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executive order
ruman signs Executive Order 1981, which states, "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, and or religion. -
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civil rights movement
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BROWN vs BOARD
the supreme court decideds to go brown vs board -
SEGREGATION OVER!
segregation was illigal and the law was passed by the president -
emmet till killed at 14;(
In August of 1955, Emmet Till, a 14 year old boy from Chicago, was sent to visit relatives near Money, Mississippi in Tallahatchie County. On Saturday, August 27th, Till disappeared. His body was eventually found, wired to an old factory fan, on the bottom of a river. Till had been severely beaten and shot in the head -
rosa parks
During her ride, she was told to move out of her seat and to the colored section in the back of the bus. She refused and was arrested, and taken to jail -
the freedom riders
At various bus terminals, the black "Freedom Riders" would go to the white dining areas and waiting rooms while the white "Freedom Riders" would go to the areas reserved for blacks.Over the course of the journey, the Freedom Riders and sympathizers were beaten at an Alabama bus terminal. One of their buses was firebombed as well.;( -
martin luther king jr. arrested on good friday
martin luther king was arrested by birmingham policy good friday on april 12 1963, which was good friday. -
civil rights legislation
On the same evening, President Kennedy addressed the public in a speech broadcast by all television networks. It was clear break with JFK's prior and lukewarm position on civil rights. The bill that he submitted to Congress was ultimately passed as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
murderd again
NAACP field secretary, 37-year-old Medgar Evers, is murdered outside his home. Byron De La Beckwith is tried twice in 1964, both trials resulting in hung juries. Thirty years later he is convicted for murdering Evers. -
march on washington
To pressure the government and Congress to act more quickly on the civil rights agenda, a massive march on the nation's capital was planned, scheduled, and carried out on August 28th, 1963. According to estimates, over 250,000 participated in the peaceful demonstration which culminated in the speech given by Reverend Martin Luther King. -
bombing on birmingham
On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosion killed four young girls who were in the church for Sunday school and injured another 20 people. -
assassination
-- February 21 Assassination of Malcolm X at a rally in New York. -
bloody sunday
Bloody Sunday received national attention, and numerous marches were organized in response. Martin Luther King led a march to the Selma Bridge that Tuesday, during which one protestor was killed. Finally, with President Johnson's permission, Dr. King led a successful march from Selma to Montgomery on March 25. President Johnson gave a rousing speech to congress concerning civil rights as a result of Bloody Sunday, and passed the Voting Rights Act within that same year.it wasnt a good time. -
martin luthers death
martin luther king jr. dies at 7:05 pm -
supreme court
upholds busing as a legitimate means for achieving integration of public schools. Although largely unwelcome in local school districts, court-ordered busing plans in cities such as Charlotte, Boston, and Denver continue until the late 1990s. -
civil rights act
congres passes civil rights restoration act which expands the reach of non-descrimanation laws. -
the beating
the first race riotas start in the south,jurry acquits and four white police officers for the video tape beating of african american rodney king. -
manslaughterd by ringleader
ringleader of mississippi civil rights is convicted of manslaughter,this happend on the 41st anniversery of crimes -
kings death
corretta scott king dies from stroke at 78
