Civil Rights

By alec4195
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    Civil Rights

  • Executive Order

    Truman signs Executive Order 9981.

  • Supreme Court rules on case

    The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

  • Rosa Parks Bus Story

    Rosa Parks, a 40-year-old African American woman, declares her spot on a bus taking a seat meant for the white people.

  • SCLC

    Martin Luther King, Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

  • SNCC

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

  • First Black Student at University of Mississippi

    James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.

  • Martin Luther Kingf Jr. Arrested

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

  • "I Have a Dream"

    Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech given at the Washington monument.

  • 24th Amendment

    The 24th Amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to make it difficult for poor blacks to vote.

  • Malcom X Shot

    Malcolm X, black nationalist and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, is shot to death.

  • Race Riots

    Race riots erupt in a black section of Los Angeles.

  • Stokely Carmichael ~ "Black Power"

    Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), coins the phrase "black power" in a speech in Seattle.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Shot

    Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.