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Harry Truman Signs Executive Order
Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9981 which stated "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." -
The Supreme Court Bans Segrigation in School
the supreme court unanimously agrees that segrigation in schools is "Unconstitutional" and then bans black or white only schools. -
The Montogomery Bus Boycott Begins
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. After she was arrested, the black community refused to ride the buses untill they were unsegregated. -
Montogomery Bus Boycott Ends
Newly elected president for Montogomery Improvment Assosiation, Martin Luther King Jr -
Four Black Students Start a Nonviolent Protest at a Lunch Counter
Four students from a North Carolina college sat at a segregated lunch counter. Even though they were refused service, they still stayed there. This was a spark for other people who started to do other forms of nonviolent protests. -
Volunteer Freedom Riders Tested New Anti Segregation Laws on Interstate Travel
Both black and white student volunteers began traveling through the south to test new anti segrigation laws on public transport. multiple groups of the Freedom Riders were attacked by angry bystanders. -
James Meredith Becomes The First Black Student to Enroll at the University of Mississippi
James Meredith became the first black student enroled at the University of Mississippi and had to have 5000federal troop members to look after him because of violent riots from the other students. -
Martin Luther King is Arrested
Martin Luther King is jailed during anti segrigation protests in Birmingham. -
Mississippi's NAACP Field Secretary is Murdered
Medgar Evers the NAACP's field secretary is murdered outside his home Byron De La Beckwith is tried twice and later convicted for the death of Medgar Evers. -
The Bodies of Three Civil-Rights Workers Were Found in a Dam
Six weeks into a federal investigation backed by President Johnson, the bodies of three civil rights workers were found in a dam. They were arrested by the police on speeding charges, and then released into the hands of the Ku Klux Klan who murdered them.
