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Brown v. Board of Education
segregation in schools ended -
Freedom Summer
Over 700 mostly white volunteers joined African Americans in Mississippi to fight against voter intimidation and discrimination at the polls. -
Watts Roits
Watts Riots, was a large series of riots that broke out August 11, 1965, in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles. -
The Black Panther Party
ressed in black berets and black leather jackets, the Black Panthers organized armed citizen patrols of Oakland and other U.S. cities. At its peak in 1968, the Black Panther Party had roughly 2,000 members. -
The Kerner Commission Report
the Kerner Commission—releases its report, condemning racism as the primary cause of the recent surge of riots. -
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSASSINATION RIOTS
he assassination was also a catalyst for civil unrest and many took to the streets to express their grief and anger in the forms of marches and protests. Not all of these demonstrations remained peaceful and in some of instances turned violent. Some of the most notable riots occurred in Baltimore (Maryland), Chicago (Illinois), Louisville (Kentucky), New York City (New York), and Washington, D.C. -
Omaha Riots
Larry heard what sounded like firecrackers, and then a crowd of people gathered around something on the ground. Small as she was, she made her way through the crowd and looked down. It took her a moment, she said, before she recognized her sister’s skirt and blouse. Vivian had been shot in the back of the head by one of the police officers.
