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I Would Not Sit There If I Were You (Oh, But I Did!)
Four African American college students in Greensboro, North Carolina refuse to leave a Woolworth’s “whites only” lunch counter without being served. The Greensboro Four—Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil—were inspired by the nonviolent protest of Gandhi. The Greensboro Sit-In, as it came to be called, sparks similar “sit-ins” throughout the city and in other states. -
Kennedy Wins the Election
JFK wins the presidential election. -
Ruby Bridges Crosses Segregation Boundaries
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is escorted by four armed federal marshals as she becomes the first student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. -
"Houston, we have lift-off"
Kennedy addresses to the country that he will have a man on the moon by the end of the decade. -
James Meredith goes to College
JFK orders the National Guard to admit James Meredith to Ole Miss (Mississippi University) -
The March On Washington
Approximately 250,000 people take part in The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King gives his “I Have A Dream” speech as the closing address in front of the Lincoln Memorial -
The Assassination of President Kennedy
JFK is assassinated in Dallas, and Lyndon B Johnson is sworn into presidency. -
The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
LBJ signs the the Civil Rights Act, making it illegal to not give someone a job due to their race, ethnicity, religion, etc. -
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Black religious leader Malcolm X is assassinated during a rally by members of the Nation of Islam. -
I Can Vote!!
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act abolishes literacy tests and other tests used by local and state governments to inhibit African-American voting. -
College, Here I Come!
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Higher Education Act creating the first federally funded college scholarships. -
The Panthers are Born
Huey P Newton and Eldridge Cleaver establish the Black Panthers Organization for Self Defense. -
2,000
By 1968, there was roughly 2,000 members in The Black Panther Party. -
Free Huey
The Free Huey Rally begins -
"The Eagle has Landed"
Fulfilling Kennedy's promise, Neal Armstrong is the first man on the moon.