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Civil Rights Movement
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Jackie Robinson joins Brooklyn dodgers
he was African american and before they had to play in a different league -
armed forces integrated
it is important because it means the can fight for america and their rights -
Brown vs Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Brown vs Board of Education was a turning point event in the history of the US. -
Montgomery bus boycott
it was important because after they got the right to sit anywhere on the bus -
Emmett Till Murder
On August 28, 1955, teenager Emmett Till was kidnapped in Money, Mississippi. He was murdered shortly after. This Galvanized support for racial reform in the South. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
. This new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department, and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the unalienable right to vote. It also established a federal Civil Rights Commission with the authority to investigate discriminatory conditions, and recommend all corrective measures. -
little rock central high school desegregated
it was bad because the blacks weren't aloud to go there anymore but it was still important -
Temple Bombing
On October, 12th, 1958 fifty sticks of dynamite exploded in a recessed entranceway at the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation which is Atlanta's oldest and most prominent synagogue. This is more commonly known as "the Temple." -
Sit in campaign
The sit-in campaign was important because they were peacefully protesting. -
freedom rides
was important because the whites and blacks were working together -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation campaign formed on November 17, 1961, in Albany, Georgia, which challenged all forms of racial segregation and all discrimination in the city. -
James Meredith enrolls at university of Mississippi
a important part because a African american went to a university and was escorted by marshals -
March on Washington
About 250,000 people gathered in front of the historic Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., (also known as the March on Washington) for Jobs and Freedom. This march aimed to attract attention to the challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans, a century after emancipation. -
John F. Kennedy´s Assassanation
On November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas. This occurred in a presidential motorcade. -
Mississippi Riot
The segregationists were protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, an african american military veteran. -
Selma
it help them to be able to vote -
Dr. King's Assassanation
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his room, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
