Civil Rights Movement

By loreli.ramos

  • Key

    Achievement 馃挴
    Protest 馃懞
    Legislation/Supreme Court Case 馃毃
    Violence by Protesters 馃挗
    Violence by Opposition 馃挜
    No Violence馃珎

  • Emmett Till's Murder 馃挜

    Emmett Till was only 14 years old when he was wrongfully and brutally murdered while visiting his cousins in Missippissi. He was alleged to have whistled to his murderer's wife.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott 馃懞

    Seamstress and activist Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat in a segregated city bus.

  • Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 馃挴

    Established as a response to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, their target was to desegregate public transportation/facilities. It was formed by several Black ministers, one of whom we may know as Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Little Rock Nine Crisis 馃挜

    Nine Black students attempted to integrate into an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas after a Supreme Court ruling. They are blocked by an angry mob of protesters and are later then escorted by federal troops by their side.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The Civil Rights Act stated that the Dept. of Justice has the right to prosecute those who violate the voting rights of US Citizens.

  • Greensboro Sit-In 馃懞馃珎

    Four Black college students peacefully protested at a store in Greensboro when they sat down at an "only whites" counter. Their nonviolent protest inspired other students to join, with the concept of protesting against segregation without violence.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 馃毃

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The act enabled more racial integration between all American US Citizens.

  • Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US 馃毃

    This supreme case ruling stated that the federal government has the power to enforce any local gov't to have their voting laws be authorized.

  • Voting Rights Act

    The Voting Rights Act prohibited racial discrimination when African Americans voted. The act also was aimed to enforce the 15th Amendment.

  • Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. 馃挗

    Activist and American Christian minister, Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on his balcony from his motel room. His assassination caused many outbreaks of racial violence nationwide.

  • Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

    Supreme Court Case that ruled that racial segregation in school buses and at school is unconstitutional. The integration in schools has to speed up.

  • Shirley Chisholm鈥檚 Presidential Campaign 馃挴

    Shirley Chisholm makes history by becoming the first African American woman to campaign for the US presidency. She didn't win but paved the way for future African American female candidates.

  • Hank Aaron鈥檚 Home Run Record馃珎

    Baseball Icon, Hank Aarons, broke Babe Ruth's home run record when he hit his 715th home run. The achievement broke racial barriers formed throughout his career in MLB.

  • Barbara Jordan鈥檚 Address at the Democratic National Convention

    Texan Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan becomes the first black woman to ever deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. She delivered a very powerful and historic speech, she called for unity and equal rights.

  • University of California Regents vs. Bakke

    White man sues University Of California claiming he was a victim of reverse racism after being denied twice, even with higher test scores than minorities who were admitted. The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional for college admissions to use racial "quotas" but they still may admit minorities with a certain limit.