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Civil Rights Timeline
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Executive Order 9981
This ended racial discrimination in the American armed forces. -
Brown Vs. Board Of Education
This stated that segregated schools are unconstitutional and this paved the way for more civil rights movements. -
Emmitt Till
Emmitt Till was an African American 14 year old who was apparenlty flirting with a white cashier. 4 days later he was beaten to death and shot in the head. The men who did it were acquitted of all charges by an all white jury and his funeral was an open casket so people could see what had been done to him. -
Rosa Parks' Refusal To Move
The day Rosa Parks refused to give up her spot on the bus led to the Browder vs. Gayle supreme court ruling that racial segregation on buses was illegal. -
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African American civil rights orginization where MLK jr. was the first president -
Little Rock Nine
First nine students to be integrated into an all white school in little rock arkansas. They had to be escorted by national guard to go to school. -
Woolworth Store Sit-in
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When asked to leave, they remained in their seats. Their passive resistance and peaceful sit-down demand helped ignite a youth-led movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the South. -
Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee
This committee led to more non-violent protests around the country which led to more African American voting rights. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and following years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court. -
Bull Connor Birmingham Campaign
African American teens led non-violent protests that led to white people in birmingham to act out violently spraying them with fire hoses, setting attack dogs on them and putting them in jail. It ended May 10, 1963. -
Letter From Birmingham Jail
This letter was from MLK jr while he was jailed in Birmingham, it defends the non-violent protest to racism and how people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws. -
MLK "I Have A Dream" speech
MLK gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech which gave hope to oppressed African Americans for the end of racial segregation. -
March On Washington
The March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have A Dream speech. This led to the initiation of the passed of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other marches across the country. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
A bomb exploded in a predominantly black congregation church, that served as a meeting place for civil rights leaders, killing 4 young girls who were simply changing into their choir robes. -
24th Amendment
An amendment that removed poll taxes to vote. Not all states have ratified this amendment. -
Murders of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman
On June 21, 1964, three young civil rights workers were murdered in Nashoba County, Mississippi. They had been working to register black voters in Mississippi and were investigating a burned black church. They were then arrested by the police and when they were released, the Ku Klux Klan beat and killed them. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places. It also banned exployment discrimination. -
Malcolm X Assasinated
The Malcolm X assasination caused many different reactions of sadness, to anger, and even saying that he had it coming, but even with all of those reactions, Malcolm raised the African-American's self-esteem and brought the African heritage back. -
Bloody Sunday
On March 7, 1965, about 600 people marched for voting rights. Soon, 150 Alabama state troopers arrived and ordered the group to disperse. 58 people were treated for injuries and the day was remembered as Bloody Sunday. -
Los Angeles Race Riots
Citizens in a predominantly black neighborhood is Los Angeles saw policemen arresting a black motorist and believed that it was another incident of racially motivated abuse. Soon, citizens began looting stores, torching buildings, and beating white people. -
Executive Order 11246
This executive order prohibits federal contractors and federally-assisted construction contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment decisions. -
James Meredith
James Meredith was the first black student to successfully enroll at the University of Mississippi. For years, he worked as a civil rights activist. On June 6, 1966, he led the March Against Fear, which was a protest against voter registration intimidation. -
Founding of the Black Panther Party
The foundation of the Black Panther Party was a start of a persuit social change among races. -
Loving v. Virginia
This Supreme Court ruling over turned previous jurisdictions that prohibited interracial marriage. -
MLK Assassination
MLK was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibited discrimination against the sale, rental, and financing of housing. -
Black Panthers Arrested
On December 8, Los Angeles police departments launched a full-scale attack on the Black Panther Party. At 2 different locations, 400 officers arrest the party members and children. -
Voting Rights Act of 1991
This bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws. This Act led to fining employers for discrimination in the work place. -
Los Angeles Race Riots
On April 29, 1992, a jury aquitted four LAPD officers for beating Rodney G. King. After the verdict, angry crowds gathered on street corners across Los Angeles because they thought this was another incident of racially motivated abuse by the police.
