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Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Ruling
This law states that segregation of public schools violates the 14th Amendment. -
Arrest of Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give her seat away to a white person and was arrested because of this action. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Blacks would come together to protest against riding buses to support the actions of Rosa Parks. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 is Passed
This was aimed at African Americans especially but gave all citizens the right to vote. -
Little Rock Nine Intervention
9 African Americans were being harassed by the racially segregated students of the school after Congress passed the 14th Amendment. This President decided to step in and sent in bodyguards for the African Americans. -
Medgar Evers shooting
Medgar Evers, a 37-year-old civil rights activist, was shot and killed on the stairs of his house. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
A terrorist group which consisted of white supremacists, bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. -
The Birmingham Children’s March
Over 5,000 students marched to the mayor of Birmingham to talk about segregation. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. made the most famous speech ever known, emphasizing segregation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed
Signed by President Lyndon Johnson, it prohibited discrimination in public places, allowed different races to be integrated into schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed
This prohibited the procedures previously needed to vote and allowed voting for all citizens no matter their color or race. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
3 men were convicted of ambushing and fatally shooting Malcolm X while he was delivering a speech. -
Black Panther Party is formed
An organization that was created for Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality. -
Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court ruling
This states that laws that ban interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. was Assassinated
MLK was beloved by many, especially by the black community, but was assassinated and caused a huge outbreak of distrust among the blacks.