Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement

By ashleyanelson85
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Supreme Court Rules that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

  • Freedom Riders

    Student volunteers begin taking bus trips through the South to test out new laws that prohibit segregation in interstate travel facilities, which includes bus and railway stations
  • President John F. Kennedy orders help for the South Vietnamese government

    President John F. Kennedy orders help for the South Vietnamese government

    American helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam along with 400 U.S. personnel
  • Murder of Medgar Evans

    Murder of Medgar Evans

    Mississippi's NAACP field secretary is murdered outside his home

  • Cvil Rights Act of 1964

    the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    President Johnson authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder, a limited but long lasting bombing offensive
  • Armed Forces

    Armed Forces

    By the end of 1966, American forces in Vietnam reach 385,000 men, plus an additional 60,000 sailors stationed offshore.
  • Nixon takes office

    Nixon takes office

    Richard M. Nixon is elected President. He promises to achieve "Peace With Honor."
  • Withdrawal

    Withdrawal

    U.S. troops begin their withdrawal from Vietnam