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Creation of the NAACP
An interracial club called the NAACP was created to help African Americans' rights and fight against racial injustice. -
Scottsboro Boys
Nine young black boys were accused of assaulting two white women near Scottsboro, Alabama. It led to the court establishing civil rights. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
He played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American to play, sending a great message for civil rights. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
A court case talked about public school segregation and made it illegal. It officially ended racial segregation. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
Roy Bryant and J.W. Millam beat Emmet Till up and shot him. It got activists to fight for racial equality. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
No African Americans rode the bus in Montgomery in a nonviolent protest against segregation on buses, and it was the first protest against segregation that was successful. -
The Little Rock 9
Nine African American teenagers joined Little Rock Central High School. It showed the struggles of racial discrimination. -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
Ruby Bridges, an African American, attended William Frantz Elementary School to integrate it. It symbolized the fight for racial equality -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a note responding to 8 white guys saying that his protest was dumb and that he should have waited. He defended nonviolent protests for civil rights and said that black men would have freedom. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
People were no longer allowed to discriminate against people for their gender, race, color religion,
or national origin. It helped the civil rights movement a lot. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
He got shot while performing at the Audubon Ballroom. Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Khalil Islam, and Thomas Hagan were charged with the murder. It inspired the Black Power movement. -
Creation of the Black Panthers
Huey Newton created this activist club to call off racism. More specifically, police brutality to African Americans. Their goal was liberating and empowering people of color, showing that times were changing and black people were gaining power. -
Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated him, and he became the first black Supreme Court Justice, sending a message about blacks being in power. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Ray shot him while he was near a balcony at the Loraine Motel. -
Election of Barack Obama
He beat John McCain for president with 365 votes and became president. He heavily enforced civil rights laws and supported movements that protect people from discrimination.