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James Meredith
James Meredith was an African American student who wanted to attend the University of Mississippi which the University of Mississippi did not enforce so Kennedy stepped in and let him attend. He is a civil rights activist to this day. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education started in 1952 and ended in 1954 with the judge concluding the phrase "separate but equal" was not allowed. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was murdered by a woman's husband for supposedly flirting with her over the counter at a shop. His killers were not found guilty even though there was an abundance of evidence found. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was in favor of Rosa Parks, an independent black women who wanted to fight for her rights. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was a assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith on June 12th in 1963 because Byron did not agree with what Evers was doing. He was organizing voter-registration efforts and economic boycotts at the time. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was specified to draw attention to the exclusion of African Americans from positions in the national defense industry. -
President John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy was very big on the Civil Rights Movement. He appointed 88 african americans to various positions during his presidency. He also tried to enact the Civil Rights Act of 1984. He then was assassinated on November 22nd 1963. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was made specifically to forbid discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting and firing and this law is still followed today. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement. Malcolm X wasn't always a nice person. At a younger age, he and some friends were put in jail for stealing. In his jail time, Malcolm wanted to further his education and therefore studied the teachings of NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad. He was assassinated on February 21st 1965. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 suspended the use of voter qualification tests and was important because these tests had begun to disqualify African Americans rights to vote.
