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Civil Rights Movment Timeline
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus was set off when Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white man on a Montgomery bus. The boycott was performed when African Americans refused to use the Montgomery bus system due to the unfair segragation This was led by the ypung pastor Martin Luther King Jr. This began four days after Rosa Parks was arrested on the day of her court hearing and lasted a little more than a year. The result was that the supreme court ruled Montgomery bus sustem had to be integrataed. -
Fun Fact
The first open heart surgery was performed in Montgomery in 1902 by Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill, who was a native of the city. Hill had never actually operated on a living heart before this time, but his patient survived both a stab wound and the surgery! -
Fun Fact
Little Rock is the birthplace of the original “cheese dog,” a wiener filled with cheese in the middle. -
The Little Rock 9
In little Rock, Arkansas nine African American students enrolled into Centeral High School in September of 1957. In 1954 the Supreme Court ued that segragation in public school was unconsitutional in the case of Brown v. BOE. starting on the first day discrimination was so ridiculous the the Govenor of Arkansas called in the national gaurd to prevent 9 teenagers form walking into the building. Later that month POTUS Eisenhower sent federal troop to escort the "LittleRock Nine" through school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Eisengower signed the law of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
in September adn it was orgiinaly proposed by the Attorney General Brownell. This was the first occasion after reconsruction the the goverment tried to protects civil rights. It protected citizens from discrimination in their right to vote. This was a sign that the federal goverment as taking part in the Civil rights Movment. The purpose was to protect minoities rights and to set the foundation of civil rights laws. -
Fun Fact
The FBI made the first 'Ten Most Wanted' list in 1950. -
The Sit-in Movement
These sit-ins were a group of students who would sit donw aa lunch counter in an "whites only" resturant and ased to be served. If they did recieve service the were appriciative and moved on to the next counter. If they were refused they wouldnt leave they would just sit there. This was a non violent protest it lead to the Woolworth store chain to become unsegragated in all their stores in Southern America . -
Fun Fact
Stuck on you
On this day the most popular song was Stuck On You by Elvis Presley. In conclusion Elvis was so cute! -
The Freedom Riders
13 African American and whit civil rights activites started this campaien. They road through the American Soth on busses to protest agianst segracation on bus'. The Freedom rides were going to these cities in the deep south to see if the supreme courts ruling had taken affect. These protesters were met with violence in these cities. People did get hurt but they gained more and more support after these attackes. Even people who were arrested for "distubing the peace" didnt want to be bailed out. -
Fun Fact
Did you know that during the First World War some London buses were modified to transport carrier pigeons. So not only did a bus transport the freedom riders carrying the message of equallity, they also transported message carrying pigons. -
Fun Fact
In case you ever want to check out Ole Miss and are wondering what you can do while in Mississippi you can go see the world’s largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. -
James Meredith and the Desegregation of the University of Mississippi
James Merdith was a Mississippi born farm boy who had nine siblings who joined the army after high school. He attened an all black college before he become the first AA to attend the desegregated Univeristy of Mississippi. Roits began at Ole Miss protesting agianst allowing Jmes to enroll in their college. In this roit hundreds were wounded adn two even dead. -
Protests in Birmingham
American activist launched their campagne, Project
C, this was a nonviolent campainge that was protesting against segragation ordinations. A tragic event in Birmingham occured when a bomb was set off on Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. This attack killed 4 AA and injured a dozen more. The leaders of the campain were the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) they tried to bring attention to the integration of AA in the South. -
Fun Fact
Birmingham is known as the founding city for the recognition of Veterans Day and hosts the nation’s oldest and largest Veterans Day celebration. -
The March on Washington
THe March consisted of more tha 200,00 people who were there to rally Jobs and Freedom. This was organized civil rights and religous activists who wanted the struggels of African Americans in economic and social standing to be understood. This was where MLK's famous "I have a Dream" speech took place. The goal was to get justice and equally for all. -
Fun Fact
Did you know that many people passed out from heat exhaustion during the March on Washington. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered to a one of the most important acted that ended segragation. It was prposed by JFK but passed under Johnson. It abolished segragatioin in public places and stop descrimination in the work place from prejudice view. This led to an expantion of African American voting rights also. -
Fun Fact
The Civil rights act of 1964 was first introduced by JRK on June 19, 1963. President Kennedy submitted his bill on civil right to Congress. The bill wasn't passed until after Kennedy's assasination. -
The Selma March
The march was from Selma to Montgomery, its purpose focused its efforts to register black voters in the South. The protesters were faced with violent resistance by state and local authorities and harm was done. Still it brought awarness to this cause and the King even participated. This led to the Voting Rights Act being passed later that year. ( as you can see this couldnt have been the funnest walk of someone life noone was even whearing their running shoes) -
Fun Fact
In Selma 40 years ago blacks and whites lived on opposite side of the town due to segragation, there was even a bridge to seperate them. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The law passed by Johnson was purposed to help AA from having their right to vote be taken away from them. It gave Equal voting rights and made discrimination illegal. Even without ths act all men had the right to vote but blacks were descriminated against adn it was made dificult for them to cast their vote. This resulted in Black voter go from 6% to 59%. -
Fun fact
IN 1965 the year the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed here were six African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK was shoot when he stood on the second-floor balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. He was assasinated by James Earl Ray, he pleaded guilty and was charged without a trial. Following after MLK's assassination there were roits in hundreds of cities and the country in mourning. -
Fun Fact
MLK's last speech foreshadowed his death he said, “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now … I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”
