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Civil Rights Movement Timeline
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John Mercer Langston is one of the first african americans elected to public office
John Langston was born as a free black in virginia and became the president of virginia state university. He then became the first black man to be elected to public office by getting elected to congress. -
Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors
Southern Horrors was a pamphlet written by Ida B. Wells, a journalist, editor, suffragist and civil rights leader, about the horrors of lynching. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of seperate but equal -
first meeting for the Niagara Movement
The niagara movement was a black civil rights organization founded in 1905 by a group led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. -
East St. Louis riot
The east st. lois riot was an outbreak of labor- and race-related violence that caused between 40 and 200 deaths and extensive property damage. -
Orlandos first black doctor opens a practice
Orlandos first black doctor opened a practice to the public. -
The League of Struggle for Negro rights is founded in New York City
The league of struggle for negro rights was a group of black men who fought for rights. -
A. Philip Randolph proposes a march on washington
Philip Randolphs march on washington was designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and providing fair working opportunities for African Americans. -
The 1943 Detroit race riot erupts in Detroit, Michigan.
The Detroit Race Riot broke out in Detroit, Michigan, in June 1943, and lasted for three days before Federal troops regained control. -
San Antonio first city to allow integrated lunch counters
after never being allowed to have this before san antonio becomes the first city to allow integrated lunch counters. -
Douglas Wilder becomes first african american governor
Douglas Wilder is an aferican american poltitcian who was the first black person to ever serve as a governor in the united states. -
Cornell Wests text Race Matters is published
The book, Race Matters, analyzes moral authority and racial debates concerning skin color in the United States.
