20th Century Timelime

Nat'l Assoc. For the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP)

Feb 12, 1909

A civil rights organization came into place. It was a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African-Americans.

Universal Negro Improvement Assoc. (UNIA)

Jul 15, 1914

Black nationalist fraternal organization founded by Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

Executive Order 8802(FDR)

Jun 25, 1941

Prohibited racial discrimination in the nations defense industry. Signed by President John F. Kennedy.

Congress Of Racial Equality(CORE)

1942

An African-American civil rights organization which played an pivotal role for Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.

Executive Order 9981(HST)

Jul 26, 1948

Abolished discrimination what were based on color, race, religion or national origin in the U.S. Armed Forces. Signed by President Harry S. Truman

Brown vs. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

The court said that established racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.

Emmett Till

Aug 28, 1955

A 14-year old boy who was accused of offending a white lady, He was beat up and shot in the head by a group of white people who later through his body into the river.

Southern Christian Leadership Council/James Lawson

Jan 10, 1957

This was an African-American civil rights organization, it was closely associated with its first president. Martin Luther King was in it.

Little Rock Central H.S. AR

Sep 4, 1957

This school was a school of forced desegregation, three years later the Supreme Court ruled that segregation schools was unconstitutional.

Greensboro 4

Feb 1, 1960

Four black men who first sat in the "Whites Only" munch counters. They wanted to protest about racial segregation.

Kennedy-Nixon Debates

Nov 8, 1960

This was the first television Presidential event which was between Kennedy and Nixon.

Freedom Riders attack in Anniston, AL

May 14, 1961

Freedom Riders were attacked by a group and an organization called the Ku Klux Klan.

Birmingham Children's Crusade

May 2, 1963

A protest march what was made by thousands of school students. They left school to protest for civil rights.Lasted for 3 days.

I have a dream/MLK Speech

Aug 28, 1963

A public speech which Martin Luther King used in order to call for civil and economic rights and an end to racism.

Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Nov 22, 1963

The 35th President of the United States was assassinated.

Chaney, Goodman & Schweitzer Murders in Ms

1964

Also known as The freedom Summer Murders. It involved three activist who were abducted and murdered during the civil rights movement.

Selma Voting Rights March

Mar 7, 1965

Three protest marches that was along the 54-mile highway. The protest march was for equal rights. Lasted from March 7 until March 21.

Watts Riots

Aug 11, 1965

People in this riot began to rebel against police troops. It was a group of violent disturbances and it was the first time blacks and police had a serious fight. It lasted for five days.

Black Panthers/Huey Newton

Oct 15, 1966

Was a party for self-defense and it was a revolutionary political organization. The co-founder was Huey Newton who was a political activist.

Assassination of MLK

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr gets shot in his hotel room and dies at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Assassination of RFK

Jun 6, 1968

The 64th United States Attorney General and the brother of John F. Kennedy was killed.

Southern Poverty Law Center

1971

An American nonprofit legal advocacy organization was established which specialized in civil rights and public interest litigation.