-
Period: to
Civil Rights Movement 1950 important events
-
Schools issues invitations to civil rights workers
The Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tenn., which runs workshops on organizing protests for individuals such as union organizers, issues invitations to civil rights workers. -
Sudan became independent
Sudan became an independent nation -
whites are demonstrating
Whites are angry about the Montogermy bus boycottt bomb four african american churches -
first black people at a college
the University of Alabama accepts their first african american student -
Alabama district court ruling in favor
On Nov. 13, the Supreme Court upholds an Alabama district court ruling in favor of the Montgomery bus boycotters. -
The end of the bus boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends in December, having successfully integrated Montgomery's buses. -
Eisenhower tries to fight against racism
He sended troops to several high schools in Little Rock and Arkansas -
The Supreme Court:no more delays because of a threat of mob
The Supreme Court decision Cooper v. Aaron rules that a threat of mob violence is not reason enough to delay school desegregation. -
fidel castro rises the power of cuba
Fidel Castro became popular in 1959 by rising the power of cuba -
martin luthers king trip to india
Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visit India, the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi, who won independence for India through nonviolent tactics. King discusses the philosophy of nonviolence with Gandhi's followers.
