The Civil Rights Act 1900-1970

By Olmeister
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    The Civil Rights Movement

  • The NAACP forms

    The NAACP forms
    The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People is formed the restore the rights for Black people.

  • The Montgommery bus Boycott begins

    The Montgommery bus Boycott begins when Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat for a white person. The boycott lasted for a total of 381 days.

  • The Voting Rights Act signed

    President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, giving Black people the same right to vote as Whiles.

  • Martin Luther King Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Assassinated
    Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee