civil Rights Movement Timeline

By breanna10

  • Jim crow Laws

    • The Jim Crow laws mandated segregation in schools, trains, parks, libraries, drinking fountains, restrooms, buses and restaurants. Signs were put up saying "whites only" and "colored" signed where put up reminded people of the enforced racial order. This law was upheld by the local government and reinforced by racial vigilantes.

  • Jackie Robinson 1947

    Jackie Robinson 1947
    • Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues during the 20th century. Jackie broke the color line in Baseball when he played for the National League Brooklyn Dodgers
    • Throughout 1947-1956 Jackie played infielder and outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodger.

  • Brown v. Board of Education 1952-1954

    • A state- sanctioned segregation of a public school was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. The 1954 decision declared that separate education facilities for white and African American students were inherently unequal. In may 31st, 1955 warren read the courts unanimous decision, instructing the states to begin desegregation plans with all deliberate speed.

  • Map of milestone events during the civil rights movement

    Map of milestone events during the civil rights movement
    • this map marked some milestone events during the civil rights movement
    • some of the milestones were Brown v. Board of 1954, 1956 bloody Sunday, March on Washington 1963 and more

  • Murder of Emmett Till 1955

    • Emmett was a 14 year old African American boy.
    • Emmett was visiting his relatives in Mississippi. Emmett and his cousin walk down to a local grocery store when Emmett may have whistled at white lady.
    • sadly later that evening Emmett was kidnapped by the woman's husband and brother-in-law brutally, Kidnapped, beaten, shot in the head, had a metal fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. then after all of that they put his body in the Tallahatchie River.

  • montgomry bus boycott 1955

    • a group of black leaders met and the community Montgomery improvement association (MIA) turned the bus boycott into a 381 day fight for desegregated busses.
    • the boycott and its outcome demonstrated protests and showed that African Americans can use their economic power to force change. During the boycott black citizens biked, walked or carbonized to avoid taking the bus.

  • Rosa Parks 1958

    -Rosa parks was a young black woman that was arrested on December 1st 1955.
    -Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist.
    -Rosa parks was arrested when she refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery Alabama bus to a white person.

  • The Browder v. Gayle 1956

    • The segregation caused major effects in the children's education which in turn made them less likely to succeed later in life.
    • the rule of "separate but equal" allowed African american children to be segregated in different schools from white kids as long as the facilities were equal. In 1954 the supreme ct. issued one of its most far reaching decisions the spectate but equal rule. The rule that segregated schools are unconstitutional.

  • Civil Rights Acts of 1957

    • the legislation established a commission on civil rights to investigate civil rights violations and also established a civil rights division within the department of justice. It authorized the prosecution for those who violated the right to vote for U.S. citizens. Civil Rights act of 1957 this act established the civil rights section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunction against interference with the right to vote.

  • Little Rock Nine 1957-1959

    Little Rock Nine 1957-1959
    • 9 kids were not surprised by the racism and even said " you encounter this kind of racism everyday. on your journey to Arkansas, you ate and slept in your car because ant places refuse to serve African Americans.Their were aggressive mobs formed when the nine students were inside.
    • President Eisenhower sent soldiers to protect the students and federalize. The nine children were escorted by soldiers in order for them not to get hurt by the mod or by other students.

  • 1960 Sit-ins

    1960 Sit-ins
    -Across the South African Americans are refused service at hotels and restaurants.
    -4 students went into Woolworth's store and sat at the counter and didn't move even when denied service.
    -2 months after the first protest , the sit-ins reached more than 50 cities.
    -"It is an expression of the deep and the abiding hunger on the parts of these young Negroes, for dignity and freedom and respect for their personalities."

  • 1961 Freedom Riders

    1961 Freedom Riders
    • These freedom rides were created by congress of Racial Equality throughout the south.
    • Many men and women boarded buses and risked their lives to desegregate public transportation vehicles and facilities.
    • some had tried to use a "white-only" waiting area and the police arrested them immediately. -when in jail the freedom rider suffered humiliating and rough treatment behind bars.

  • March against fear 1962

    -James Meredith first made headlines when he helped integrate the University of Mississippi.
    -4 year later James planned a solo march to publicize the fear African Americans felt when voting.
    -The march against fear was a 220 mile journey to ease concerns over voter registration.

  • 16th Street Baptist Church 1963

    -On September 15, 1963, 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed by the KKK in the basement 26 young children where getting ready for the services.
    - but 4 girls dressed in their Sunday best getting ready to sing and act as ushers in the church where killed in the bombing .
    - Sarah was one of the 4 girls sisters .
    -Sarah was with the girls when the bomb explored but out of the 5 girl.

  • the Aftermath of the Bombing of 16th Baptist Church

    -many white people where outraged by the bombing of the Church many people offered their services and condolences to their the girls family.
    -it says on the website 16thstreetbaptist.htm "The brutal attack and the deaths of the four little girls shocked the nation and drew international attention to the violent struggle for civil rights in Birmingham".
    - The Bombing showed everyone what African American where going through and when people saw what they where going through they wanted to help.

  • Freedom Summer 1964

    -Freedom summer was between June and September
    -Freedom summer was the summer where a bunch of peaceful protests went on.
    - volunteers arrived at Mississippi for Mississippi project AKA Freedom summer.
    -Between June and September there were more than 60 related beating and over 400 arrests.

  • Malcolm X Interview and Speech 1965

    • Before Malcolm was assassinated in 1965, he was one of the leaders of the nations of Islam movement .The Nation Islam favored black nationalism, which sought to promote a sense of pride and community among AA's and advocated for greater black political and economic power.

  • Selma to Montgomery March 1965

    Selma to Montgomery March 1965
    • In 1965 people marched from Selma to Montgomery as part of a protest for African Americans rights to vote.
    • The march grew their ranks from 600 to 25,000. Police attacked marchers on march 7 1965.
    • In response president Johnson called for a federal voting rights law.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Letter 1966

    -In 1967 many people remained dedicated to these non-violent methods.
    -The black Powers challenge white people role in the movement and want to see AA's take more economic, social and political power into their communities.

  • Black Panther Party 1966-1982

    -The Black Panther Party was founded in October 1966 in Oklahoman by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
    - The Black Panther Party was an organisation that fought for black socialism, nationalism, and black people self-defense mostly against police brutality.
    - to reach their goal they partitioned in non-violent protests.
    - during 1982 the black panther Party was dissolved.

  • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 1968

    -James Earl Ray shot MLK.
    -MLK murder unleashed a lot of violence fueled by anguish and frustration over his death with the continuing racial inequality.
    -The civil Rights Movement lost one of the most influential leaders and the nation lost a statesman who was committed to the peaceful coexistence of all races.
    -Martin wanted to fight for the economy equally.

  • The Aftermath of Martin Luther king

    -African Americans were devastated, pained and angered, violence erupted in more than 125 american cities across 29
    states.
    -violent protest broke out African American exploded and destroyed more than 100 cities.
    - African Americans committed rioting and arson.
    - in these riots over 27,00 people were arrested, 3,500 were injured, and more than 40 were killed.

  • Aftermath of Bloody Sunday

    Aftermath of Bloody Sunday
    • After the bloody Sunday there was a TV coverage of the police brutally beating and killing the marchers. over 100 marchers were killed. After the broadcast Present Johnson called for a Federal Voting law. later congress past the voting law of 1965 in response to the march.

  • Bloody Sunday

    -The bloody Sunday began as a peaceful, but illegal demonstration by 10,00 people organized by Northern Ireland Civil Rights association in opposition to the British government policy of interning suspected member of the IRA without trial.
    - "you cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe."-John Lewis
    -John Lewis was an American Politician and civil rights activist, who was also the chairman of the student non-violent coordinating committee (SNCC).