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Integrating the Military
President Harry Truman ordered the integration of all units of the armed forces. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to move from the first row of the colored section of the bus to make room for more white people when it started filling up. The driver had her arrested. African Americans then boycotted the busses. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Four African American college students sat at a “whites only” counter and ordered coffee. They refused to move unless they were served. -
Birmingham Children’s March
Thousands of African Americans, including many children, marched through Birmingham to protest discrimination. -
March on Washington
Civil rights leaders proposed a march on the nation’s capitol to focus attention on the strongest civil rights bill in the nation’s history. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Banned discrimination in public facilities and outlawed discrimination in employment. Also provided faster school desegregation and further protected voting rights. -
Malcom X Assassinated
Malcom X told African Americans to separate completely from white society. Later, he rejected seperatism, but before he could develop these new ideas, he was shot to death. -
Watts Riots
Angered by what they saw as police brutality, residents of Watts burnt cars and looted stores. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Banned literacy tests and other barriers to African American voting. -
Selma March
Hundreds of marchers set out from the city of Selma to Montgomery to demand voting rights.