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Civil Rights Movement

By Paihamilton

  • The Greensboro four

    The Greensboro four
    In 1960, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, David Richmond and Franklin McCain all went into a sit in restaurant and sat in a “whites only” section. They refused to leave until they got the same service as the white people there. This was the first big protest for civil rights. After, more people and protests started occurring. Their protest brought light to Civil Rights.

  • King's speech

    King's speech
    Near Lincoln Memorial, 250,000 African American and white demonstrators gathered. There, Dr. King gave his speech on equality and freedom for all Americans. This speech was incredibly influential on the Civil Rights movement and still today is brought up often when discussing American issues.

  • Medgar Evers Death

    Medgar Evers Death
    Evers, a civil rights activist, was murdered by a white segregationist. Evers was the first field secretary for the NAAP. His death led to Kennedy announcing the civil rights bill.

  • Civil Right's Act

    Civil Right's Act
    The Civil Right's Act was the most comprehensive Civil Right's law congress had ever enacted. This Act banned segregation in most public places of accommodation, for example, stores and restaurants. The Act also gave citizens of all races equal access to public facilities.

  • Selma March

    Selma March
    The Selma March was a major key in gaining voting rights. Marchers went from Selma to Montgomery. During the march, many people were brutally attacked on national television. Because of the numerous attacks, the day has become known as "Bloody Sunday." Not only was the nation stunned and angry about what they had witnessed, President Johnson was as well. Not even eight days later was a new voting bill proposed to congress.

  • Watts Riot

    Watts Riot
    The Watts Riot came about after allegations of police brutality. All together the riots of fires and looting lasted 6 days. All together it took 14,000 members of the national guard and 1,500 law officers to restore order. In the end 43 people died and thousands were injured. Even today, police brutality is an issue that we see and hear about in the news. How we deal with these issues today are different because of the results of this riot.