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Plessy Vs Ferguson
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites. -
NAACP
W.E.B Du Bois founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. A number of African Americans joined with prominent white reformers in New York -
The Birth of A Nation
One of the most offensive films ever made was released. The film was directed by D.W. Griffith -
Brown Vs Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested. -
Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south. At the age of six she attended William Frantz Elemantry School. -
College Students
4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders begin a bus ride through the South to protest segregation. -
James Meredith
James meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississppi -
MLK arrest
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was shot in the back in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississppi. he was killed by white supremacist Bryan De La Beckwith. -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
24th Amendment
The United States ratified the 24th amendment which prohibited poll tax -
President LBJ
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law. -
Race Riots
In Watts, California one week after the voting rights act was signed riots broke out. Lasting six days there were 34 deaths and over 1100 injured. -
Malcolm X
During a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in New York Malcolm X was shot and killed by members of the Nation of Islam -
Selma
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins. -
No More Literacy Tests
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
Black Panthers
Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers. -
MLK Death
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. -
Black Power
During the medal ceremony at the Olympics in Mexico City Tommy Smith and Jon Carlos show support by holding up black fists during the National Anthem -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the MLB. He died for a heart attack in North Stamford Connecticut.
