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Jackie Robinson
Broke the color barrier for baseball -
Brown vs. Board Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. -
Emmett Till death
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi -
Rosa Parks says no
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested. -
Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. -
SCLC
MLK was named president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower. -
sit ins
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. -
MLK arrested
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
The letter that MLK wrote to other religious leaders telling him to wait and stop his actions was issued to the public -
Medgar Evers Death
NAACP secretary was shot outside of his Jackson Mississippi home -
I have a dream speech
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
Bombing
A bombing at a church in Birmingham kills 4 girls ans injures several others during a service. -
Voting rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
Nobel Piece Prize
MLK earns the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Malcolm X killed
Malcolm X was killed during a rally by members of Islam. -
Selma to Montgomery march
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins. -
Watts Riot
Resulted in 40 million dollars of property damage, being the largest and costliest rebellion in civil rights era. -
literacy test
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
Back Panthers
Huey Newton & Bobby Sealey founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers. -
MLK assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. -
Fair Housing Act
Prevented house and discrimination based on race, gender,etc -
Robert Kennedy's death
Kennedy was shot after giving a speech to celebrate his win in the California primary -
Jim Crow laws
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites.
