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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court Case of Brown v. Board of Education was argued that separate but equal school facilities is illegal. It was ruled to be unconstitutional, reverting the original verdict for the Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, which results in her getting arrested. This sparked the Montgomery bus boycott which eventually removed separation of sections for buses by race. -
SCLC was created
After the successful bus boycotts, the blacks made a nonviolent christians group called the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Since Dr. King successfully lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott, he was elected leader of the SCLC as well. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students who were the first to attend an integrated school. The governor and some citizens protested and threatened them, so the president sent federal troops to protect the kids and escort them as they went to classes. -
Greensboro, North Carolina
Four students went to the white only lunch counter at the woolsworth lunch counter and were denied service, so they took up the seats. This sparked many others to come back later and join them, which created a student nonviolent organization. -
Freedom Rides
13 Volunteers left by bus from DC to New Orleans, picking up blacks on the way to take up all the white seats. At every stop they tried to use white facilities and washrooms. -
James Meredith
James Meredith was a boy who got rejected to a Mississippi University only because he was black. Kennedy permitted him to go, but the citizens did not want to allow this, so Robert Kennedy sent in federal troops to protect Meredith as he attended the university. -
Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. King led a nonviolent march to protest the black racism. This got people sent to jail, so he began using kids to help with the cause so parents wouldn't lose their jobs. Bull Connor ended up using fire hoses and dogs on the protestors, which sparked mixed emotions about civil rights. -
Jackson Mississippi Sit-In
Like the Greensboro four, in Jackson, three black stdents tried to order food at a white section for a restaurant and the waitress denied them service, so that sat at the counter waiting. The waitress closed the bar so angry white customers began to beat the kids, which drew attention to civil rights -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was the leader for the NAACP in Mississippi who was killed by KKK member Byron De la Beckwith. After two trials he was free, but on the third trial he was convicted and sentenced to life in jail. -
March On Washington
There was about 200,000 or so Americans who joined Dr. King in walking to Washington at the Lincoln Memorial to hear his famous Free at Last speech. -
Freedom Summer
After voting taxes were removed, the poor African Americans, mainly SNCC workers, reistered to vote. One of these people were taken along with two men and all three men were killed and disposed of, so the president called a nationwide search. They eventually found the bodies and convicted about 21 men, most of which were KKK members. -
Civil Rights Act
In 1964, rising conflicts led to President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act, which aided blacks in the struggle vs racial discrimination. This didn't give them any specific righs, but it was a start to the 24th Amendment and many other victories for the civil rights activists -
Selma Campaign
Dr. Kin and about 2,000 people marched for voting rights, and got arrested, swarming in the media. Pictures of children being sent to jail hit the news, helping blacks gain the right to vote because it emotionally affected the viewers. -
Voting Rights
The 24th Amendment removed taxation for voting registration, which led to the freedom summer. This allowed the poor blacks to register for voting.
