Timeline of Modern Black History Part.1

By zz902

  • Brown Vs. Board

    The borad of education was tried in court for violating the 14th amendment, which provides equal protection of laws. The "separate but equal" doctrine was violated under the 14th amendment. Brown provided evidence that the education, recourse's, and schooling were unequal. This case established equal protection of rights be provided in the schooling system.

  • Central high Integrated

    Desegregation of central high school was ordered by the federal courts. However, there were many protests and mobs of hatred that were against this. Even the governor who was greatly against desegregation called the national guard in order to prevent the students from entering. Eventually however, 4 of the 9 original black students began attending the school regularly

  • Integration of Ole' Miss Unniversity

    James Meridith continuously tried applying to Ole' Miss, to no avail. He filed a lawsuit against this school stating that discrimination was occurring. He was eventually admitted and graduated, after much protest.

  • Birmingham Church Bombed

    Klu Klux Klan/ white supremacists bombed a church in Birmingham Alabama. Four small African American girls were killed in the explosion. This was a part of the retaliation of new integrated schools in the area.

  • I Have a Dream

    Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders led a march of more than 250,000 people to Lincoln Memorial. There they preached for voting rights, equal opportunity, and end to racial segregation. MLK also delivered a speech speaking on the continuation of the fight for change, and end to racial segregation.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    John F. Kennedy began the new civil rights legislation. After he was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson passed it through congress. The civil rights acts was supposed to protect all minorities from discrimination, desegregation of public facilities, and equal voting. However, these things did not begin to be implemented until many years later by most states.

  • Voting Rights Act 1965

    Banned literacy tests as a requirement for African American voters. Federal oversight over voter registration. The amount of black voters increased from 5% to 60%, 40% joined congress