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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was one of the first Civil Rights organizations, and aimed to confront the segregation laws. -
Brown vs Board Education
Oliver Brown's daughter had to walk several blocks to go to the all black schools, while there was a white only school a block down from their house. During the case, the judges unanimous decisions overturned the "separate but equal" ruling of Plessy vs Ferguson, ending the segregation in schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a campaign against the segregation on public transportation -
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a Civil Rights organization. They were closely associated with Martin Luther King Jr. -
Little Rock Crisis
9 African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central Highschool weren't allowed to attend the school at first, until the prevention of President Dwight D. Esienhower and the court ruling of Brown vs the Board of Education. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were Civil Rights activists who rode interstate buses into the Southern states that ignored the Supreme Court ruling that segregated buses were unconstitutional. -
Violence in Birmingham
The Birmingham movement was organised by the SCLC to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans into Birmingham, Alabama. After his arrest, a thousand students gathered to walk across Kelly Ingram Park, where they were met with fire hoses and police dogs. -
March on Washington
on August 28, 1963 more than 200,00 African-Americans gathered in Washington DC for a political rally for Jobs and Freedom. During the rally, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I had a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A US Labor Law that prohibited the discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The act also ended segregation in schools and the unequal voter registration requirements. -
Selma March
The Selma March consisted of 3 marches from Selma, Alabama to the capital, Montgomery. They protested for equal voting rights. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Signed by President Lyndon Johnson, the Act prohibited the racist voting practices used in the South after the Civil War -
Malcolm X/Black Panthers
The Black Panthers were an organization of armed citizens that monitored the activities of the Oakland police and challenged police brutality. They also held social programs, such as the Free Breakfast for Black Children. -
Bilingual Education Act
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Bilingual Education Act recognized the needs of limited English speaking ability students. -
Martin L. King’s assassination
A leader in the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray at 6:01 PM. Before his assassination, he gave his "I've been on the Mountaintop" speech at a rally in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Hippies
During the war, the media changed the view of the American people on the war in Vietnam. Many people protested, and eventually in April 30, 1975 the war was over.
