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Civil Rights during World War II
Roosevelt bans discrimination in defense industries. -
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Founded in 1942, it became one of the most influential activist groups. -
Civil Rights in Sports
Jackie Robinson, first African American to join MLB when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and was started on first base. -
Desegregation in Military
Truman used his executive power to desegregate the military. -
NAACP's attempt to make lynching a federal crime
NAACP fails to make the lynching of African Americans a federal crime. -
Sweatt vs. Painter
Supreme Court ruled that Texas violates 14th amendment by establishing separate by unequal, all black law school. -
McLaurin v. Oklahoma
U.S Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma had violated the 14th Amendment, racial segregation in colleges and universities did not provide fair treatment (Bitannica.com). -
Brown v. Board of Education of Texas
Equal educational experiences were not being given; the NAACP challenged separate but equal principle itself. Declared segregated schools unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students were blocked by state government on their way to enter an all white school. Federal troops had to escort them to school to prevent harm and allow for entry. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
US Civil Rights Commission investigated violation of civil rights as it empowered attorney general to bring lawsuits to address civil rights violations. -
Election of 1960
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon ran for the President .
JFK promised a new frontier to try and improve economy, education, health care, and civil rights. -
Warren Court
Took a lead on social, religious, and political issues. Decisions supported civil rights, civil liberties, voting rights, and personal privacy. -
Abolition of Poll Tax
Twenty-fourth amendment eliminated poll tax as voting requirements. -
Freedom Summer
In Summer of 1964, CORE wanted white students from the North to go to Mississippi to help register black voters and build schools. -
Freedom Summer Murders
Three volunteers, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were murdered by the KKK; two of them were white. They also discovered many other unidentified african american bodies killed by the KKK in the Mississippi River. -
Voting Rights Act
The Act banned literacy tests, empowered federal government to supervise voter registration and elections. -
Fair Housing Act
Banned discrimination in housing. -
Black Power in the Olympics
Tommi Smith who received a gold medal and John Carlos who won a bronze medal raced their fists to show Black Power. They were stripped from their medals and did not get them back until years later. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Malcom X, a muslim activist was killed by his own people while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights (history.com).
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today"- Malcom X -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee.
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase"-MLK
