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Brown V. Board of Education
NAACP combined 5 cases from Kansas, South California, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington DC, to the Supreme Court. The court decides 9-0 that these black students will never go to school with white students. -
Murder of Emmet Till
Accused of whistling at white woman. 3 days later Roy Bryant and others kidnapped, eye detached, ear cut off, barb wire wrapped around his neck, weighted down by 75 pounds cotton gin fan, thrown into water. His parents did an open casket so they can see how they left him. -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
Rosa is arrested for failing to move seats on the bus. She is fined ten dollars. MLK Jr and church sent out flyers to boycott the bus system on December 5. The buses ran empty for 38 days. Supreme Court ruled bus had to let blacks ride. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
A meeting of Black Church Pastors to coordinate Events for Black people. MLK was elected the 1st President. This group used a nonviolent-strategy. This group also registered blacks to vote, opposed Vietnam War and provide better jobs for blacks. -
Little Rock 9
9 students wanted to go to the white school. The Governor of Arkansas call out the National Guard to stop them. President Eisenhower calls in 1,200 military men to escort the students from home to class. 1959 all schools fully integrated. -
Greensboro Sit ins
Go to Wodworth’s buy items. Then go sit at the lunch counter. They are refused service and told to leave, but stayed. Day after day the came back and did the same thing. The amount of students grew over the days to 1,000. -
Freedom Riders
A diverse group of volunteers from 39 states, most were college students. Arrived in Anniston, Alabama docked by KKK. Tires slashed, fire bombed, buses burned and beatings, town after town. -
March on Washington
250,000 people marched in Washington D.C. It was peaceful and respectful protest for jobs and freedom. MLK gave his “I have a dream” speech. MLK was the last speaker of the day. -
Civil Rights Act
Enabled the federal Government to prevent racial discrimination and segregation based on race, color, religion, or national origin in private businesses or public facilities. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Civil Rights leader who was part of the Nation of Islam. He wanted black people to believe in themselves and start their own businesses. He was shot 21 times. Thomas Hagan convicted of killing. -
Selma to Montgomery Marches
Black Marchers wanted to walk 54 miles to Montgomery to register to vote. At the Edmond Bridge troopers brutality beat them. -
Voting Rights Act
Enabling the right to vote of African Americans any discrimination in voting. Now a federal matter not state. -
Assassination of MLK
Striking sanitation workers protest in Memphis. Went back to the motel. Shot lower right side of his face, with Remmington Rifle. James Earl Ray sentenced to 99 years. His death marks the end of the Civil Rights movement.