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Civil rights timeline

By rej1231

  • Key

    Key
    Achievement-šŸ†
    ProtestāœŠšŸæ
    Legislation/Supreme Court Caseāš–ļø
    Violence by ProtestersšŸ’¢
    Violence by OppositionšŸ’£
    No Violenceā˜®ļø

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    āœŠšŸæ4 days after the rosa park incident in where an african american woman was arrested when she didnt give up her seat on the bus to a white man.This sparked an enitre bus boycott in the name of human rights. The protest was successful in the end

  • Emmett Till

    Emmett Till
    šŸ’£ Young Emmett till when out of his hometown flirts with a white woman as an African American. When this reached the husband of the woman he responds by kidnapping the boy and brutally murdering the boy

  • Little rock nine crisis

    Little rock nine crisis
    šŸ’¢ The little rock 9 were a group of 9 students who were enrolled at an all white school, This was a test of the previous Brown vs board of education. When the 9 students tried entering the school the arkansas national guard blocked them from entering

  • Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
    šŸ† The founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was extremley important to the civil rights movement , This is because this was Martin Luther King Jrā€™s Organization that he used for funds .

  • Northern Violence over School Integration

    Northern Violence over School Integration
    šŸ’¢There was a lot of oppoistion to the induction of the program to integrate children of color into the school system.This led to protests, fights , and verbal abuse to the children involved .

  • Greensboro sit in

    Greensboro sit in
    ā˜®ļøAt a segregated diner in greensboro nc people staged a nonviolent protest of sitting in the diner even when refused service , people were arrested , and eventually around 300 people were participating in the protest . One of the driving factors behind this protest was the murder of emmett till.

  • Freedom bus

    Freedom bus
    šŸ’£To protest southern states refusual to desegregate a bus full of activists took a route through the south and protest . This ended with both buses being terrorized and one being blown up

  • Birningham campaign

    Birningham campaign
    šŸ’¢In one of the most segregated counties in america people started protesting. Many people were arrested and met alot of abuse.This was also one of the first campaigns Marthin luther king participated in and grew him reputation

  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    šŸ’£A march to protest the lack of civil and economic rights to african american people. The notable part about this march is when marthin luther king delivered the famous speech ā€œI have a dreamā€

  • Fair housing act

    Fair housing act
    šŸ†A new law passed to protect homebuyers from discrimination. This was to ensure that race, religon, or sex could be discriminated.

  • Womens rights activists

    Womens rights activists
    āœŠšŸæIn the 1970s with racial civil rights at the forefront , Women's rights were also starting to be in the limelight

  • Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

    Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
    āš–ļøA very similar case to the brown vs the board of education, In which parents protested their child being unable to attend the school that was closest to their home.The parents eventually sued the school and won the case . The judges ruled with the idea of speeding up the integration and used this case

  • Shirley Chisolmā€™s Presidential Campaign

    Shirley Chisolmā€™s Presidential Campaign
    šŸ†Shirley Chisolm was the first black female us representative and later added to it in 1972 to be the first major party black representative. She was an inspiration and she had a long shot at the presidency.

  • Hank Aaronā€™s Home Run Record

    Hank Aaronā€™s Home Run Record
    šŸ†Hank Aaron was a baseball player who overcame and endured a lot of adversity and racism. And on the night of April 8th he broke the all-time record for the most home runs

  • Barbara Jordanā€™s Address at the Democratic National Convention

    Barbara Jordanā€™s Address at the Democratic National Convention
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    Another pivotal point of african americans in congress history , Barbara Jordanā€™s Address at the Democratic National Convention was a very poignant speech. That had a big impact on the democratic party as well.