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Brown v. Board of Education
On may 17, 1954 court had ruled that "separate but equal" public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. -
Lamar smith murdered for organizing black votes
Lamar Smith's murder was one of several racially motivated attacks in Mississippi in 1955. Three men were arrested in connection with Smith's murder. On September 13, 1955, an all-white Brookhaven grand jury failed to return any indictments. The district attorney reported that the sheriff, Carnie E. Smith, refused to make an immediate arrest "although he knew everything I know". -
Events at Little Rock Arkansas
In Little Rock Arkansas on September 4th 1957 nine black students enrolled at a all black Central High School. Many people rioted against this and did not let the students into the high school. Soon after that event the president sent national guards to escort the students into the school. -
Herbert lee voter registration worker killed by white legislator
Herbert Lee, who worked with civil rights leader Bob Moses to help register black voters, was killed by a state legislator who claimed self-defense and was never arrested. Louis Allen, a black man who witnessed the murder, was later also killed. -
Attack of the Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders set out for the deep south in 1961 to defy Jim Crow laws and make changes. There were many racist people who used violence against them and local police refused to help. -
Riots erupt when James Meredith enrolles at Ole Miss
A former serviceman in the U.S. Air Force, Meredith applied and was accepted to the University of Mississippi in 1962, but his admission was revoked when the registrar learned of his race.in 1966, Meredith returned to the public eye when he began a lone civil rights march in an attempt to encourage voter registration by African Americans in the South. -
James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss
An African American man named James Meredith tried to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Riots broke out on the campus, and many were wounded and some killed. President Kennedy then steeped in and ordered many national guards and federal forces to let him into the school. -
Medgar Evers Assassinated
One June 12, 1963 Medgar Evers civil rightsd activists and Secretary for the NAACP was shot in the back while walking to his house. Two children witnessed his murder. The gun that killed him was found with fingerprints and the suspect was a white supremacist and was arrested. He was not found guilty -
The March on Washington
On August 28, 1963 a ton of Americans gathered in D.C for a rally known as the March on Washington for equality and jobs. The March was organized by civil rights and religious groups, the march was meant to shed light on political and social challenges that African Americans had to face around the country. -
Jimmie Lee Jackson Civil rights marcher killed by state trooper
On February 18, 1965, Jackson took part in a peaceful night march in Marion, held to protest the arrest of James Orange, a field secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. However, even nonviolent demonstrations were opposed by the segregationists who held power in Alabama. -
Viola Gregg Liuzzo killed by klansmen while transporting marcers
On March 21, 1965, more than 3,000 marchers led by Martin Luther King Jr. began their trek from Selma to Montgomery to campaign for voting rights for African Americans in the South. Unlike previous attempts, activists on this march were protected from outside interference by U.S. Army and National Guard troops. In addition to participating in the march, Liuzzo helped by driving supporters between Selma and Montgomery. -
March to Selma
In 1965 MLK Jr made Selma, Alabama the focus of its efforts to register black voters in the south. The march was full of protesters attempting to march from Selma to the state capital. -
Thurgood Marshall first black Supreme Court Justice
In 1967 Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as a supreme court justice. he was in the supreme court for 24 years before retiring. He left a legacy of upholding the rights of the individuals as said by the U.S. Constitution. -
The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King
On April 4 1968 MLK Jr. was fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motelin Memphis Tenseness. His death had a huge impact on the American people because he was really starting to help stop segregation and it outraged many people that someone would shoot him because they did not like his ideas. -
Civil Rights act of 1957
On September 9, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1957. -
Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat
Rosa Parks was a black women who refused to give up her to seat to a white man in 1955, she helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States. After she refused to give up her seat two police officers approached the stopped bus, assessed the situation and placed Parks in custody.The result of her refusing to give up her seat helped the civil rights movement, and Rosa Parks was a big help. -
Civil rights act of 1964
The civil rights Act of 1964 that ended segregation in public places and banned discrimination is one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.
