Civil Rights Movement

By madisonbrunson3
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Landmark decision in U.S Supreme Court, issued 1896. Upheld constitutionality of racial segregation for public facilities

    (¨Jim Crow¨ laws were put into place)
  • The Integration of Major League Baseball

    The Integration of Major League Baseball

    Jackie Robinson´s debut day into Major League baseball in 1947.
    After 60 years the ban of African American players was broke.
  • The Integration of the Armed Forces

    The Integration of the Armed Forces

    President Truman abolished segregation of all arm forces, and ordered full integration of all services.
  • Sweatt vs. Painter

    Sweatt vs. Painter

    The University of Texas didn´t want to admit Herman Sweatt into their law school. Since that he decided to challenge (successfully) the ¨separate but equal¨ doctrine of racial segregation, that was established by Plessy vs. Ferguson. It wa
  • Brown Vs. Board of Education

    Brown Vs. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court ruled out that racial segregation in public school would be ruled out as unconstitutional. It had became the turning point of the Civil Rights Movement.
  • The Bus Boycott of Montgomery, Alabama

    The Bus Boycott of Montgomery, Alabama

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. It started a revolution that ended with desegregation.
  • The Integration of Little Rock High School

    The Integration of Little Rock High School

    9 African American students were enrolled into Little Rock High School for Brown vs. Board of Education to be put to the test. Governor Faubus ordered Arkansas National Guard to cover the doors on the first day of school since he was against letting them in.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The government took legislation actions to protect everyone´s Civil Rights.
  • The Freedom Rides of 1960

    The Freedom Rides of 1960

    Civil Rights activist that rode interstate buses down to the southern part of the U.S, which was segregated.
  • The Greensboro Four

    The Greensboro Four

    Series of non-violent sit-in´s, that led to the department store Woolworth to remove it´s policy of racial segregation.
  • The 24th Amendment

    The 24th Amendment

    Prohibited all poll taxes in elections in federal offices.
  • The Integration of the University of Mississippi

    The Integration of the University of Mississippi

    Locals gathered at the University to protest the enrollment of James Meredith in an all white school. James was an Air Force veteran.
  • The Integration of the University of Alabama

    The Integration of the University of Alabama

    Governor Wallace yielded two African Americans from entering the University.
  • The March on Washington

    The March on Washington

    Dr.King tried to advocate for civil rand economic rights for African Americans. The day he read his ¨I have a dream speech¨
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The 35th president was assassinated November 22,1963 in Dallas, Texas by Jack Ruby
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Landmark civil right that labor laws in the U.S outlaw discrimination against race, color, religion and sex.
  • The Assassination of Malcolm X

    The Assassination of Malcolm X

    An American Muslim Minister was ran at and shot by shot guns from men.
  • The March on Selma, Alabama

    The March on Selma, Alabama

    A march on Selma´s 54 mile-long highway.
  • The Voting Acts Right of 1965

    The Voting Acts Right of 1965

    Landmark piece in federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
  • The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    ON April 4th 1968, Dr.King was assassinated at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • The Passage of Title IX

    The Passage of Title IX

    prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program.
  • The Appointment of the First Women Justice of the Supreme Court

    The Appointment of the First Women Justice of the Supreme Court

    Sandra Day O´Conner was appointed the first Women Justice of the Supreme Court in 1981.
  • The Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama

    The Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama

    IN 2009 of January, Barack Obama was named the first Black American president, being the 44th overall president.
  • The Elimination of Combat Restriction for Women

    The Elimination of Combat Restriction for Women

    Women were finally able to go to combat in 2015
  • The Democratic Party Nomination of Hillary Clinton

    The Democratic Party Nomination of Hillary Clinton

    Hillary Clinton was nominated to represent the Democratic Party in 2016.