Civil Rights Timeline By:trinity

By Mr. V

  • Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
    The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson (1908-73) on August 6, 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.

  • Watts Riots

    Watts Riots
    group of violent disturbances in Watts, a largely black section of Los Angeles, in 1965. Over thirty people died in the Watts riots, which were the first of several serious clashes between black people and police in the late 1960s.Apr 25, 2012

  • Passage of the Cilvil Rights Act of 1968

    Passage of the Cilvil Rights Act of 1968
    On April 11, 1968—44 years ago today—President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, expanding on earlier civil rights legislation through its provisions for equal housing.

  • "Black Power"

    "Black Power"
    The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute was a political demonstration conducted by the African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City