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Historical Fiction and the Civil Rights Movement

By MsMorrisWWP

  • Equality for members of the armed forces

    Truman signs Executive Order 9981, which states, "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz1nonDVTdP

  • Brown Vs. Board of Educarion

    Brown Vs. Board of Educarion
    Attorney, Thurgood Marshall, is victorious in this court case that rules agaist segregation.

  • The Dry Grass of August, by Anna Jean Mayhew takes place

    The Dry Grass of August, by Anna Jean Mayhew takes place

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat for a white passenger

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat for a white passenger
    Already sitting in an area of the bus designated for black passengers, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger. This small act of one young woman became an important symbol in the Civil Rights movement.

  • The Help takes place in the early 1960s

    The Help takes place in the early 1960s
    The Help is based in the early 1960s

  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham is set in 1963

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham is set in 1963

  • Martin Luther King, Jr's I Have A Dream speech

    Martin Luther King, Jr's I Have A Dream speech
    Video Address at March on Washington, Washington, D.C.

  • When Freedom Summer takes place

    When Freedom Summer takes place
    Author's website

  • 1967 race riots of Newark and Detroit

    1967 race riots of Newark and Detroit
    1967 Race Riots Major race riots in Newark, NJ (July 12-16) and Detroit (July 23-30) Major race riots take place in Newark (July 12–16) and Detroit (July 23–30). Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz1nopMitRY

  • Martin Luther King is killed

    Martin Luther King is killed
    (Memphis, Tenn.) Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime. Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz1oBi5Kmwo

  • Christopher Paul Curtis publishes The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

    Christopher Paul Curtis publishes The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
    (not sure on exact date)

  • Katherine Stockett publishes The Help

    Katherine Stockett publishes The Help

  • Anna Jean Mayhew publishes The Dry Grass of August

    Anna Jean Mayhew publishes The Dry Grass of August

  • The Help, the movie

    The Help, the movie
    The Help won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.