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Jackie Robinson enters Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson was the first African A,ericanm man to play in the MLB which was a huge leap towards African American acceptance in major league sports. -
Executive Order 9981 signed by President Truman
Executive Order 9981 was issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. This executive order abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. -
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Ruling
The decision by the Supreme court that said that segregation in schools is unconstitonal. -
Emmet Till is murdered
Emmet Till was a boy that lived in Mississpi and one day wal`ked into a store and greeted a white woman she later accused him of sexually assaulting him he was later murdered for her lies. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotel moment during the civil rights movement. The boycott lasted 13 months until the supreme court ruled that segregation on buses is unconstional. -
Little Rock Nine Intervention
Little Rock Nine is when President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce intergration and protect nine students. -
Greensboro Sit-In Protest
The Greensboro Sit-In Protest were a series of non violent protests primarily in Woolworth store. -
Integration of Ole Miss Riots
The intergration of Ole Miss Riots is considered the last clash of the Civil Wars. It was a riot that involded JFK and the Govenor of Mississippi where declared that he was the cause of Mississippi segregation and he was proud. -
The Birmingham Children’s March
The Birmingham Childrens March was when a when a hundreds of sudens walked out of school and marched downtown to speak to the mayor about racial segregation many of the students that took part were arrested, set free, and arrested the next day again -
George Wallace’s “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door”
George Wallace’s “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” was when Alabama Govenor George Wallace tried to make a symbolic attempt to oppose intergration in schools. -
March on Washington / I Have a Dream Speech
The I have a dream speech is one the most influential speeches on racial injustice. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing was when white supremacist terrorist bombed the predominantly black church killing four children. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a volunteer campaign in Mississippi to register as many African American voters as possible. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed
The Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation. -
The Selma Marches
The Selma Marches were three marches along the 54-mile highway from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery. These marches were recently held again on March, 7 2022 to remember the people who orginally marched.