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14th Amendment Passed
Constitutional amendment forbids any state from depriving citizens of their rights. -
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Civil rigts
The Afircan americans rights are not equal to the rights of the anglo americans. I will tell you how they got their equal rights. -
NAACP
The NAACP began to lead lawsuits targeting disfranchisement and racial segregation early in its history. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X becomes a follower of Elijah Muhammad -
Brown Vs Board Of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education is one of the most pivotal opinions ever rendered by that body. This landmark decision highlights the U.S. Supreme Court’s role in affecting changes in national and social policy. -
Rosa Parks Boycott
Parks' act of defiance and the Montgomery Bus Boycott became important symbols of the modern Civil Rights Movement -
Little Rock Nine
The NAACP had registered nine black students to attend the previously all-white Little Rock Central High -
Martin Luther King Speech
200,000 people march with Martin Luther King Jr. in the largest civil rights demonstration ever -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women -
The X Files
Malcom X is assassinated in new york -
The Death of Martin Luther Kng
Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee -
Jesse Jackson
In December 1971, Jackson resigned from Operation Breadbasket after clashing with Rev. Ralph Abernathy and founded Operation PUSH. Jackson -
Black Leadership After King
The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing the black members of the United States Congress