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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown V. Education was landmark 1957 U.S Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation In public schools unconstitutional. The case led by Oliver Brown, challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy V. Ferguson, which allowed segregation as long as facilities were equal. -
Murder of Emmett Till
The murder of Emmett Till is one of the most significant and tragic events in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Till, a 14-year old African American boy from Chicago, was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman. His brutal killing and the subsequent of the two white men involved brought national attention to the racial violence and injustice faced by Black Americans in the South. -
Rosa Park and Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1956, In Montgomery, Alabama. Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man on a segregation bus. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The SCLC was an organization linked to the black churches. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock nine were a group of African Americans students that integrated Little Rock central high school in 1957. When the students attempted to enter the school on September 4 1957, they were met with violent protests and blocked by the Arkansas National Guard. In response, president Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops from the 101st Airborne Division to escort the students into the school, ensuring their safety and enforcing desegregation -
Greensboro Sit-ins
The Greensboro Sit-In was a nonviolent protest against racial segregation at Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960. Four African American college students from North Carolina, sat at the "white only" and refused to leave the table after denied service. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was the first American child to integrate an all white elementary school. On November 14,1960. At just 6 years old she walked into William Frantz Elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ruby faced daily harrasment in isolation. only one teacher, Barbara Henry, agreed to teach her. Ruby shows remarkable courage in the civil rights movement. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstates buses into segregated southern United States. The first freedom ride, began on May 4th, 1961, with a group of black and white activists traveling from Washington D.C to New Orleans. Along the way, they faced brutal violence, including beatings and bus burnings, especially in Alabama. Despite the attacks, the rides continued, with support from groups like the student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee -
March on Washington
On August 28, 1963, in Washington D.C. Organized bye cilvil rights and labor leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. A Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and John Lewis. The event aimed to advocate the civil rights, economic justice, and an end to racial segregation in the United States. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
One of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin in employment, voting public accommodations and education. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Malcom X, a prominent African American leader and activist was assassinated on February 21, 1965, In New York City. He was shot prepared to address a crowd at the Audubon ballroom in Harlem. The assassination marked a tragic mark in the civil rights movement and a profound impact on both the movement and the broader struggle racial justice in the United States. -
Selma to Montgomery Marches (Bloody Sunday)
Bloody Sunday" refers to a pivotal event in the Cilvil Right Movement that occurred on March 7, 1965, during a march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. The March was organized by civil rights activists, including, John Lewis, Hosea Williams, and others, as a part of a campaign to demand the right to vote for African Americans. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by president Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, is one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in the U.S. history. Its primarily was to eliminate barriers voting for African Americans and other marginalized groups, particularly In the southern states where discriminatory practices had long been used to disenfranchize Black Voters. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, marked a pivotal moment in American history. King, a prominent civil rights leader and advocate for nonviolent resistance, was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in the city to support striking sanitation workers, who were fighting for better wages and working conditions.