Civil Rights Timeline Activity Harrison Brunn

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

1. The Plessy V. Ferguson case allowed separate but equal facilities between AA's and Caucations
2. On May 17th, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled to overturn the Plessy V. Ferguson case
3. In Topeka 1954 it was declared that the separation of black and white schooling was unconstituional

The Arrest of Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

1. On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks (An African American Women) was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for sitting in the front seat of the bus she was riding on (Black people were supposed to move to the back of the bus if any white person wanted them to move).

Little Rock, Arkansas events

Sep 4, 1957

1. In 1957 The Governor of Arkansas made the National Guard keep out African American students who were accepted into the Central High school. Once Eisenhower heard of this he sent Military troops to the high school and forced the guard to step down leaving the Governor with nothing but the state police.

Civil Rights Act of 1957

Sep 9, 1957

1. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first act for civil rights since 1866 and 1875 acts. The law was a ruling to give better and more freedom for voting for the American people. This Bill was passed by President Eisenhower in Mississippi.

The Freedom Riders

May 4, 1961

1. The Freedom Riders were a group organized to test the limits of the new law past in that ruled segregated busing was unconstitutional. The riders left on May 4th, 1961 from Washington D.C. to New Orleans on May 17th.
2. The Freedom Riders were formed by CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
3. Soon enough more than just just AA's were riding as Freedom Riders, (even whites).

James Meredith Enrollment

Sep 30, 1962

1. September 30th, 1962 James Meredith enrolled to Ole Miss. During the night 2 people were killed and many more hurt. James Meredith was an African American Veteran.
2. While Meredith was getting enrolled he had 500 military troops were sent by JFK to ensure his safety.

The Medgar Evers Assassination

Jun 12, 1963

1. Medgar Evers, and African American who was a civil rights activist that wanted an end to the segregation in Mississippi
2. During these struggling times Edgar came closer to death as people would try to hurt him and give him threats, soon enough he met it on June 12th, 1963 Evers was assassinated.

Washington March

Aug 28, 1963

1. The Washington March was a rally or gathering for Civil Rights and jobs.
2. In Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the speech "I Have A Dream" given to set light to the end of racial inequality, given on August 28th 1963.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Jun 2, 1964

1. On July 2, 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was sighed in by president Lyndon Johnson.
2. The Law stated that there would be no more segregation of others upon there race, color, religion, or national origin.

March to Selma

Mar 7, 1965

1. The March to Selma was led by Martin Luther King Jr. The march was meant to push President Johnson to create even stronger laws to protect Civil Rights.
2. The marchers were attacked by anti-protesters and some were injured.
3. Soon after Johnson helped the march and made a bill protecting Civil Rights to vote

Thurgood Marshall

Oct 2, 1967

1. Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer before he became a judge. He was well known for his big case won, Brown v. Board of Education. This was ground breaking because it opened a whole new window of how to end segragation. He was appointed judge on October 2, 1967.

MLK Assassination

Apr 4, 1968

1. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. King was shot in the Lorraine Motel, located in Memphis Tennessee. MLK was scurried of to a nearby hospital and was announced deceased soon after.
2. King was the big part of the Civil Rights movement that got everything moving. He used nonviolent actions and strong words to win his battles.