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Brown vs Board of Education
The landmark case of Brown v. the Board of Education. This is where the supreme courts declares segregation unconstitutional This event marked a milestone in the civil rights movement. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
Montgomery Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. She was honored by the United States Congress as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957 -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC was a group formed by Martin Luther King Jr. and others after the Montgomery Boycott; it became the backbone of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. It became the major force in organizing the Civil Rights movement and bases its principals on nonviolence and civil disobedience. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/sclc.htm -
Cooper vs Aaron
was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which denied the school board of Little Rock, Arkansas, the right to delay racial desegregation for 30 months. Supreme Courts decision that barred state authorities from interfering with desegregation either directly or through strategies of evasion https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/358/1/ -
Freedom Riders
The Supreme Court Ruling in Boynotn v Virginia which declared segregation in interstate buses and rail stations unconstitutional was tested when 7 black and 6 whites left Washington, D.C. on 2 public buses bound for the Deep South. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides#:~:text=Freedom%20Riders%20were%20groups%20of,to%20protest%20segregated%20bus%20terminals. -
The Birmingham Campaign
The Birmingham campaign, also known as the Birmingham movement or Birmingham confrontation, was an American movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_campaign -
Martin Luther King Jr speech
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/march-on-washington -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20Congress%20passed%20Public,hiring%2C%20promoting%2C%20and%20firing. -
Watt's Riot
The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965 https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/watts-riots -
Poor People Campaign 1968
The Poor People's Campaign, or Poor People's March on Washington, was a 1968 effort to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States. The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) was created on December 4, 1967, by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to address the issues of unemployment, housing shortages for the poor, and the impact of poverty on the lives of millions of Americans. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, popularly known as the Fair Housing Act–prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.