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Brown v Board of Education
Oliver brown in Kansas, South Carolina, and Delaware overruled supreme court 9-0 and blacks could get education separate but equal. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Roy and Cardyn Bryant were involved in the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi. Emmett was accused of whistling at a white woman at a store. 3 days later his body was found brutally beaten. -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955 Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama due to her refusing she went to court and was fines $10. Four days later bus boycott flyer were sent out due too segregation on buses. This led to buses running empty for 381 days. Running empty for this long made the Supreme Court rule to let black ride again. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
MLK along with 60 black ministers civil rights leaders in Atlanta, Georgia had Churches as organizers of events that brought national attention to discriminatory practices. -
Little Rock 9
9 black students in Little Rock, Arkansas went to school with white children the governor called out national guard to stop them but President Eisenhower sent 1,200 troops to protect and get the students to class. These students were hand chosen by NAACP -
Greensboro Sit ins
College Students in Greensboro, North Carolina went into a Woolworth’s to buy items after purchasing their items they were refused service at the lunch counter and told to leave. The came back every day to the lunch counter and sat down till one day get served. As this went on more students were encouraged in joining over 1,000 students joined and Woolworths were losing $1.8 million so they decide to finally serve the blacks. -
Freedom Riders
On May 1, 1961 436 individuals in 60 separate freedom riders started in Washington D.C. and would make their way to the deep south to desegregate bus stations, diners and hotels. Although once they arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina they were blocked by the KKK. They also slashed their tires, fire bombed them and beat the passengers when they got out the bus. -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. along with 250,000 other people gather in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. On this day they planned a peaceful and respectful protest. They marched to the Lincoln Memorial were many other speakers sung or spoke on the act of civil rights. MLK was the last speaker and this was the day he gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech. -
Civil Rights Act (1964)
July 2, 1964 In Washington D.C. Martin Luther King with the help of Lyndon B. Johnson enabled the federal government to prevent racial discrimination and segregation based on race, color, and religion or national orgin in private businesses or public facilities. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Malcom Little was in Audubon Ballroom, New York when he was shot 21 times and killed. He was a Civil Rights leader who was part of the Nation of Islam. He wanted back people to believe in themselves and start their own business. -
Selma to Montgomery Marches (Bloody Sunday)
On March 7, 1965 600 Marchers including John Lewis marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Black marches walked these 54 miles to register to vote. At the Edmund Bridge Troopers brutally beat them on broadcasted tv. -
Voting Rights Act
On August 6, 1965 in Washington Lyndon B. Johnson ended the right to vote of African Americans any discrimination in voting. Now turned into a Federal matter and not state. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
In the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee Martin Lither king was shot in his lower right side on his face, with a Remington Rifle. James Earl Ray convicted of the murder was sentenced to 99 yrs. This all took place after the Striking Sanitation Workers protest. His death marked the end of the civil rights movement.