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Executive order 9981
Executive order 9981 is important because it was an executive order issued by President Harry S. Truman. This executive order stopped racial discrimination in the Armed Forces. This event increased the Civil Rights movement in many African American people. -
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
This event was important because the Supreme Court ruled that States who established separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional. This case led to the abolishment of segregation in public schools. The case however didn't end segregation completely in schools, which increased the Civil Rights movement in the African American people. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was important because many African Americans refused to use public transportation. This event started with Rosa Parks, an African American woman who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. After being sent to jail she sparked a Civil Rights movement which was the Bus Boycott. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
The letter from Brimingham jail was written by Martin Luther King in which he expressed a strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. The letter also said that "people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts...". This letter ignited a non violent Civil Rights movement. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was important because it was one of the biggest political rallies for human rights in United States history. The people who marched demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans. This was a very significant Civil Rights movement that that was supported by African Americans across the United States. -
16th street bombing (Birmingham, Al)
The 16th street bombing was important because it was an act of white supremacist terrorism by the Ku Klux Klan. The bombing was at a Baptist Church in Birmingham,Al, the attack killed 4 people. This event led to lots of angry African Americans and an increase of support for a Civil Rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was important because it outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The act also outlawed racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public. This was a major win for all the African Americans who wanted equal rights. -
Selma March
The Selma March was an important event because it was a 54 mile walk from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery. This march was to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in resistance of segregationist suppression. This Civil Rights movement just like the others was effective towards their wish of equal right. -
Loving vs. Virginia
Loving vs Virginia was an important court case because it dealt with interracial marriages in which Mildred and Richard couldn't get married because Mildred Loving was black and Richard was white. The Supreme Court determined that this prohibition was unconstitutional and it ended all race based legal restrictions on marriage in the U.S. -
MLK is assassinated
This is the most important event because the greatest Civil Rights leader had passed away. His death caused anger among the African Americans who lost their leader, their hope. His death however helped speed the way for an equal housing bill that would be the last important legislative victory of the civil rights era. He will always be remembered among lots of people for his will to fight for equal rights without violence.
