Selma march cover.jpg

African American Civil Rights Movement

  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education

    protest against segregated schools
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Political and social protest against the segregation on public buses
  • Integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas

    Integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas

    The desegregation of central high school got the governments attention and the attention of everyone in America
  • Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In

    Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In

    Several men sat at a sit-in to protest for an un-segregated lunch counter
  • Albany Movement

    Albany Movement

    Protest for desegregation and for voters rights
  • March On Washington

    March On Washington

    This march was for jobs and freedom for everyone helped the civil and economic lives of African-Americans
  • Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer

    Trying to get as many African-American voters as possible
  • Chicago freedom campaign

    Chicago freedom campaign

    helped desegregate Chicago and pass the Fair Housing Act
  • Watts Riots

    Watts Riots

    A riot in the streets that caused over a thousand people to get injured, around 30 people dead, and over 3,400 people arrested
  • Watts Riots

    Watts Riots

    A riot in the streets that caused over 1,000 injuries, 30 deaths, and over 3,000 arrests
  • Founding of The Black Panther Party

    Founding of The Black Panther Party

    Was made by college students to fight against police brutality, they sent out armed men out in the streets to stay safe but were destroyed and recognized by the FBI
  • Founding of The Black Panther Party

    Founding of The Black Panther Party

    Founded by 2 college students and was made to fight against police brutality, they sent armed men o the streets for safety but the organization was destroyed by several different things, including the FBI
  • Release of The Kerner Commission Report

    Release of The Kerner Commission Report

    a report that clearly stated that the world they are creating is a world that is unfair and split because of race
  • Martin Luther King Assassination Riots

    Martin Luther King Assassination Riots

    After MLK's death, many people started to riot and march, people burnt down and ruined buildings and they did 13 million dollars in damage, and 4,000 people were arrested.
  • The Omaha Riots

    The Omaha Riots

    The death of Vivian strong, similar to emmet's death, made the majority of people mad and started another massive change for the movements