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14th Amendment
This amendment ensured that everyone born in the U.S. was a citizen with the exception of Indians and were equal. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment allowed African American men to vote. -
Jackie Robinson Integrates MLB
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball. He broke the color barrier that was around baseball. -
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 desegregated the United States military. This order was issued by President Harry S. Truman. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court decided that separating the children in public schools by race was unconstitutional. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Till was kidnapped and killed by two white men. This was because he was accused of flirting with a white cashier at a store. Till was only 14 years old. -
SCLC Founded
The Southern Christian Leader Conference's purpose was to enforce civil rights in America non-violently.Martin Luther King Jr. was in charge/president of the SCLC. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was the start of desegregating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., and David Richmond were four A&T students that organized the first Greensboro sit-in. They walked from their school (A&T) to Woolworths where the sit-in took place. They were later known as the Greensboro Four. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to go to an all white public school. She was one of only six African Americans that passed the test to get into an all white school. -
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Riders' goal was to desegregate buses, trains, etc. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King wrote this letter from jail to several clergymen addressing their concerns. -
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
200,000 people of all races gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Dr. King delivered his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
Four youg girls were killed in this bombing in Birmingham. It has been said that the bomber was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment gave United States citizens the right to vote in any primary election or other election. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X was shot several times and died at the hospital. He was killed at The Audubon Ballroom. Malcolm was supposed to be delivering a speech to a crowd of at least 400 people. -
Bloody Sunday
Dr. King led a march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. At the bridge that leads out of Selma, over 200 troopers and people beat the protestors. They were brutally attacked. -
Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
Memphis, Tennessee workers began to protest unfair wages and unsafe working conditions. -
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Tommie and John were stripped of their gold and bronze olympic medals. This was because they held up their fists at the medal ceremony symbolizing/representing Black Power.
