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Supreme Court case: Plessy v. Ferguson
US supreme court case that declared "separate but equal" is constitutional and separate public facilities for African-american's & whites are legal. -
Mendez v. Westminster
Sylvia Mendez was 9 when her dad was a part of a lawsuit that forced Orange County, California to allow Mexican kids to attend school with white kids. -
Supreme Court case: Brown v. Board of Education
supreme court case that declared segregation of schools was unconstitutional -
Emmit Till murdered
9 year old Emmett was beaten, shot and umped into a river by a white man. They went to court & got away with it because it was an all-white jury. -
NAACP memeber Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up for a white man in Alabama, Montgomery. Which sparks the beginning of a boycott. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This boycott was sparked by Rosa parks, when she refused to give up her seat for an American man. This protest lasted 13 months. -
The Little Rock Nine
Even if segregation was unconstitutional, many schools still were. 9 students were blocked from entering a school in Arkansas. -
The Greensboro Four
The Greensboro sit-in was a non-violence protest in 1960 which caused a policy of racial segregation in the South. -
The Freedom Rides begin
The "Freedom Riders" rode an interstate bus to the segregated South in order to protest many Civil Right violations. On they way there they were all arrested for violating the Jim Crow Law. -
Martin Luther King delivers "I Have a Dream" speech
On August 28th, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech, talking about his opinions on slavery. -
24th amendment
The 24th amendment prohibiting poll tax in elections -
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed forms of discrimination for example, racial, ethnic, nation and religion. -
“Bloody Sunday”- 1965
"Bloody Sunday" was march of about 600 people. They marched from Selma, Alabama to the capital of Montgomery. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
President Johnson signs the voting act of 1965, this act suspends devices such as literacy test. The literacy test was done to prevent from African Americans from voting -
Executive Order 11246
This order was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which outlawed discrimination in hiring and employment. For example race, sex, color, religion or national origin. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered at age 39 outside his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was convicted of the crime. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
This act was signed off by President Johnson, this prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing.
