My Civil Rights Timeline

By Brandy1
  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment
    The 13th Amendment was on January 31,1865 in Washington D.C.The method of the amendment was article 5 of the constitution.The leaders of the 13th Amendment was Abraham Lincoln and Congress.The result of this event was no slavery can happen.
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment
    The 14th Amendement was in Washington D.C on July 6,1865.The leaders of the amendment was the state and federal government,The result of the amendment was equal protection of the law in all states.They followed the article 5 of the constitution.
  • Plessy V.Ferguson

    Plessy V.Ferguson
    Plessy V.Ferguson was on May 18,1896 in Louisiana. The Method of this case was the supreme court.The leader of Plessy V.Ferguson is Homer Plessy.The result of the case was to provide seperation but equal cars for whites and african american passengers.
  • Browns V. Board Of Education

    Browns V. Board Of Education
    On May 17,1954 in Topeka,Kansas there was a case called Brown V.Board Of Education,it was considered as a lawsuit. The leaders of Brown V.Board Of Education was The browns and the supreme court.The result of the case was the desegregation of schools.
  • The Arrest Of Rosa Parks

    The Arrest Of Rosa Parks
    The arrest of Rosa Parks was in Montgomery,Alabama on December 1,1955.The method of the arrest was nonviolent defiance.Rosa Parks was the leader of her own arrest.The result of the arrest was rallying point for organizing the black community.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    On December 1,1955 in Montgomery,Alabama there was a bus boycott.The method of the boycott was to have a peaceful boycott.Martin Luther King Jr was the leader of this boycott.The result was the desegregation of buses.
  • The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was in January 10,1957 in Memphis Tennessee.The Method of the conference was a Non-Violeng Protest.The leaders of the SCLC was Philip Randolph,Mohandas Ghandi,and Martin Luther King Jr. The result of this conference was that African Americans struggle for equal rights.
  • Greensboro Sit-In

    Greensboro Sit-In
    On February 1,1960 in Durham,Charlotte,and Fayetville there was a method that was civil rights protesting disobedience.The leader of the Greensboro Sit-In was the Greensboro Four.The result of the sit in was to end descrimination in all public facilities.
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders
    The Freedom Riders was on May 4,1961 in Washington D.C. The method of the freedom riders was Non-Violence.John F.Kennedy was the leader of freedom riders.The result of this event wsa to stop violence.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    The Civil Rights Act was on July 2,1964 in Washington D.C.The methof of the act was Non-Violence.John F.Kennedy was the leader of the Civil Rigts Act.The result of this act was that individuals states controlled the treatment of blacks.