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13th Amendment
Abolishes slavery in the United States -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, guaranteeing due process and equal protection rights to all citizens. -
Plessy vs. Fergusson
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites. -
Jackie Robinson
Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. And joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and they started him at first base. He paved the way for African American Athletes. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. -
Thurgood Marshall
Was an NAACP lawyer that argued the Brown vs. Board of Education and was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower. -
Sit-Ins
4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store -
Freedom Rides
Freedom riders begin a bus ride through the South to protest segregation. -
Albany Movement
Was a protest of civil rights in Albany, Georgia and the groups that participated in it were the SNCC, NAACP, and the SCLC -
Bailey vs. Patterson
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bailey v. Patterson declares that segregation in transportation facilities is unconstitutional. -
King Arrested
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law. -
Malcom X assassination
Malcom X was shot in Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights, New York -
Montgomery to Selma
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins. -
Voting Act of 1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
James Meredith
Shot and Killed in Memphis, Tennessee -
Black Panthers
Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers. -
Loving v. Virginia
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia declares that laws prohibiting inter-racial marriage are unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. -
Robert F. Kennedy Assassination
Assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and was shot several times by Sirhan Sirhan
