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Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
In May a suit was filed against the Topeka Board of Education. Parents who filed this suit hoped that the school distict would change its policy on segregation in the school distict. Justice Eal Warrens court ruled that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.' -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks sat in the seat directly behind the section reserved for whites. Soon the bus got filled when a white man came in. The bus driver made Rosa Parks and three others get up. Parks would not get up. Her actions were not planned. Rosa Parks got convicted of not obeying federal law. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sparked by Rosa Parks, the African Americans would not go on a bus for this long year. At the end of this period the government said that buses were to no longer have segregated seating -
Formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The SCLC was formed as an African American civil rights organization. This organization was formed when 60 black pastors and civil rights leaders met in Atlanta Georgia to try and make more successful movements like the bus boycott -
Little Rock Nine Integrate Arkansas Public Schools
Nine students, forming the Little Rock Nine, are able to enter Central High School. Dreaming of academic success the 9 are snapped back into reality when angry mobs yelling threats and racial slurrs great them. -
Woolworth Sit In
Four college African American students sat down at a lunch counter in NC and asked for service. When refused service the college students sat there until the lunch counter closed down. -
Ruby Bridges Integrates New Orleans Public Schools
Ruby Bridges was able to pass a test to get into a public school for whites. She had to be escorted by US Marshalls. -
Lyndon Johnson institutes Affirmative Action
The AA is a policy of favoring members of a disadvantage group who suffer from discrimination within a culture -
Freedom Riders
A group of CORE members ride on the intersate. The interstate was said to only be used by whites. The CORE members decided to test these laws. -
James Meredith Enrolls At the University of Mississippi
As James Meredith walked towards Ole Miss only to be greeted by an angry mob. On 10/1/62 A French journalist and another man were killed. -
"Bull" Conners Violence Becomes National News
MLK led a demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, also were Bull Connor worked. Connor ordered police and firemen to use high pressure water hoses and dogs against the demonstrators. The images went national putting many people against Connor -
Martin Luther King Jr. Writes Letter From a Birmingham Jail
MLK wrote a letter to a group of clergymen about how upset he was about their criticisms and adress their concerns. -
MLK March On Washington and "I Have A Dream" Speech
The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom. Over 250,000 demonstrators marched. -
24th Amendment Passed
The 24th Amenment prohibited poll taxes in elections for federal office. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, and national origin. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
In New York City Malcolm X was assassinated by a group of rival Black Muslims. -
Selma March "Bloody Sunday"
Protesters marched on Sunday in Selma many African Americans got shot. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the African American movement of gaining legal rights -
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Los Angleles Race Riots
This event was the race riots that took place in a LA neighborhood. On August 11 a black man was arrested for drunk-driving. A minor arguement turned into a major riot. -
Stokely Carmicheal Coins the Phrase "Black Power"
Black power is a phrase used by many African Americans to this day. It means finding self determination. -
The Black Panthers Are Formed
The Black Panthers were a revolutionary black nationalist group who wanted power to determine the destiny of the blacks and other opressed groups. -
Thurgood Marshall is appointed to the Supreme Court
On 6/13/67 Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court. even though Marshall was an African American. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr was shot to death in his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
TC Williams High School Football Team Wins State Championship
TC Williams won state championships with their integrated football team.
