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Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson was the court case that allowed separate but equal facilities. In Topeka Kansas, a group of families challenged the segregation laws and tried to enroll their African American children in a white school but were declined. As a result of this, it became unconstituional to separate white and black students in school. -
George Lee Killing
Killed for leading voter-regestration drive -
Lamar Smith Murder
Murdered for organizing black voters in Brookehaven, Mississippi -
Emmett Louis Till Murder
Murdered for speaking to a white woman in Money, Mississippi -
John Earl Reese
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John Earl Reese Murder
Slain by nightriders opposed to school improvements in Mayflower, Texas -
Rosa Parks Arrest
Rosa Parks sat in the front seat of a public bus when they were supposed to go to back. When a white man tried to tell her to move, she said no. As a result of her refusal, she was sent to jail. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery bus boycott begins -
Segregated Seating Banned
Supreme court bans segregated seating on Montgomery buses -
Willie Edwards Jr. Murder
Killed by klansmen in Montgomery, Alabama -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
On August 29th of 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 which established the civil rights section in the justice department and ensured that there would be no voting interferences. -
Desegregation In Arkansas
Eisenhower orders federal troops to enforce desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
Mack Charles Parker Lynched
Taken from jail and lynched in Poplarville, Mississippi -
Lunch "Sit-In"
Black students stage a "sit-in" at "whites only" lunch counter in Greenboro, North Carolina. -
No More Bus Bans
Supreme court outlaws segregation in bus terminals -
Attack of the Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders rode around the U.S. protesting segregation of blacks and whites in public transportation. They were attacked in Alabama while testing the compliance with bus segregation laws. -
Herbert Lee Murder
Voter regestration worker killed by white legislator in Liberty, Mississippi -
Voter Registration Push
Civil rights groups join forces to launch voter registration drive -
Cpl. Roman Ducksworth Jr. Murder
Taken from bus and killed by police in Taylorsville, Mississippi -
James Meredith Ole Miss Enrollment
James Meredith, an African-American, tried to enroll at Ole Miss college and was protested and met with segregation and rioting against his enrollment. The government stepped in to prohibit rioting overnight and prevent injuries and deaths. -
Paul Guihard Ole Miss Murder
French reporter killed during Ole Miss riot -
William Lewis Moore Murder
Slain during one-man march against segregation in Attalla, Alabama -
Police Brutality
Birmingham police attack marching children with dogs and fire hoses -
Governor Defends Blacks
Alabama Governor Geore Wallace stands in schoolhouse door to stop university segregation -
Medgar Evars Assassinated
Medgar Evars was an African American civil rights activist who worked to extinguish segregation at the University of Mississippi. After success, he was sadly assassinated like many others trying to do the same. -
March On Washington
The March On Washington was organized to request a civil rights bill, an end to racial segregation in schools and the creation of jobs for the unemployed. These wishes were delivered by the "I Have A Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -
School Girls Bombing
Several school girls killed in bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama -
Virgil Lamar Ware Murder
Youth killed during wave of racist violence in Birmingham, Alabama -
Poll Tax Outlawed in Federal Elections
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Louis Allen Witness
Witness to murder of civil rights worker assassinated in Liberty, Mississippi -
The Rev. Bruce Klunder
Killed protesting construction of segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio -
Henry Hezekiah Dee & Charles Eddie Moore Murders
Killed by klansmen in Meadville, Mississippi -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer brings 1,000 young civil rights volunteers to Mississippi -
More Activists Dead
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner were abducted and slain by Klansmen in Philadelphia, Mississippi -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn Murder
Killed by klansmen while driving north in Colbert, Georgia -
Jimmie Lee Jackson Murder
Civil rights marcher killed by state trooper in Marion, Alabama -
State Troopers v. Marchers
State troopers beat back marchers at Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama -
The Rev. James Reeb Murder
March volunteer beaten to death in Selma, Alabama -
March To Selma
The March To Selma in Alabama was part of the creation of the Voting Rights Movement. Along the way from Montgomery, they were beaten by state troopers and faced alot of segregation. As a result, President Lyndon Johnson called for African Americans to be protected from barriers that prevented them from voting. -
Viola Gregg Liuzzo Murder
Killed by Klansmen while transporting marchers on Selma Highway, Alabama -
Oneal Moore Murder
Black deputy killed by night riders in Varnado, Louisiana -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Congress passes Voting Rights Act of 1965 -
Willie Brewster Murder
Killed by nightriders in Anniston, Alabama -
Jonathan Daniels Murder
Seminary student killed by deputy in Hayneville, Alabama -
Samuel Younge Jr. Murder
Student civil rights activist killed in dispute in Tuskegee, Alabama -
Vernon Dahmer Murder
Black community leader killed in Klan bombing -
Ben Chester White Murder
Killed by Klansmen in Natchez, Mississippi -
Clarence Triggs Murder
Slain by nightriders in Bogalusa, Lousiana -
Wharlest Jackson Murder
Civil rights leader killed after promotion to 'white' job in Natchez, Mississippi -
Benjamin Brown Murder
Civil rights worker killed when police fired on protesters -
1st Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall started as a lawyer arguing for cases such as Brown v. Board of Education before becoming the 1st Black Supreme Court Justice of the United States. This was monumental because it was the first major government position taken up by a black person, and also opened the gateway for more African Americans to get jobs in government as well. -
Student Protestors Killed
Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith were killed when highway patrolmen fired at the protestors in Orangeburg, South Carolina -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
On April 4th of 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in Memphis, Tennessee while sitting on his balcony at the Lorainne Hotel. The death of MLK brought a great loss of inspiration and perseverance among the U.S. as a whole, because he had inspired so many people on human rights and was just beginning to change the U.S. as a whole.
