United States History II, Technology Project #3, 1955 – 1975,

By EricaMO

  • Rosa Parks Arrested

    Rosa Parks was arrested in December 1, 1955 in Montgomery Alabama for refusing to give her seat to a white person in a bus where segregated laws were strict. This event initiated the “Freedom Rides”.
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    John F. Kennedy

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, serving this position from January 1961 to November 1963, where he was assassinated.
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    Freedom Riders

    The Freedom Riders were activists who took bus rides in order to protest equal rights among people. What these activists did was travel from on buses towards segregated states with both races sitting together. Many of these people were immediately set into jail, others were fined. However, that didn’t stop them from fighting for their thoughts.

  • American in Space

    Alan Shepard was the first American astronaut to ever go to space in May 5, 1961. He was launched in the Mercury-Redstone 3.

  • "I Have a Dream" Speech

    “I Have a Dream” was a speech given by Martin Luther King in the August 28, 1963 in the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. This speech delivered the message that Martin Luther King foresaw a future were there was no more segregation.
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    Lindon Johnson

    Lindon Baines Johnson was the 36th president of the United States which took office after Kennedy’s assassination He took this position from November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969

  • Martin Luther King Junior Killed.

    Martin Luther King Junior was an activist which fought for equal rights. He inspired many people to fight for this cause as well. However, he was shot and killed on April the 4th in Memphis, Tennessee at the Lorraine Motel.
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    Richard Nixon

    Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Holding this presidency through 1969 to August 9, 1974, Congress went through measures to impeach president Nixon for breaking the law, however this did not go under completion. However, the fact that congress had tried to impeach president Nixon was enough for him to resign from office.