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Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court outlaws school segregation in Brown v. Board of education. This case was about the segregation of black children in puplic schools. -
George Lee Killed
The Rev. George Lee was killed for leading voter-registration drive Befzoni, Mississippi. -
Lamar Smith Murdered
Lamar Smith murdered for organizing black voters in Brookhaven, Mississippi. -
Emmett murdered
Emmett Louis Till was murdered for speaking to a white women in Money, Mississippi. -
JOhn Slain
JOhn Earl Reese slain by nightriders opposed to school improvments in Mayflower, Texas. -
Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. When Rosa got onto the bus she was instructed by the driver to sit in the back of the bus and give that seat o a white male. In that time amfrican americans sat in the back so white people didn't have to look at them . -
Boycott bus
Montgomery bus boycott begins -
Ban on segregated seating on bus
Supreme court bans segregated seating on Montgomery buses. -
Willie Edwards killed
Willie Edward jr. was killed by Klanmen in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Congress passes acts.
Congress passes first civil rights act since reconstruction era. Has been 82 years since last civil rights act passed. It was passed to give more rights to Afrcan Americans. -
Eisenhower and federal troops
President Eisenhower orders federal troop to enforce school desgregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. A high school was opening for african Americans, the president wanted to send troop to make sure nothing got out of hand. -
Mack Lynched
Mack Charles Parker was taken from jail and lynched in Poplarville, Mississippi. -
Black students sit in
Black students stage sit-in on a "whites Only" lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. -
Bus terminals
Supreme court outlaws segregation in bus terminals. -
Freedom Riders Attacked
Freedom riders attacked in Alabama while testing compliance with bus desgregation laws. -
Harper Lee
Voter registration workers killed by white legislator in Liberty, Mississippi. -
Launch voters
Civil rights groups jion forces to launch voter registration drive -
Ducksworth
Roman Ducksworth jr. Taken from bus and killed by police in Toyforsville, Mississippi. -
Riot at Ole Miss
Riots erupt when James Meredith, a black student, enrolls at Ole Miss. James was a student at Univrsity of Mississippi and had U.S Marshalls excort him but two men got shot. -
Paul Guihard
Paul Guihard french reporter killed during Ole Miss riot Okford, Mississippi. -
William Lewis woore
William LEwis was slain during one-man march against segregation in Atlanta, Alabama -
Birmingham march
Birmingham police attack marching children with dogs and fire hoses. -
Alabama Governor
Alabama Governor George Wallace stands in schoolhouse door to stop university integration. -
Leader assassinated
Medgar evers civil rights leader assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi. Civil rights activist and was trying to get eqaulity in the university of Mississippi. -
March on Washington
250,000 Americans marched on Washington for civil rights. Marching and fighting for their freedom and jobs, Martin Luther King jr. was there to give his famous "I have a Dream" speach. -
Schoolgirls killed
Assie Mae Collins, Denise Mcnair, Carole Robertson, Cyntha Wesley, were killed in schoolgirls killed in bombing of sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Bringham, Alabama. -
Youth killed
Virgil Lamar Ware youth killed during wave of racist violence in Bringham, Alabama. -
Poll Tax
Poll tax outlawed in federal elections. -
Witness to murder
Louis Allen was a witness to murder of civil rights worker assassinated at Liberty, Mississippi. -
Protesting construction
The REV. Bruce Klunder was killed protesting construction of segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Killed by Klansman.
Henry Hezekiahdee and Charles eddie moore were killed by klansmen in Meadville, Mississippi. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer brings 1,000 young civil rights volunteers to Mississippi. -
Civil rights workers abducted
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner were civil rights workers abducted and slain by Klansmen in PHiladelphia, Mississippi. -
President signs act
President Johnson signs Civil RIghts Act of 1964 -
Killed by Klansmen
Col. Lemuel Penn was killed by Klansmen while driving north in Corbert, Georgia. -
Marcher killed
Jimmie Lee Jackson civil rights marcher was killed by state trooper in Marian, Alabama. -
Marcher beaten
State troopers beat back marchers at Edmund Oettys Bridge in Salem, Alabama. The nonviolent marchers marched their way halfway over the bridge when stopped by state troopers who told them to turn around when they didn't they threw teargas and beat them with clubs. -
Beaten to death
James Reed march volunteer who was beaten to death in Selma,Alabama. -
Voting rights march
Thousands complete the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. -
Viola Liuzzo
Viola Liuzzo killed by Klansmen while transporting marchers in Selma HIghway, Alabama. -
Black deputy killed
Oneal Moore black deouty killed by nightriders in Vanado, Louisiana. -
Voting Rights Acts
COngress passes Voting Rights Act of 1965 -
Willie Brewster killed
Willie Brewster ws killed by nightriders in Anniston, Alabama -
Seminary student killed
Jonathan Daniels seminary student killed by deputy in Hayneville, Alabama -
Civil Rights activist killed
Samuel Younge jr student civil rights actvist was killed in dispute in Tuskegge, Alabama -
Community leader killed
Vernon Dahmer a black communtiy leade was killed in Klan bombing in Hattiesbrag, Mississippi -
Ben killedby klansman
Ben Chester White was killed by Klansman in Natchez, Mississippi -
Clarence slain by nightriders
CLarence Triggs was slain by nghtriders in Bagulsa,Louisiana -
Promotion to 'white jobs'
Wharlest Jackson a civil rights leader kiled after promotion to 'white jobs' in Natchez, Mississippi -
Benjamin civil rights activist killed
Bejamin Brown a civil rights worker killed when police fired on protesters in Jackson, Mississippi. -
Marshall first black on Supreme court
Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first blck supreme court justice. -
Student killed in highway firing
Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, Henry Smith were students killed when highway patrolmen fire on protesters in Orangburg, South Carolina -
MLK dies
Martin Luther King jr was assasinated in Memphis, Tennesse