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Civil Rights Timeline

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education
    Linda Brown, an African American student from Tokepa, Kansas was prevented from attending an all white elementary school a shotrt walk from her home due to segregation. She argued that she should be able to attend that school instead of having to walk a long distance to a black school and NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marchall argued on her behalf. They were able to win the courtcase which ended segregation in public schools.
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    Civil Rights Timeline

  • Rosa Parks is arrested

    Rosa Parks is arrested
    Rosa Parks was riding the bus and refused to give up her seat to another white passenger. She was then arrested and this all lead to an outrage in the black community.
  • SCLC is formed

    SCLC is formed
    The Southern Christian Leadership Confrence (SCLC) was an expansion of MIA. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and consited of many organization that were foinded and based on churches that came together to end descrimination.
  • Little Rock Nine able to enter Central High School

    Little Rock Nine able to enter Central High School
    Nine African American teens were allowed to enter Central high School which was an all white school. This was an enormous breakthrough for the African American community.
  • SNCC is formed

    SNCC is formed
    The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committe (SNCC) was formed which is an organization that was created by southern university students. They had activist students who protested.
  • James Meredith admitted into the University of Mississippi

    James Meredith admitted into the University of Mississippi
    For many months, the mayor and many people tried to keep James Meredith from being able to attend the university due to him being an African American. JFK got involved and he was finally allowed to attend. Following his admission, many white citizens began to riot.
  • "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is written by Martin Luther King Jr.

    "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is written by Martin Luther King Jr.
    Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter while in jail in Birmingham, Alabama for participating in a nonviolent protest.
  • I Have a Dream Speech

    I Have a Dream Speech
    Martin Luther King and many protesters marched through Washington to the Lincoln Memorial where he gave his "I Have a Dream Speech" which moved many and is known as his most famous speech he has ever given.
  • John F Kennedy is Assassinated

    John F Kennedy is Assassinated
    While in Dallas, Texas for a parade in hopes to gain more texas votes, JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • 24th Amendment is passed

    24th Amendment is passed
    The 24th Amendment banned poll taxes for voting and allowed African Americans to vote.
  • Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer
    Robert Moses got volunteer students from northern universities to go to Ohio to train to protest. After training, they planned to head for Mississippi to protest for civil rights.
  • CORE member dissapear

    CORE member dissapear
    Andrew Goodman, and two other CORE members, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner dissappeared while in Mississippi. Police officials knew it had to do with KKK involvement. Their bodies were not found for another 6 weeks and no major punishments were given to their murderers.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed

    Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed
    This act banned discrimination of race, religion, or gender when employing someone.
  • Malcolm X is assassinated

    Malcolm X is assassinated
    Three Black Muslims who disagreed with his ideas shot and killed Malcolm X. He was shot in New York City.
  • March on Selma

    March on Selma
    Civil Rights workers demanded that the voting registration be fair to everyone instead of just whites.
  • Black Panthers are formed

    Black Panthers are formed
    The Black Panthers were formed by Bobb Seale and Huey Newton. They tried to protect the Amfrican American community of discrimination and were often very violent.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
    Martin Luther King was shot on a a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tenessee by James Earl Ray.