selma to Montgomery March was the last major protest campaign. Many began to believe that peaceful protest where becoming less effective. -
1965 Voting Rights Act
The voting rights act of 1965 was signed in to law on August 6, 1965. It was signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson. It removed legal barriers so that African American could use there right to vote. -
1968 Martian Luther King Jr. Assainated
On April 4, 1968 Martian Luther King Jr. Was shot on a balcony outside his hotel. -
Bibliography
Source 1 http://www.britannica.com/event/American-civil-rights-movement/Montgomery-bus-boycott-to-the-Voting-Rights-Act
Source 2 http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration
Source 3 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-over-desegregation-of-ole-miss
Source 4 http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott
Source 5 http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=97
Source 6 http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/selma-mo
