Civil Rights Movement 1963-1965

By camsmith20

  • Martin Luther King Arrested

    He was arrested for anti-segragation protests and he was sent to jail in Birmingham, Alabama.When he was in jail he wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws. This was important because this letter that he wrote while in jail expressed his feeling about how people should speak up and take the risk to do what they need to do to get their point across

  • MLK I Have a Dream Speech

    MLK I Have a Dream Speech
    200,000 people joined the "March on Washington" where Martin Luther King Jr. said his very famous "I Have a Dream" speech. This speech was very important because it got the point across of what was wanted by the African-American population.

  • Bombing That Starts Riots in Birmingham

    There were many bombings in Birmingham in the past but the bombing on September 15th, 1963 started riots in Birmingham. Four young girls were killed in a church by a bomb, the church was a popular location for cilvil right meetings. The African-American population of Birmingham became fed up with all of the bombings that were going on and then this one was the last one they could deal with before starting a riot.

  • Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964
    The Civil Rights Act is an extremely important act because of how this act got rid of discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin. After this act was signed the African-American population was happy but they felt like this act should have been in place the whole time.

  • Malcolm X Shot to Death

    Malcolm X Shot to Death
    Malcolm X was shot to death by people of the Black Muslim religion. Malcolm recently abandoned the Black Muslim religion and converted to orthodox Islam. Malcolm X was a very important person since he was the founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

  • Congress Passes Voting Rights Act of 1965

    After this act, African-American people were able to vote easier and literacy tests and other requirements were illegal. This was another huge milestone for African-American people since they then recieved more rights and had more of a say in who the leaders in our country could be.