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Brown Vs. Board of Education
In 1954, a decision was made which was to integrate schools. No matter what color or race you were, you were allowed to go to school with the opposite race. Georgia was very deliberate in the process of integrating their schools because they held a massive resistance to integrating their schools. This event led to the Sibley Commission, which was a decision making process whether Georgia would follow through with integrating their schools or not. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the most important events in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks, a Black Woman, refused to give up her seat to a Black man on the bus. She had come home from a long day working, and was tired. She refused, and was sent to jail. This was a heads up that African Americans were going to fight for their own Civil Rights and that they were done with segregation. -
SCLC Created
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was one of the main organizations created during the Civil Rights Movement. This organization was created in reaction to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This was led by Martin Luther King Junior. This organization planned protests and marches for their rights. The main goal of this organization was to gave Civil Rights and racial equality. This was one of the first organizations created for racial equality. -
Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commission was how Georgia was going to determine whether they were going to integrate schools or not. John Sibley, a lawyer, was the on who led these hearings across Georgia. 60% of Georgians said that they would rather close schools all together than integrate schools. Even with these results, John Sibley pushed Georgia to integrate schools. -
First sit in
Sit ins were organized by an organization comprised of high school and college students who believed strongly in gaining their civil rights. They were organized by The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This was when their first sit in happened, and they refused to leave the food counter until they were served. This was an act of nonviolent protesting. -
Albany Movement
This protest followed the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This protest was in Albany, Georgia. Over 500 protestors were jailed in this movement. This was an opportunity for them to speak out against civil rights. This was a success and a failure at the same time. It failed, because many people were put in jail, but it helped them realize what they did wrong and what they would have to improve on in the future to make their protests more effective. -
March on Washington
Over 250,000 Civil Rights activists gathered and spoke out against segregation, freedom, and jobs. This is where Martin Luther King Junior gave him famous and well known "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed
The March of Washington encouraged the signing of this bill. This bill was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. This bill did not allow discrimination on the base of sex and race in hiring, promoting, or firing. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed
This bill was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson as well. It prohibits racial discrimination in voting. This was designed to enforce what was stated by the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968 signed
This Civil Rights Act defines housing discrimination as the “refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of his race, color, religion, or national origin.
