1960

By cf3084

  • Truman signs an oder which states all colors are equal

    Truman signs an oder which states all colors are equal

  • Supreme Court ruled we are seperate from the blacks but equal

    Supreme Court ruled we are seperate from the blacks but equal

  • Rosa Parks sits at the front of the bus

    Rosa Parks sits at the front of the bus

  • Martin Luther King, Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which King is made the first presidentRead more

    Martin Luther King, Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which King is made the first presidentRead more

  • 9 blacks are blocked from going to school from the government

    9 blacks are blocked from going to school from the government

  • The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is founded at Shaw University, providing young blacks with a place in the civil rights movement.

    The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is founded at Shaw University, providing young blacks with a place in the civil rights movement.

  • Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Ala.

    Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Ala.

  • Four young girls (Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins) attending Sunday school are killed when a bomb explodes at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church,

    Four young girls (Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins) attending Sunday school are killed when a bomb explodes at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church,

  • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964Read more

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964Read more

  • Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.Read more

    Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.Read more