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The Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students wanted to attend an all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas.The governor ordered troops from the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the kids from attending the school. Things got very violent so Eisenhower had to do something. The students got to attend the school and troops remained outside for safety for the whole school year. One of the students grew up to be a news reporter for NBC. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
It protected the right of african americans to vote. Eisenhower strongly believed in the right to vote. Some southern senators tried to stop the civil rights act of 1957. The SCLC created a campaign to register two million african american voters. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Buses reserved seats for white people in the front in 1955. A bus driver saw there was a white man standing and told the African Americans sitting to get up. All of them did besides Rosa Parks. The police then took her into custody and the NAACP wanted to end segregattion on busses. An organized boycott began. The court ruled that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional. -
The Sit-in Movement
The wanted to protest nonviolently so they decided to sit in white only areas to prove a point. The movement spread over time and more and more african americans joined in. -
The Freedom Riders
They rode buses in the south to end segregation. In early May of 1961, mobs slit the bus tires and threw rocks at the windows. One person threw a firebomb into the bus but no one was killed. This made national news. -
James Meredith and the Desegregation of the University of Mississippi
James meredith was an african american airforce veteran who wanted to apply to the university of mississippi. Efforts to integrate schools were still going on. Kennedy sent 500 marshals to escort meredith to the campus and immediately after, a white mob attacked and riots began. 160 marshalls were injured. Meredith attended the school under federal guard. -
Protests of Birmingham
Martin Luther King Jr was angry about the violence in Mississippi. They wanted the president to push for a new civil rights law. Protests broke out and King was arrested. In May of 1963, segregation signs were removed. -
The March on Washington
Over 200,000 americans gathered in washingtons d.c. for the march on washington for jobs and freedom. African Americans wanted end political and social challenges they had. This is where MLK gave his 'i have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Johnson signed the civil rights act of 1964 into law. it gave the government the ability to prevent racial discrimination in many areas of the country. Segregation became illegal. It also creates tthe equal employment opportunity commission. -
The Selma March
Selma became the focal point for MLKs campaign for voting rights. African americans were the majority of selma's population. Only 3 percent of them were registered to vote. Selma became popular in the news when Kng's demonstraters were arrested, nearly 2.000 of them. They were beat and attacked and it was in the view of TV cameras. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
It allowed US attorney general to send examiners to register qualified voters. This law bypassed local officials who refused to register th african americans. By the end of 1965, nearly 250,000 african americans were registered to vote. This was a turing point in the civil rights movement. It acheieved two big legislative goals- Segregation was outlawed and african americans could vote. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK went to memphis, tennessee to tend a strike for sanitation workers. On April 4 of 1968, he stood on the balcony of his hotel ad was shot by a sniper. His death touched offffational mourning and riots in over 100 cities. It marked the end of an era in American history.
