Civil Rights Movement

Equality in mlilitary

Jul 26, 1948

Blacks get equal treatment in the military.

Brown vs board of education

May 17, 1954

Brown vs board of education meant a little girls dad had to go to 3 different courts. The last time it was the supreme court.

Rosa Parks arrested

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks has been arrested for siting in the front of the bus.

Buses desegregated

Dec 21, 1956

Blacks are now allowed to sit in the front of the bus.

Little Rock nine

Sep 15, 1957

9 students are are going to all white Central High.

The sit ins

Feb 1, 1960

4 black students stood up by sitting down.

Freedom riders

May 4, 1961

Freedoms riders are attacked in Alabama.

James Merideth

Oct 1, 1962

James Merideth was the first black man to go to university of Mississippi.

Martin Luther King jr sends letter From Birmingham jail

Apr 16, 1963

Martin Luther king jr is arrested and he sent a letter from the Birmingham jail.

Childrens March

May 12, 1963

In the childrens march only children marched.

I Have A Dream Speech

Aug 28, 1963

Matin gave his I Have A Dream Speech

16th street babtist church bombing

Sep 15, 1963

4 girls were killed in a church bombing.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Jul 2, 1964

President Johnson sighned the civil rights act of 1964.

Bloody Sunday

Mar 7, 1965

Blacks marched for voting rights.

Martin's Death :(

Apr 4, 1968

Martin died on a motel balcony.

Equal housing rights

Apr 11, 1968

Civil rights act of 1968 was passed 7 days after MLK's death.