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Brown v. Board of Education
The decision overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. This ruling was a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement and helped pave the way for desegregation in schools and other public institutions -
Murder of Emmett Till
On August 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi after being accused of offending a white woman. His brutal murder and open-casket funeral, arranged by his mother Mamie Till, sparked nationwide outrage and brought attention to racial violence -
Rosa Park and the bus boycott
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Southern Christian leadership conference
Gulch was an organization lineal to the bluh church reguarded church as pivotal minds -
Little Rock 9
On September 4, 1957, nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, following a federal court order. They were initially blocked by the Arkansas National Guard under Governor Orval Faubus -
Greensboro sit ins
Four African American college students—Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil—sat at the "whites-only" lunch counter, challenging segregation -
Ruby bridges
Ruby Bridges, New Orleans Louisiana, Nov 14, 1960 one of 4, 6 year black children passa heard test to go a white school, she was escorted by Federal Marshal -
March on Washington
Peaceful and respectful protest for jobs and freedom, Martin Luther King gave his "have a dream" speech. It was the last speech of the day. -
Freedom riders
Freedom riders May 4, 1964, they were interracial groups who rode buses through Southern states to test a Supreme Court decision that declared segregation in interstate bus travel unconstitutional. -
Assassination of Malcom X
Malcolm X, a prominent civil rights leader and Nation of Islam minister, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. Three men, members of the Nation of Islam, were arrested and convicted for the murder, -
Selma to Montgomery Marches (blood Sunday)
On March 7, 1965, around 600 civil rights marchers attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand voting rights for African Americans. As they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were met with brutal violence by state troopers and local law enforcement -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. He was shot by James Earl Ray, a fugitive with a criminal history, who was later arrested for the crime. King's death sparked nationwide mourning and widespread civil unrest, marking a turning point in the civil rights movement -
Civil rights act (1964)
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting, particularly in the Southern states, by banning literacy tests and other barriers that disenfranchised African American voters -
Voting Rights Act 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark federal law aimed at eliminating racial discrimination in voting, particularly in the Southern United States. It banned literacy tests and other discriminatory practices that were used to prevent African Americans from voting, and it provided federal oversight in areas with a history of voter suppression.