Civil Rights Movement

By DanielleandDaisy

  • Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka

    Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka
    The verdict was annouced on this day.

  • Emmett Till Murder

    Emmett Till Murder
    The day that Emmett Till was murdered.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    The day that Rosa Parks sat on the bus and refused to move.
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    Bus Boycott

  • Formation of SCLC

    Formation of SCLC
    The day that the SCLC was formed.

  • Central High School Intergration

    Central High School Intergration
    The Little Rock Nine were 9 African-American kids that were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School

  • North Carolina Woolworth Sit-In

    North Carolina Woolworth Sit-In
    4 African-American men sat in at a dinner to protest after the waiters refused to serve them.

  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders
    Left Washinton D.C on this day.

  • James Meredith- University of Mississippi

    James Meredith- University of Mississippi
    James Meredith was the first African American admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi.

  • Martin Luther King Arrested

    Martin Luther King Arrested
    Martin Luther KIng Jr was arrested in a birmingham protest.

  • Birmingham, Alabama Protests

    Birmingham, Alabama Protests
    A movement organized in Birmingham to protest unfair segregation. Participants faced fire hoses and attacks from german shepards.

  • "March on Washington"

    "March on Washington"
    The largest Civil Rights movement. the march ended in front of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther KIng Jr, gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.

  • 24th Amendment to the Constitution

    24th Amendment to the Constitution
    Eliminates certain requirements for voting, such as the poll tax and the literacy test.

  • Martin Luther King Assassination

    Martin Luther King Assassination
    On April 4 MLK was assissinated outside his motel room.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    A legislation that prohibits any form of discrimination involving religion, race, and gender.

  • Malcolm X Shot

    Malcolm X Shot
    Malcolm X a Civil Rights leader was assinated in a theater.

  • "Bloody Sunday"

    "Bloody Sunday"
    Voting Rights March that ended in a bloody mess after officers beat the protesters.

  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act
    Ended discriminatory voting acts.

  • Watts Riots

    Watts Riots
    A six day riot that resulted in 34 deaths and massive property damamge in the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles.

  • Formation of the Black Panthers

    Formation of the Black Panthers
    A African American socialist organization.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    An act that outlawed and form of discrimination against race, gender and religion.
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    Democratic National Convention