Civil rights movement part 1

Plessy v ferguson

May 18, 1896

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites.

Brown v Education

May 17, 1954

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.

Emmet till

Jun 28, 1955

Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi.

Rosa Parks refuses to give up a seat

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested.

montgomery bus boycott

Dec 5, 1955

The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins.

Little rock cisis

Sep 23, 1957

The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower.

Counter

Feb 1, 1960

4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store.4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store.

Freedom Riders

May 4, 1961

Freedom riders begin a bus ride through the South to protest segregation.

mississipppi riot

1962

Mississippi Riot - Learn how the state of Mississippi rallied against a federal court's decision to allow one black man to attend an all white school.

Medgar evens assasssinated

1963

Medgar evers was killed by rifle

MLK arrested

Apr 12, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.”

I have a dream

Aug 28, 1963

more than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill.

Mississippi schools

1964

In the summer of 1964 3 guys were killed

MLK wins Nobel peace pize

1964

martin luther king is awarded the nobel peace prize

LBJ signs

Jul 2, 1964

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law.

Assassination of malcom x

1965

Malcom X is shot 3 times

Diversity

1965

Thurgood marshall becomes the first black in the supreme court judges

Church incident

1965

4 girls were killed in a church bombing done intentionally

SELMA MARCH

Mar 7, 1965

A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins.

Civil rights law signed

Aug 6, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests.

Black Panther

Oct 15, 1966

Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers.

MLK assassinated

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis.