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Brown v. Board of Education
Linda brown an African American student from Topeka, Kansas. Segregation prevented her from attending an all white elementary school just a short walk from her house. Instead she had to walk long distances along railroad tracks to get to school. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Dec. 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man. NAACP officer, planned action, arrested, boycott started. -
SCLC is Formed
What the MIA turned into. Church based African American organizations dedicated to ending discrimination. -
Little Rock Nine
1957 Gov. Orval Faubus orders Nat. Guard to turn away “Little Rock Nine”. Then JFK ordered the Nat. Gaurd to let the "Little Rock Nine" in the school. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
A loose association of student activist from throughout the south. Made by the students that protested. -
James Meredith Admitted
An African American applicant to the university of Mississippi. Many tried to keep him from getting in. -
"Letter From Birmingham Jail" is Written
King wrote this letter in Birmingham, Alabama. He was arrested for non-violent protesting at a sit in. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This was the great speech where everyone who marched on Washington came to see. -
Congress of Racial Equality
Success of the students sit ins led to it. The south made it illegal to have sit ins. -
JFK Assassinated
The 35th President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas during a parade. He was shot by Lee Harvy Oswald who was killed by Jack Ruby in the transporting from the Dallas headquarters. -
24th Ammendment Passed
The 24th ammendment made poll taxes unconstitutional. The only states who still had poll taxes: Virginia, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi. -
Freedom Summer
Moses plan to recruit volunteers from universities from northern states. He recruited them to work as lawyers and health care professionals to help the civil rights workers. -
Three CORE Members Disappear in Mississippi
Goodman was a college student from New York, Chaney and Schwerner were CORE workers. Their bodies were discovered six weeks after they were murdered. Goodman and Schwerner were white. -
Civil RIghts Act of 1964
Banned discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin. Also in public accommodations. -
Malcolm X is assassinated
Malcolm X emerges as a leader; urge people to take control of their communities. While in jail studies Muhammad the leader of the Nation of Islam. Feb. 21, 1965 Malcolm X shot & killed while giving a speech in Harle. -
March on Selma
Civil rights workers launched a voter registration drive for African American voters. Those who registered were beaten and arrested. There was a protest march. -
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Watts Riots
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Black Panthers Formed
Oakland, CA; Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded Black Panthers to fight police brutality. Advocated self-sufficiency for African- Americans in ghettos. Began programs to help ghettos; daycare, medical clinics, breakfast programs .Had violent shoot-outs with police. -
Detriot Riots Start
This riot started when police went to a unlicensed bar to raid it. When the police met up with the patrons it started the bloodiest riot of the Civil RIghts Movement. 43 people were killed. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is Assasinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King Jr. was 38 when he was assassinated. James Earl Ray was charged with the murder, he was charged with 99 years.
