Civil Rights

By jakeycake74
  • Founding of CORE

    Founding of CORE

    founded by a group of students in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Integration of the Military

    Integration of the Military

    President Truman's Executive Order 9981
  • Brown vs. Board (Decision)

    Brown vs. Board (Decision)

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    A movement started by the colored population of Montgomery against the segregation of buses and other public transportation.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

  • Sit-ins

    Sit-ins

  • Freedom Rides

    Freedom Rides

  • James Meredith

    James Meredith

    The enrollment of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi
  • Birmingham Protests

    Birmingham Protests

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    The largest civil rights protest that attracted 20,000 protestors
  • Freedom Summer (3 workers disappear)

    Freedom Summer (3 workers disappear)

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

  • 1st Selma March

    1st Selma March

  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

  • Martin Luther King's Assassination

    Martin Luther King's Assassination