maria maxey civil rights timeline

  • Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman
    Truman signs Executive Order 9981
  • Brown vs, Board Education

    Brown vs, Board Education
    Ruling that said that "seperate but equal" was unconstitutional in schools. Lead to integration
  • Rosa arrested

    Rosa arrested
    Rosa parks arrested for sitting in the front of the bus where whites sit.
  • James Meredith

    James Meredith
    James Meredith was the first black student to enroll in the Uniersity of Mississippi
  • The King Arrested

    The King Arrested
    Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Martin Luther King Jr. I Have A Dream

    Martin Luther King Jr. I Have A Dream
    Martin Luther King Jr. presents his world famous I Have A Dream speech
  • March On Washington

    March On Washington
    200,000 people join the march on washington
  • Church bombed

    Church bombed
    4 little girls died in the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Many people injured one killed during bloody sunday
  • Bill Cosby

    Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby is the first african-american to be a starring role on american television
  • Meredith March

    Meredith March
    James Meredith gets shot during a march
  • The King Dies

    The King Dies
    Martin Luther King Jr. gets shot on his balconey
  • Diahann Carroll

    Diahann Carroll
    Diahann Carroll is the first African-American actress
  • Thriller

    Thriller
    Micheal Jackson releases thriller, the top selling album of all time
  • Guion Bluford

    Guion Bluford
    Guion Bluford, first african-american in space
  • Rosa Dies

    Rosa Dies
    Rosa Parks dies at the age 92
  • President

    President
    First African-American president, Barack Obama