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The 14th Ammendment is Ratified
The 14th ammendment, which requires equal protection under the law to all persons, is ratified. -
The 15th Ammendment is Ratified
The 15th ammendment, which bans racial discrimination in voting, is ratified. -
Plessy v Ferguson
The Supreme Court approves the "seperate but equal" doctrine -
Founding of the NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
First Ku Klux Klan March
This was the first KKK national demonstration that took place in Washington D.C. -
President Truman outlaws Segregation in the Military
This executive order outlawed segreation in the U.S. military -
Brown v Board of Education
This supreme court ruling declares segregation in school unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks Refusal
Rosa Parks is jailed for refusing to move to the back of the bus in order to allow a white man to sit . -
Freedom Rides
These rides begin in Washington D.C. and venture into the Southern States. Volunteers ride these buses to test the new laws prohibiting segregation. -
University of Mississippi Riots
President Kennedy send federal troops to the University of Mississppi to end riots so that James Meridith, the schools first black student, can attend -
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands at the march on Washington -
Voting Rights Act
This act outlawed the discriminatory voting practiced adopted in the South after the Civil War, including literacy tests and prerequisites to vote. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black to be named the Supreme Court Justice. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis Tennessee. James Earl Ray pleaded guilty. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President Reagan signs bill establishing the 3rd Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday