Civil rights

Civil Rights Movement

By simonramirez
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark decision that decided segregating white and black schools was still equal.

  • The Integration of Major League Baseball

    When the baseball association decided to allowed colored people to play baseball.

  • The Integration of the Armed Forces

    This is when the Armed forces allowed blacks to be with whites.

  • Sweatt V. Painter

    This case successfully change the "separate but equal" clause.

  • Brown V. Board of Education

    A case that ended in the Supreme Court deciding that segregation was unconstitutional.

  • The Bus Boycott of Montgomery, Alabama

    This is when Rosa Parks refused to sit at the back of the bus and wouldnt move for a white person. African Americans began to boycott the bus.

  • The Integration of Little Rock High School

    This event is when Little Rock high school officially allowed blacks to study with whites.

  • The Civil Rights act of 1957

    This act allowed the government to punish people that did not abide by the anti segregation laws.

  • The Freedom Rides of 1960

    Freedom riders were people pushing for freedoms and they'd ride buses through pro segregation areas.

  • The Greensboro Four

    This is when 4 people decided to do counter sit ins at a white only table.

  • The Twenty-Fourth Amendment

    This is the amendment that banned poll taxes.

  • The integration of the University of Mississippi

    This is when the University of Mississippi allowed blacks to study with whites.

  • The Integration of the University of Alabama

    When the University of Alabama integrated and allowed blacks to go to school with whites.

  • The March on Washington

    This was a march in Washington D.C. for jobs and freedoms for African American citizens. This is when the "I have a dream" speech was given at the Lincoln Memorial.

  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This is the act that outlaws discrimination of the color of a persons skin color, race, or gender.

  • The Assassination of Malcolm X

    This is when Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom.

  • The March on Selma, Alabama

    Three protest marches covering a 54 mile highway in Selma, Alabama.

  • The Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This Act allowed African Americans to officially vote by prohibiting the discrimination of voting based on color.

  • The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr

    This is when MLK was assassinated by a racist in Memphis, Tennessee

  • The Passage of Title IX

    This prohibited schools to discriminate based on sex.

  • The Appointment of the First Female Justice of the Supreme Court

    This is when Sandra Day O'Conner was appointed into the Supreme Court.

  • The Inauguration of President Obama

    This is when the first African American was inaugurated to be the President of the United States.

  • The Elimination of Combat Restrictions for Women

    This is when it was made legal for women to join the army.

  • The Democratic Party Nomination of Hillary Clinton

    This was the first time a woman was nominated as a presidential candidate of a major party (the democratic party)