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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color." -
Jackie Robinson
He was the first African American to join a major league baseball team. -
Brown vs Board of Education
It was a landmark decision of the U.S. supreme court. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a black women back when racism was a thing and refused to move to the back of the bus. -
Desegregation of Central High
The desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, gained national attention on September 3, 1957, when Governor Orval made an effort to prevent nine African American students from integrating the high school. -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957
Its a law that marked the first occasion since reconstruction that the federal government undertook significant action to protect civil rights. -
Sit-in at Woolworth lunch counter
On February 1, 1960, four African Americans sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When asked to leave, they remained in their seats. -
CORE " freedom ride"
In 1961 CORE aimed to desegregate public transportation throughout the south, known as the “Freedom Rides”. -
Dr. King
Dr. King was thrown into Birmingham Jail because he and others were protesting the treatment of blacks in Birmingham. -
March on Washington
The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
Congress PAssed the Civivl Rights Act 1964
It was a law that discriminated against races. -
Voting Rights Act
This act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday, sometimes called the Bogside Massacre, was an incident, when British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians during a protest march against internment
