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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The montgomery bus boycott was a protest, or boycott against the racial segregation policy in the public transport system in Montgomery -
The Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 referres to the nine black students enrolled into an all white high school in September 1957. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 provided voting rights to everyone, regardless of race. -
The Sit-in Movement
Four college students sat down at a lunch counter in north carolina and refued to leave as a way of showing defiance. -
The Freedom Riders
The Freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode busses into the segregated Southern united states. -
James Meredith and the Desegregation of the University of Mississippi
James Meredith attempted to enroll in Ole Miss. Riots broke out leaving two dead before the National Guard intervened to dissolve the problem. -
Protests in Birmingham
These protests were led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and eventyally led to a change in the discrimination laws in Birmingham. -
The March on Washington
200,000 Americans marched on washington for Jobs and Freedom. This event's main focus was to show how difficult it was to be an african american in that time period. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 was very important to the civil rights movement. It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin, -
The Selma March
The selma march was important in passing the voting rights act, because it showed the challenges and deprival of rights faced by african americans. The march lasted 3 days, and the final destination was Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act of 1965 allowed African Americans to vote. Something they've been yearning for for many years. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin luther king jr. was shot and wounded on his hotel balcony at around 6:30. He was pronounced dead at 7:05
