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1959 BCE
James Brown’s Say it Loud, I’m Black and I am Proud release
James Brown’s Say it Loud, I’m Black and I am Proud release was in March 1969. It addresses racism towards black people. According to the text from Wikipedia, it says, "In the song, Brown addresses racism against Black Americans, and the need for Black empowerment. He proclaims that "we demands a chance to do things for ourself" and that "we're tired of beating our head against the wall and workin' for someone else." -
Civil Rights Act passed
The text says, "In 1964, Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as, race in hiring, promoting, and firing." -
Start of the Vietnam war
The text says, "The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million people (including over 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and more than half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians." -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
People such as Rosa Parks would have to give up their seat because of skin color. The text says, "The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation." -
Emergence of the Little Rock Nine
In 1957 9 African American students had arrived at a Central High School, they managed to get past a crowd throwing stuff then got sent back home as they arrived. The text says, "On September 4, 1957 nine African American students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They made their way through a crowd shouting obscenities and even throwing objects. Once the students reached the front door the National Guard prevented them from entering the school and were forced to go home." -
Brown v. Board of Education March on Washington
There were many sacrifices for institutional racism. The text includes, "By 1964, ten years after Brown, the NAACP's focused legal campaign had been transformed into a mass movement to eliminate all traces of institutionalized racism from American life. This effort, marked by struggle and sacrifice, soon captured the imagination and sympathies of much of the nation." -
JFK assassination
JFK was assassinated at the end of fall in 1963. As John was in the car, another car stopped at 12:30 PM. As he was passing, gunshots started to fire. Bullets heading to his head and neck. -
Start of Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was for self defense. It was an organization of black nationalism, socialism, and ect. The text says, "The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) was founded in October 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, who met at Merritt College in Oakland. It was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality." -
Muhammad Ali Refuses to fight in the Vietnam War
Ali had gotten news about fighting in The Vietnam War, but he had refused. The text says, "Prior to his match against Foley, Ali received news he had been drafted to fight in Vietnam. When Ali arrived to be inducted in the United States Armed Forces, however, he refused, citing his religion forbade him from serving." -
MLK assassination
Martin Luther King was shot when he was standing on the balcony of his second floor in Tennessee. -
Bobby Hutton assassination
On the night of April 6th, Bobby was murdered by police men, the other hand two police men were wounded in gunshots. -
Lyndon B. Johnson’s transition to President
When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Lyndon was, "sworn in as President." The text says, "In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy’s running mate, was elected Vice President. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as President." -
End of the Vietnam war
In the end of the Vietnam war, they had upgraded their systems (logistic.) The text explains, "Having rebuilt their forces and upgraded their logistics system, North Vietnamese forces triggered a major offensive in the Central Highlands in March 1975. On April 30, 1975, NVA tanks rolled through the gate of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, effectively ending the war."