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Civil Rights Timeline
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Executive Order 9981
President Harry S Truman issued this executive order to end discrimination in the military. (This is one of the first steps towards completely desegregating the US) Source: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/Executive-Order-9981 -
Brown v. Board of Education
Five court cases against the schools in Topeka. Ruled Plessy v. Ferguson and "separate but equal" unconstitutional. (Provides a legal basis for the Civil Rights Movement to work on) Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African-American students accompanied by federal paratroopers go to school in Arkansas. (first realization of Brown v Board in the south) Source: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the Civil Rights Act. It protects voters' rights, and outlaws poll taxes and literacy tests. Source: http://ellabakercenter.org/blog/2010/09/53-years-ago-today-civil-rights-act-of-1957-signed -
Greensboro Sit-ins
Four African-American college students sit down at a "whites-only" lunch bar in a Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina. Nonviolent sit-ins become popular throughout the country leading to many arrests. (quickly causes the desegregation of lunch counters) Source: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/greensboro-sit-ins-1960 -
March on Washington
Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., 250,000 take part in one of the largest nonviolent protests in the world. King gives the famous "I Have A Dream" speech. (An inspirational speech which validated the movement to many people) Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/08/24/214959748/did-the-march-on-washington-improve-blacks-economic-outlook -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the law prevented discrimination in the workplace to to race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. (Creates the president for civil rights we use today. All else will be to fulfill this promise, not to redefine it) Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
