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Birth of the Ku Klux Klan
During the reconstruction of the south, six well educated confederate veterans created the original Ku Klux Klan on December 24, 1865. It flourished in the south in the lae 1860s then died out by the early 1870s. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Born on the 15th of January in 1929. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped the SCLC. His leadership led to the March on Washington and he eventually was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1955 for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non violent acts. He was assassinated April 4th, 1968. -
Jackie Robinson
Six days before the 1947 baseball season, The Dodgers asked Robinson to play for them. Robinson became the first person since 1880 to break the color barrier in major league baseball. Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo Georgia in January 31, 1919 and died October 24, 1972 in Stamford Connecticut. -
Little Rock Crisis
After the ruling of desegregation of public schools, nine black students were cleared to attend Little Rock Central High School. These nine students named Melba Patillo Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Terrance Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, Minnijean Brown Trickey, and Thelma Mothershed Wair would be named "Little Rock Nine" later on. When the group showed up for school,angry white mob met them along with soldiers denying entry to the school. -
Freedom Rides
A group of civil rights activist took buses from places all over the country to the newly unsegregated south. They purposely went aginst the old laws to make sure they stayed away. Such examples would be college students sitting down at a restaurant that used to only serve whites. Also blacks started using white drinking fountains. These buses were not welcomed however and were often sabotaged. -
The March on Washington
One of the largest political rallies, during which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a Dream" speech. The march was organized by a group of civil right groups, and religious organizaions. It was for the reasons of jobs and freedom. Estimated total participants was between 200,000 to over 300,000. -
Obama's Election
In 2008, two presidential candidates by the names of Barrack Obama and John McCain raced for the honor of presidency of the country. John Mcain, a white republican, faced off against Barrack Obama, a black democrat. The significance of this election was the first black president of the United States of America.
