Civil Rights Movement Daniel Elliott

By 21delliott

  • The Supreme Court Decided that Segregation in Schools was Unconstituional

    This was a new law that schools had to become mixed, but no one really took this seriously

  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Debues Brown won a case declaring schools should be desegregated

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks did not get out of the white section of the bus when told . to get up and was arrested as a result

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins

    People of Montgomery stopped taking the bus to hold out money and profit to the town

  • Martin Luther King's Movement Begins

    Martin Luther King Jr became known as a civil rights activist and began to lead rallies and speak speeches to be heard around the country

  • Little Rock Nine

    A group of 9 black students from Arkansas were put in a school with all whites to test desegregation (kids had to be accompanied by troops)

  • Elijah Muhammed wanted blacks to be separated by whites

    Elijah Muhammed wanted a free state for blacks only

  • Freedom Riders Arrested

    a group of people rode segregated buses to stand and show they wanted equality but were eventually arrested as a result.

  • MLK "I Have A Dream" Speech

    This was when Martin Luther King Jr gave his most famous speech about equality, this is arguably one of the most famous speeches to date

  • Birmingham Church Bombings

    Multiple Churches Birmingham were bombed by white citizens . resulting in deaths of some black people and no immediate . consequence for the white people

  • MLK wins Nobel Peace Prize

    Martin Luther King Jr won an amazing award for his acts

  • Malcolm X was assasinated

    A civil rights activist was killed for what he was doing, causing anger amongst the black community

  • Riot in Watts, LA

    Many riots and crimes broke out in Watts, Los Angeles resulting in about 35 black deaths due to over aggressive policemen

  • MLK Assination

    The most famous and well know civil rights activist Martin Luther King was killed for his actions leaving a sad emotion throughout the community

  • Olympic Athletes protest on podium

    Two men who placed top 3 in there olympic competition raised a fist with a black glove on it to protest