Civil Rights Timeline

By JacobA14

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    U.S Supreme Court declared that state laws establishing separate schools based on race as unconstitutional

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    Rosa Parks sparks the Montgomery bus boycott which lasts 381 days

  • Martin Luther King Jr. imprisoned

    Martin Luther King Jr. imprisoned
    Martin Luther King Jr. is imprisoned in Birmingham and starts his letter from Birmingham jail

  • The March to Washington

    The March to Washington
    Thousands of African American and white protester march to Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    Ended segregation in public places and discrimination at work

  • Malcolm X, is assassinated

    Malcolm X, is assassinated
    Civil rights leader Malcolm X is killed

  • The Selma Campaign

    The Selma Campaign
    A peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery to register black voters

  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act
    Overcame legal barriers that did not allow blacks to vote

  • Creation of the Black Panthers

    Creation of the Black Panthers
    Created for the self-defense of blacks

  • Martin Luther King Jr., is assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr., is assassinated
    Martin Luther King Jr, is shot and killed