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NAACP was founded
Today, the NAACP remains one of the nation's most influential advocates for equality, political rights, and social inclusion for all people of color. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded 115 years ago, in New York City, NY, on February 12, 1909 -
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, becoming the first African American to play in the modern era of Major League Baseball. -
Brown v. Brown of education
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that declared state-sponsored segregation in public schools unconstitutional -
Desegregation of Central High in Little Rock, Arkansan
The Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis of 1957, where nine African American students, known as the "Little Rock Nine," attempted to integrate the previously all-white school, became a pivotal moment in the fight for civil rights, drawing national attention and leading to the deployment of federal troops to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against segregation -
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
refers to the nonviolent protests that began on February 1, 1960, when four African American students sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave when denied service, sparking a broader movement against segregation -
CORE “Freedom Ride”
The CORE Freedom Rides were a series of bus rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1961 to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals in the South, testing compliance with a Supreme Court ruling that deemed such segregation unconstitutional. -
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 an estimated 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 -
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. -
“Bloody Sunday”
Bloody Sunday" refers to two distinct events: the brutal police attack on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, and the shooting of unarmed civilians by British soldiers during a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. -
"Bloody Sunday"
Bloody Sunday" refers to two distinct events: the brutal police attack on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, and the shooting of unarmed civilians by British soldiers during a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. -
Rosa
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement