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Malcolm X's Death
The Nation of Islam believes that Muhammad was the last prophet of Allah, and that Elijah Muhammad was a messenger, taught by God in the person of the Mahdi, whom the NOI claim as "Master Fard Muhammad" (W. D. Fard). -
Brown v. the Board of Education
The case ended in 1979, the decision was to let her go but all the racial problems were not solved by this one act. Plessy v. Ferguson this case was ruled in 1954 -
The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 -
President John F. Kennedy campaign and promises
During the campaign, Kennedy charged that under Eisenhower and the Republicans the nation had fallen behind the Soviet Union in the Cold War, both militarily and economically, and that as president he would "get America moving again." ... During Kennedy's campaign he relied on his youth and promised to bring about change. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
On 28 August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation's capital. The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. -
Martin Luther King's speech
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters ... -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 suspended the use of voter qualification tests, creating a sharp increase in black voter registration. These tests had been used to disqualify African Americans from their voting rights. -
interracial marriages originally made illegal in North America
Interracial marriage in the United States has been fully legal in all U.S. states since the 1967 Supreme Court decision that deemed anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional, with many states choosing to legalize interracial marriage at earlier dates. -
Medgar Evers assassination
He organized the rebellion to go against the whites. His killer was Byron De La Beckwith. 31 years he was finally convicted before there were many trials and since he was white it was harder to convict his killer. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks starting the rebellion against the whites and their cruel rules for the colored people. Montgomery Bus Boycott 382 days the boycotting of the bus lasted.
