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Separate but Equal
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites. -
CORE
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) believed that nonviolent civil disobedience could also be used by African-Americans to challenge racial segregation in the United States. Founded in 1942 -
Supreme Court
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. -
Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. -
SCLC
The SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) was formed when 60 black ministers met to try and recreate the bus boycott. -
Civil Rights Act 1957
Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to help protect voter rights. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower. -
Sit-in
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. -
Mississippi Riot
The state of Mississippi rallied against a federal court's decision to allow one black man to attend an all white school. -
MLK arrested
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
Blocked
Governor George C. Wallace blocks two black students from registering to the University of Alabama. Then JFK sent the National Guard to the campus. -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
Bombing
A bomb at a church in Birmingham, Alabama kills four girls and injures several people after the Sunday services. -
Premier Legislation
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law. -
Malcom X
Malcom X was shot in Manhattan, New York. -
Selma March
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins. -
Bloody Sunday
This march went down in history as Bloody Sunday for the violent beatings state troopers inflicted on protesters as they attempted to march peacefully from Selma to Montgomery. -
Voting Rights Act
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 assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968 providing equal housing opportunity regardless race, religion, or national origin. -
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray assassinated MLK on April 4th, 1968. He died April 23, 1998.
