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Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 was issued by President Truman in 1948 and it abolished segregation and discrimination of minorities in the USAR (United States Armed Forces). The order led to the re-integration of the services during The Korean War -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is when Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren ruled unanimously that State-Sanctioned segregation in schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment. -
Rosa Parks Arrest
Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama as a result of her refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. This was in protest of the laws against African Americans at the time and was a crucial part of Civil RIghts -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Mongomery Bus Boycott was started as a result of Rosa Park's arrest. It was a protest where mainly African Americans would refuse to ride the Montgomery bus system -
Murder of Emmet Till
Emmet Till was a young African American who was tortured and murdered in Mississippi in 1995 at the age of 14. This was done because he was accused of offending a white woman in a grocery store her family owned -
The Little Rock Nine Intervention
The Little Rock Nine were a group of 9 teenagers who stepped up to the war for civil rights. President Eisenhower later ordered the 101st Airborne Division to insure the safety of the Little Rock Nine -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, authorizing the prosecution of those who violated the right to vote for United States citizens. This allowed all people to vote no matter their race -
Greensboro Sit-In Protest
In 1960, four African American friends sat in a restaurant that did not serve African Americans as a silent protest for the Civil Rights Movement. -
The Birmingham Children's March
The Birmingham Children's March consisted of over 5,000 students in Alabama organized by James Bevel. The march was to walk downtown and talk to the mayor about the segregation they were facing in their city. -
Medgar Evers Assasination
On June 16, 1963, the 37-year-old civil rights activist named Medgar Evers was shot in the back after getting home from attending an NAACP meeting. He died within an hour after the shot. -
March On Washington
The March on Washington was in protest for jobs and freedom and to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Also the day the infamous "I Have a Dream" speech was given by Dr. Martin Luther King JR. -
Baptist Street Church Bombing
On September 15, 1963 the KKK set off a bomb in a church, which was a key civil rights meeting place, out of racial hatred in the belief of white supremacy. It claimed 4 African American girls' lives and injured 20 other people. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and prohibited discrimination in public places, provided integration for schools/public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. -
Voting Act of 1965
The Voting Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement. It was later amended 5 times by Congress to expand its protections. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a massacre where British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians as a result of a protest in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Island