The Civil Rights Movement

Executive Order 9981

Jul 26, 1948

Although most men in the military didn’t appreciate their help, black soldiers were allowed in the military.

The Civil Rights Movement

Period: Jul 26, 1948 to Jun 21, 2005

Brown vs. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Showed that segregating black students to different schools is unconstitutional.

Emmett Till

Aug 28, 1955

A young man visiting the south got beaten to death because he wasn’t aware of the way people were treated in the south.

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa refused to get up from her seat to let a white person sit. She was trying to get rid of segregation on the buses.

SCLC

Jan 10, 1957

African American Civil Rights organization that stills stands today.

Woolworth sit-ins

Feb 1, 1960

Black protesters were trying to get rid of segregation by refusing to leave until they were served.

SNCC

Apr 1, 1960

Group of students that organized several nonviolent protests and demonstrations.

Freedom Rides

May 4, 1961

Civil rights activists rode interstate buses into southern segregated communities to help show that the freedom laws need to be enforced.

James Meredith

May 31, 1961

He was a civil rights figure who was the first African American student to be admitted in the University of Mississippi or any college for that matter.

“Bull” Connor used fire hoses on black demonstrators

Apr 10, 1963

White men mistreating black demonstrators by using high powered fire hoses.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Apr 16, 1963

A letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. that defends the strategy of nonviolent protesting against racism.

March on Washington

Aug 27, 1963

Recorded as the biggest political rallies for human and economical rights.

16th Street Baptist Church bombing

Sep 15, 1963

A church that was bombed in act of white supremacist power and terrorism.

24th Amendment

Jan 23, 1964

Allows all to vote for free without being hassled for it.

Little Rock Nine

May 17, 1964

First nine black children in a white school. This shows that discrimination is starting to be demolished.

Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner

Jun 21, 1964

All three were civil rights workers who were at the time registering black people to vote. They went to investigate the burning of a church when they were arrested. They were soon released to the ku klux klan who murdered the three.

Civil Rights Act 1964

Jul 2, 1964

An act which outlawed discrimination towards racial, religious, ethnicity, and women no matter where it may be or what the situation is.

Malcolm X assassinated

Feb 21, 1965

Malcolm X was a big protest for human rights

Civil Rights Act 1965

Mar 7, 1965

Prohibited discrimination in voting.

Los Angeles Race Riots 1965

Aug 11, 1965

The most severe riot that took place in Watts neighborhood in LA which lasted for 6 days. It resulted in 34 deaths, 1032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage.

Executive Order 11246

Sep 24, 1965

Prohibits federal contractors and federally-assisted construction contractors and subcontractors who do over $10,000 of Government business in a year from discriminating others judging by their race, religion, or sex.

Black Panthers founded

Oct 15, 1966

A black socialist organization that lasted from 1966 to 1982. This organization's goal was to achieve notoriety, which they did by being involved in the black power movement and US politic.

Loving vs. Virginia

Apr 10, 1967

Shows that people can fall in love no matter the race.

MLK is assassinated

Apr 4, 1968

MLK was the prominent leader of the civil rights movement. He was assassinated at the Lorraine motel in Memphis Tennessee. A man by the name of James Earl Ray shot him and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Civil Rights Act 1968

Apr 11, 1968

An act that provided equal housing opportunities regarding race, ethnicity, or color.

Bloody Sunday

Jan 30, 1972

The British army shot 26 civil rights protesters and bystanders.

Congress passes civil rights restoration act

Mar 22, 1988

Congress passed the civil restoration act, overriding President Reagan's Veto. The act extended the reach of the non-discrimination laws.

Voting Rights Act 1991

Nov 21, 1991

Put more restrictions on those whom sued their employers for descrimination.

1992 Los Angeles Race Riots

Jan 28, 1992

Black activists committed crimes and captured a video of police brutality.

Edward Ray Killen is convicted of manslaughter

Jun 21, 2005

Former Ku Klux Klan member Edward Ray Killen is convicted of manslaughter at the age of 80.