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Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson went to the Supreme Court. What happened was there was a court holding that upheld intuitively of the law demanding racial segregation in a public area testament of “separate but equal” This discussion lasted 35 days however the law lasted 58 years till the Brown V. Board of Education. -
Brown Vs. Board Of Education
Brown V. Board of Education, was when The Supreme Court that was newly appointed by Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled “that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal” meaning by separating white students and black students they were making it unequal by separating them by the race of the students. However this ruling of desegregation of schools does not imply a legal basis for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Emmet Till
Emmet Till was a 14 year old boy who was killed for supposedly whistled at a white woman. For this he had his eyes gouged out of one of his eyes, then shot him through the head. Lastly to dispose of the body throws him in the Tallahatchie River. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks arrested for refusal of giving a seat on the bus to a white man. Many may know this event as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and this event started the events leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. and helping the boycott. The boycott intended that no African American of Montgomery, Alabama ride the bus to then show that their rights as a human being. This boycott started many riots including the King’s Riot and lasted over a year. After a year went by they declared unconstitutional and the -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine, Nine black girls are blocked from entering a high school for their race/color. Multiple times National Guard and a white mob attempted to block the students from entrance of the high school. President Dwight Eisenhower had prompted to send paratroopers to escort the student into the building. -
Sit-in
Sit in was when four black college students went to lunch at their regular spot at the bar. However one day they went to lunch and were told to move, because it’s for whites only. Outraged by this segregation they fought against the place and after months of waiting their spot was desegregated. -
JFK Eleceted As President
John F. Kennedy 35th president was elected. And says as president he pledges to create and pass civil rights legislations passed. -
Freedom Riders Bus bombed
“Freedom Riders” a group of black activist were traveling around the South through segregated bus terminals. While doing this they provided no protection from violent crowds and from groups like the KKK. Then the president and many others ordered the activist to have federal protection. -
James M. Frst Black Student
James Meredith becomes the first black student to enrolling the University of Mississippi. Causing violence and riots to break out, causing Kennedy to send 5,000 troops to the University. -
“Letter from Birmingham Jail”
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” was released by Martin Luther King Jr. Birmingham being called and known for the most segregated city in the country causing it to be the heart of the civil rights movement. When a riot broke out, they filled the city with fear and pain. They would spray blacks with fire hoses, electrical cattle prods and attack dogs. -
"I Have a Dream"
On this day one of the world’s most famous speeches was delivered and makes people change their way of living to this day. “I Have a Dream” was the speech that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in front of the Lincoln Memorial where over 250,000 civil rights activists attended. -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Curch Explosion
Four young girls Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins attending Sunday school are killed when a bomb explodes where they had been known to hold civil rights meetings at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. -
JFK's Assasination
One of the most important deaths in the civil rights movement was the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald thus causing Kennedy to not be able to pass significant civil rights legislations. But his successor Lyndon Johnson was able to do so. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was when 1,000 students both black and white gathered together in Mississippi to register black voters. However, they were declined and in the process three students were killed. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Known as the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” was when public areas i.e. bathrooms, restaurants and so on were segregated. It allowed the Justice Department to prosecute those who discriminate in job deployment. Creating the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. -
Bloody Sunday
“Bloody Sunday” is a day where a big group of Negros and they were marching to Montgomery in support of voting rights and were stopped at the Pettus Bridge by police blockage. This occasion hospitalized 50 marchers after the used tear gas and whipped them and as well as clubbed them. This event gave it the name Bloody Sunday. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is when the congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Because the congress passed the act it made it easier for black people to register to vote. However, they had to take literacy test, poll taxes and much more had to be required blacks to vote it was made illegal again. -
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 was when President Truman signed the order and it stated that "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." -
Black Pantherrs
The Black Panthers were founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seal
