civil rights timeline

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  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education

    Landmark supreme court case. Racial segregation in schools. Overturned “separate but equal”.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Inspired by Rosa Parks. Boycotting segregation in public transportation.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    Nine African Americans couldn’t attend school because of racial segregation. Step towards desegregation in schools.
  • Sit-Ins

    Sit-Ins

    Sit-ins were a nonviolent tactic to advocate for African American rights where people would go to public places that wouldn’t serve colored people however wouldn’t leave until escorted out.
  • Freedom Rides

    Freedom Rides

    Activits rode interstate buses to challenge segregated bus terminals. Drew attention for desgregation.
  • Swann V Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

    Swann V Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

    This was a court case that aimed to speed up racial integration of public school in the United States
  • Birmingham Campaign

    Birmingham Campaign

    American movement used to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    This march advocated for civil and economic rights for African American
  • I Have a Dream Speech

    I Have a Dream Speech

    Martin Luther kind addresses racism with his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands of people In Washington.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    This act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, religion, sex, or nation origin.
  • Selma March

    Selma March

    This was a series of three protests along a 54 mile highway from selma Alabama to the capital of Montgomery
  • Malcolm X assisnated

    Malcolm X assisnated

    Shot and killed while delivering speech. He was a very popular civil rights activist.
  • Stone Wall Riots

    Stone Wall Riots

    Police raided a gay club which sparked a riot. 6 days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement. A big event during1969. Almost half of Americans don't know about this important event. It was a riot about LGBTQ+ issues and police brutality.
  • Women's Liberation Movement

    Women's Liberation Movement

    Advocated for gender equality and reproductive rights. Feminist activism
  • American Indian Movement

    American Indian Movement

    Indigenous rights. Response to police brutality and racial profiling.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    13 civilians shot by the British Army during a Civil Rights march. Marching in protest of Birtish policy internment of Irish nationalists
  • Black Panther Party

    Black Panther Party

    Organization with ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and self-defense. Against police brutality
  • Rodney King Beating

    Rodney King Beating

    Four Los Angeles police officers, three of them acquitted for the beating of Rodney king. Leading to the 5 days riots in LA
  • Million Women's March

    Million Women's March

    This was protest for African-American women's rights as a response to the man's protest in Philidelphia.
  • Election of Barack Obama

    Election of Barack Obama

    First African American President. Milestone for struggle of racial equality.
  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Equal Rights Amendment

    Radification towards regards of Women's rights. Equalize genders in society