Civil Rights Movement

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Linda Brown was denied admission to school in Topeka. Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional.

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

Refused to give up her seat for a white man. Sparked the Montgomery bus boycott.

Montgomery bus Boycott

Dec 5, 1955

Montgomery bus boycott was started by Montgomery Improvement Association. Martin Luther King Jr. became leader of the movement.

SCLC

Jan 1, 1957

Southern Christian Leadership Conference started in 1957. Made up of African American ministers to eliminate segregation.

Civil rights act of 1957

Jan 1, 1957

Intended to protect the rights of African american voters. Passed in 1957.

Little Rock

Sep 1, 1957

Governer of Arkansas ordered national Gaurd to prevent black students from entering school. Federal troops entered to allow students to go to school.

SNCC

Jan 1, 1960

Student Nonviolent Coordinzting Committee. College students organized to desegregate public places

freedom riders

May 1, 1961

fJames Farmer organizes the Freedom Riders. Tried to desegragate the interstate bus system.

Medgar evers Killed

Jan 1, 1963

Medgar Evers was a leader of the civil rights movement. Hewas killed by a sniper in 1963.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Jan 1, 1964

Federal Government to prevent racial discrimination. Most comprehensive civil rights legislation.

Voting rights act 1965

Jan 1, 1965

African Americans allowed to vote. Major legislative goal of the Movement

MLK Killed

Apr 4, 1968

Martil Luther King Jr killed by a sniper. Killed in Memphis TN