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Brown vs. Board of Education verdict is handed down
Brown vs. Board of Education ruled that "seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal." -
Rosa Parks is arrested
After refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the public bus, Rosa Parks was arrested. This sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. -
SCLC was founded
The Southern Christian Leadership Council was founded following the Montgomery Bus Boycott to be an African American civil rights organization. -
Little Rock Nine entered Central High School
Nine students entered the school under the protection of the US army after schools had been intergrated. -
SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was created to coordinate civil rights demonstrations and to provide training for protests. -
James Meredith admitted into the University of Misssissippi
After much difficulty, James Meredith finally became the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi. -
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" is written by Martin Luther King Jr.
This was a letter that MLK wrote while he was inprisoned for nonviolent demonstrations. -
I Have a Dream speech
Martin Luther King Jr. gave this speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. He called for racial equality in America -
John F. Kennedy is assassinated
JFK was assasinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while on a political campaign in Dallas. -
24th Amendment is passed
The 24th amendment banned the payment of poll taxes as a contition in voting in federal elections -
Freedom Summer
In the summer of 1964, this campaign was launched in order to promote vetoer registration. -
Three CORE members disapear in Mississippi
Three members of the CORE organization went missing. It was later found out that they were threatened and shot by several members of the KKK. Their bodies were found 44 days later near the murder site. -
Civil RIghts Act of 1964
This ended racial segregation in schools. -
Malcolm X is assassinated
Malcolm X was killed by assassins that were Black Muslims. -
March on Selma
Two marches and protests in Selma, Alabama. This was the political and emotional peak of the American Civil Rights movement. -
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Watts Riots
Many children and young adults began throwing rocks at cars being driven by white people. This started after a young black man was arrested. 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage. -
Black Panthers are formed
Developed in Okland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. -
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Detriot Riot
The deadliest and most destructive riot in United States history. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is assasinated
MLK was assasinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the Lorraine Hotel.
