CivIl Right Timeline

  • 14th amendment

    The 14th amendment is that blacks have the equal protection under the law.
  • 15th amendment

    The 15th amendment is that the blacks have the right to vote.
  • In 1875 the Supreme Court

    • In 1875 the Supreme Court passed a law saying that store owners could not segrigate
  • Plessy was thrown in jail for sitting in the white train car.

    Plessy was thrown in jail for sitting in the white train car.
  • Separate but equal rights

    Separate but equal rights was established for blacks.
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    The Supreme Court shot down Plessy v. Ferguson “separate but equal."
  • Brown v. Board

    Brown v. Board
  • Emmett Till

    Emmett Till
    Emmett Till was found in a river with no eye
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rose Parks was arrested for sitting in the no-mans land and refused to more.
  • Boycott

    Boycott
    The Montgomery Boycott started.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine
    Nine black students at Central High School “an all-white high school” became the "Little Rock Nine.” They were withdrawn on Sept 20, 1957. On Sept 23 the Little Rock policeman had to escort them thought a back door so they could begin their classes. Without being mobbed by 1,000 people.
  • President Kennedy issued the order 10925

    President Kennedy issued the order 10925, that people can’t not hire someone because of their religion or race.
  • James Meredith

    • James Meredith was the first black to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
  • Four black girls.

    Four black girls.
    Four young girls where at Sunday school when a bomb went off in Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, after this 2 more young kids were killed.
  • JFK was assassinatred

    JFK was assassinatred
    JFK was assassinated in a parade.
  • 24th amendment

    The 24 amendment was abolished effecting 11 southern sates making it hard for black to vote.
  • President Jonson

    President Jonson
    President Jonson signed the Civil rights act of 1964.
  • One black andTwo white men

    One black andTwo white men
    The bodies of one black and two white men were found in an earthen dam.
  • Votign rights act of 1965

    Votign rights act of 1965
    Congress passed the voting rights act of 1965.
  • Martin Luther King Jr

    Martin Luther King Jr
    Martin Luther King Jr was shot at the age of 39