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NAACP was founded
In 1909, Du Bois, Terrell, and others gathered in New York City, NY, where they founded the NAACP on February 12, 1909, to fight racism and violence against all people of color in the United States. -
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field for his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was the beginning of an unparalleled career in baseball. At the end of his explosive nine years as a Dodger, his record included a . 311 batting average, 137 home runs, 734 runs batted in, and 197 stolen bases. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man-
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black woman, refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white passenger, an act of defiance that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and is considered a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Desegregation of Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas
In 1957, the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, became a national crisis when nine African American students, known as the "Little Rock Nine," attempted to integrate the school, facing resistance from Governor Orval Faubus and white mobs, ultimately leading to federal intervention and the deployment of the 101st Airborne Division. -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957
Yes, the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1875, and it was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957. -
Sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — in Greensboro, North Carolina, which led to the F. W. Woolworth Company department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the -
CORE “freedom ride”
The Freedom Rides, organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1961, were a series of bus trips through the South to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals, leading to federal intervention and desegregation of public transportation -
Dr. King was thrown into Birmingham Jail
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, for leading nonviolent protests against segregation, and it was during this time that he wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail". -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held on August 28, 1963, was a massive demonstration in Washington, D.C., where over 250,000 people gathered to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans, culminating in Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
On July 2, 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and ended segregation in public places and federally funded programs. -
“Bloody Sunday”
"Bloody Sunday" refers to several events, including the brutal police attack on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, and the 1972 shooting of unarmed civilians by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m at age 39