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Seperate but Equal
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites. -
NAACP
NAACP Organization was founded by Civil Rights activist - W.E.B Dubois -
March on Washington
A. Philip Randolph called for the March on Washington to be on this day. But was later cancelled when FDR issued Executive Order 8802 which ended segregation in government employment. -
Lets Fight Together
President Truman issues Executive Order 9981 to end segregation in the Armed Forces. -
Brown V Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. -
Voter Rights
President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1957 to protect voter rights. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower. -
Sit-ins
4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store. -
Integration in Grade School
Rub Bridges is the 1st colored student to integrate an all white grade school. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom riders begin a bus ride through the South to protest segregation. -
Integration!
For the first time, a colored student by the name James Meredith, is admitted into University of Mississippi. The school is the first to be integrated. -
MLK arrested
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
Tradgedy in Birmingham
KKK planted dynamite in church stairwell and when it exploded, 4 young girls were killed. -
Camelot Dies
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Civil Rights 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law. -
Another Killing
Malcolm X is assassinated by the Nation of Islam, during a rally. -
March on Selma
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins. -
Voting Rights
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
Black Panthers
Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers. -
The King Dies
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. -
Equal Housing
President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), equal housing opportunity regardless of race, religion, or national origin.
