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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was a time in America where segreataion and the seperation of blacks and whites was outlawed and the views of many people altered dramatically. -
Brown Verus Board of Education
Linda Brown was unable to attend all white school which was close by instead was forced to cover a karge distance over a dangerous route. This lead to the abolishment of segreated schools. -
Rosa Parks Bus Ride
Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white male who told her to move eventually lead to her arrest. Shortly after her arrest a bus boycott was put into effect and this caused the buses to desgreagate and star t ed a movement lead by MLK. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
A bill passed that made it a federal crime from preventing qualified people from voting. A follow up law strengthened it even more. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock School board first school in South to announce compliance with Brown v BOE. THese nine African American kids were unable to let in by some Arkansas National Guard stopped them until President Einshower ordered the National Guard to lead them into the school under fixed bayonet protection. -
Sit-Ins Movement
Whne people go to locat ions and sit and refuse to move. Over 50,000 African American and white students used this non violent protest form even after many other resorted to violence in responce. -
JFK Inaguration and Election
John F. Kennedy was a very strong supporter of the civil rights movement. He passed many laws and responded swiftly and always supported the civil rights movement. -
Freedom Rider's Ride
In December Congress passed a law stating that buses and interstate travellers and facilities were to be intergrated. In earl y 19 61 a group of intergrated riders rode through the South and faced many obstacles and resistance eventually they were able to overcome it. -
James Meredith University of Mississippi
James Meredith received a court order which allowed him to be accepted to the University, an angry mob formed and a riot broke out. President John F. Kennedy ordered the army to quell the situation. Meredith spent the rest of his time under armed guard and graduated in 1963. -
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COFO Mock Elections
With the fear of violence many African Americans still refused to vote, or they were illiterate and could not vote. So the COFO held two mock elections in which during the first about 27,000 African Americans came out to vote. Then the second one had over 80,000 voters which is over four times the number of registered voters in the state. -
The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement
The SCLC was eventually stalled out in Albany by counter non violent means, so they turned to Birmingham was the new target where a much higher resistance was met. This led to the white racists to strike back building up the power of the SCLC and helped draw attention to their cause. -
March on Washington
Over 200,000 people gathered as the Civil Right s Movement marched on to the capital.MLK gave his "I have dream" speech which is iconically remembered as a cornerstone of the civil rights movement . -
Assassination of JFK
On November 22, 1963 the civil rights movement took a big hit with the assassination of President JFK. Without his support the civil rights movements strengthen in Congress was up in the air. -
Twenty Fourth Amendment
The Twenty Fourth Amendment banned the payment of poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections. This started to open up for more African Americans to vote but it did not include state elections but it was something. -
Murders of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner
Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner were three people who were murdered, two of these three were white and that had a very profound effect on many of the whites. It scared everyone including Whites and African Americans about the Freedom Summer. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This bill was strongly supported by President Johnson and was debated on for over 75 days in Congress. This banned the discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or nation or origion. Also included was the enforecement of school intergration and outlaw of public discrimation at public places. -
Selma March
African Americans who tried to register to vote were beaten and jailed. So in responce to this event over 600 people including MLK started on a 54 mile trek from Selma to Montgomery. -
Black Power and Black Panther Movement
Many of the people in th ecivil rights movement did not feel as though they were getting enough done. Many became sick of nonviolent approaches and organizations like Black Power and he Black Panther party started using more of a violent approach to the civil rights movement. -
Chicago Housing Rally
SCLC lead by MLK in 1966 was the last civil rights organization that was nonviolent. He lead peaceful march around Chicago to help stop the housing discrimination. -
Assassination of MLK
MLK was gunned down by a sniper while at a motel. This was a major blow to the civil rights movement. -
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1970's In Civil Rights
Black Nationalism loses all influence and power.
A busing fiasco led to a nation in turmoil but eventually buses became intergrated despite the opposing forces.
Affirmative action was to compensate for previous discrimmination and many saw it as a bad thing.
Carl Stokes becomes first mayor of a major city as an African American. Many of previously low numbers in relation to leadership and college numbers quadrupled.
