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Brown vs. Board
The Supreme court decided that separtate schools for blacks and whites were considered unconsitutional. -
Emmit Till
On August 28th, 1955 Emmit Till, a black boy was murdered for flirting with a white woman. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Blacks in Montgomery, Alabama refused to ride the city's buses in responce to Rosa Park's arrest and to protest against segregation. -
Southern Manifesto
A document signed by 101 members of Congress that argued that the Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs. Board contradicted the constitution. -
The Supreme Court rules that segregation in transportation is unconstitutional
In the court case Browder vs. Gayle, the Supreme Court found that segregation of public transportation was unconstitutional. -
Little Rock
Nine black students enrolled in a white school in Little Rock, Alabama -
First sit-in in Greensboro, NC
Four black college freshmen sat down at a white-only lunch counter and sat there untill closing time when they were refused service. -
First Freedom Rides
James Farmer arranged plans for an interracial Freedom Ride through the South to protest segregated interstate travel. -
James Meredith attends the University of Mississippi
James Meredith becomes the first black student at the University of Mississippi -
Medgar Evers is killed
Medgar Evers, an African American civil rights activist, was killed. -
MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
MLK gives a speech in Washington DC that calles for an end to racism in the US. -
Four little girs die in Birmingham church bombing
A bomb that went off in a church in Birmingham, Alabama killed four black girls -
JFK assassination
President Kennedy was shot in his open top car -
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act
An act that outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment on basis of race, skin color, sex, religion, or national origin passed -
Malcolm X is assassinated
Malcolm X, a very influential civil rights activist, was assassinated -
MLK's march from Selma to Montgomery
MLK led a group of 600 marchers to march from Selma to Mongtomery in a civil rights demonstration -
Voting Rights Act is signed
The Voting Rights Act is signed by President Johnson which outlawed various practices that denied voter registration to minorities -
Watts' riots
Blacks and hispanics of Los Angeles rioted against segregation of neighborhoods -
Riots in Detroit, Newark and New Jersey
Riots that sparked up due to racial tensions -
Thurgood Marshall is named to the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American to be a Supreme Court Justice -
MLK is assassinated
MLK is assassinated in a motel in Memphis, TN -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
Robert Kennedy who was a civil rights activist and a senator is assassinated in Los Angeles