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Death of Emmett Till
14.The death of Emmett Louis Till was the spark of the Civil Rights Movement. The African-American boy at the age of 14 was murdered by two white men who had brutally beaten him before killing him, dumping him in a river nearby. The reason for his murder was just because he had flirted with a young lady at a store. The two murders were not found guilty however indirectly told a reporter after the trial that they had committed the murder. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
14.The Montgomery Bus Boycott started from Rosa Parks, an African American woman, getting arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person. This caused Rosa Parks to create a boycott of all buses in the Montgomery area with the help of NAACP. Most bus riders were African which caused a major backlash financial for the Montgomery public transit system. At December 1, 1955 Supreme Court had declared that the segregated the buses were unconstitutional. This signified that the movement was prog -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
14.The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was an African-American civil rights organization founded on January 10th, 1957. Its first president was Martin Luther King Jr., a national hero to African-Americans everywhere. This organization spearheaded many big movements bringing change and progress to South areas. Such movements included the Albany Movement, the Birmingham Confrontation, March on Washington, and more. -
Little Rock Crisis
14The Little Rock Crisis was a problem with the Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and the white public. Nine African-American students were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. The school was to be desegregated yet the public and the Governor were ignoring the decision of the federal government. President Eisenhower intervened with the army to safely protect the nine kids from harm and to control the public. This was a major win for the movement as the Little Rock Crisis got national attent -
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Freedom Rides
14.The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C., and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans. The Freedom Riders were made up of white and black volunteers that wanted to outlaw segregation in interstate travel. . They rode on interstate buses throughout the South and was met by anger mobs and the KKK, being beaten brutally. However had accomplished their goals by getting the Kennedys Administration involved and creating the Interstate Commerce Commission. -
March on Washington
14.The March on Washington was a march for better civil and economic rights for African Americans. There were over 200,000 to 300,000 people in this march with Martin Luther King Jr. giving his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, giving strength to all African-Americans around the nation. This march is greatly impacted the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of1965. -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing
14.A church by the name of 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday. The explosion injured many but sadly killed four innocent girls creating tension and anger in the African-American community. This bombing gained nation attention which concluded with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ensuring equal rights of African Americans before the law. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
14.The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended discrimination on voter registration for African-Americans and racial segregation in schools. It also outlawed segregation and equal treatment of African-Americans at their workplace and in public accommodations. This Civil Right Act was the main turning point in the Civil Rights Movement because it met the goals of what the Movement was trying to obtain. -
Selma March
14.The march was for the voting rights movement in which African-Americans wanted equal rights to vote. The first march was named as “Bloody Sunday” due to the 600 civil rights marchers being attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. The scene of police brutally beating up protesters made national news, with the federal government intervening with the Army and National Guards. -
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Watts Riots
- The Riot was formed due to the arrest of all three family members of the Frye family in the neighborhood called Watts. The Watts Riots occurred over five days with 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests and over $40 million in property damage. It was one the most severe riots in Los Angeles and was both the largest and costliest urban rebellion in the Civil Rights era.
