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The Arrest of Rosa Parks
After not giving up her seat to a white man on the public transit bus, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
After the arrest of Rosa Parks, the black community made a nonviolent protest to challenge racial segregation. This boycott lasted 13 months. It ended when the Supreme Court declared that segregation on the public buses were unconstitutional. -
Governor Farbus Brings in the National Guard
Governor Farbus of Arkansas brought in the National Guard to prevent the entering of black students into a white school. -
Sit in at Woolworth's Lunch Counter
When four African American college students sat down at the college lunch counter, and was refused service, they remained seated even after being asked to leave. Their nonviolent sit in set off a youth led movement challenging inequality in the South. -
Freedom Riders Bus Burned
A mob of 20 people jumped the Freedom Riders. They slashed the bus's tires and set it on fire. The Freedom Riders consisted of 7 blacks and 6 whites. -
"The Other America" by Michael Harrington
The Other America argued that up to 25% of the nation was living in poverty. Many believe that this book is responsible for President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty." -
MLK Writes a Letter From a Birmingham Jail
Known as the "Negro is your brother" was a letter that planned a non-violent protest against racial segregation by Birmingham's city government and downtown retailers. It was smuggled out of the jail in a toothpaste tube to avoid the jail's guards. -
Peaceful Demonstrators Attacked in Birmingham-MLK Arrested
Birmingham police and firefighters ruthlessly attacked civil rights demonstrators. MLK was arrested during the protest. -
March on Washington
The march was a march for jobs and freedom. It was attended by some 250,000 people, it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage. -
"I Have A Dream" Speech
Martin Luther King gives his famous "I have a Dream" speech. -
JFK Assassinated
Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade. -
LBJ Becomes President
Lyndon Baines Johnson served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He is one of four Presidents who served in all four elected Federal offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President and President. -
The 24th Amendment
The 24th amendment prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
Civil Rights Bill Passed
The bill outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and ended racial segregation in the United States. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public. -
Malcom X Dies
Malcom X was assassinated by multiple gunshots. He was also a black civil rights leader. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The act is a piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread revocation of the right of suffrage of African Americans in the U.S. -
Watts Riots
A huge riot that lasted 6 days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. By the time the riot ended, 34 people were killed, 1,032 hurt, and 3,438 arrested. -
MLK Assassinated
After 13 years of nonviolent protests, MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray while giving a speech in Memphis, TN. -
Forced Busing Begins
Forced busing is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in a way to redress past racial segregation of schools.