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Jackie Robinson enters Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson is the first Black man to join the MLB -
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Ruling
The supreme court ruled that segregation was uncontitutional -
Emmett Till is murdered
Emmett till was a 14 year old boy that was whistling at a white lady which made her friends angry and they killed the Emmett till -
Rosa Parks Arrest
Rosa parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the public bus. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 is passed
Eisenhower signed off on the first act to protect civil rights. -
The Birmingham Children’s March
5000 birmingham children marched through the city to talk to the mayor about segregation -
George Wallace’s “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door”
George Wallace stood infront of a public schools doors to stop the enrollment of african american students -
Medger Evers assassination
Medgar evers was a Civil rights advocate and was shot by a sniper in an assassination. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
white supremacist group bombed a primarily african american church -
Malcom X Assassination
Civil rights activist Malcom X was assassinated in Manhattan -
The Selma Marches / Bloody Sunday
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed
Got rid of prerequisites for voting -
Black Panther Party is formed
The civil rights party formed -
Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court ruling
The supreme court decided that interracial marriage being illegal is unconstitutional -
MLK assassination
Civil rights activist MLK is assassinated