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Executive Order 9981
The order led to the desegregation of the armed forces. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Started the integration of educational facilities. (date not clear) -
Little Rock Nine
The children heped to end segregation in schools. -
Death of Emmett Till
Images of his death gained African American support and white sympathies. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
After the event she became an icon for the Civil Rights Movement and inspired many people. -
Formation of SCLC
Helped in the organization of several NONVIOLENT Civil Rights Movements. -
Woolworth Sit-Ins
The sit-ins drew a lot of media attention and eventually led to lunch counters and other public places to be desegregated. -
SNCC
Helped to inspire people and participated in many demonstrations and movements. -
Freedom Rides
Helped to actually end public transportation segregation and inspire many people of color. -
James Meredith
First African American student admitted into the University of Mississippi, he put pressure on the Kennedy Administration to enforce the civil rights of African Americans. -
“Bull” Connor Uses Fire Hoses On Black Demonstrators
This event helped show the world the extent of police brutality on the black community. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Enforced the idea that people have the moral responsibility to break unjust laws. -
March on Washington
Helped to create political momentum and pass more acts about Civil Rights. -
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
A white supremacy hate-crime that contributed to support for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited poll taxes, making it easier for poor people and people of color to vote. -
Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner
The murderers all received short sentences, but the outrage of the people helped push out the civil rights act and the voting rights act. -
Civil Rights Act 1964
This act ended unequal voter registration and racial segregation in schools and at the workplace. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Even after death he continued to inspire people. -
Bloody Sunday
Marchers were stopped, beaten, and gassed by police; the march was a demonstration against the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and in protest of the African American voting laws. -
Voting Rights Act 1965
Outlawed the "literacy tests" given to pople of color who wanted to be eligible to vote and outlawed discrimination in voting. -
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Los Angeles Race Riots 1965
Most severe riot in LA history, in response to the great migration of African Americans to LA. -
Black Panthers Founded
Protected black neighborhoods from police brutality. -
Loving vs. Virginia
Because of the Loving vs. Virginia case, the Supreme Court ruled that the law prohibiting interracial marriages was unconstitutional and it was abolished. -
MLK Assassination
His legacy was carried on through history as one of the most important, nonviolent civil rights activists of all time. -
Civil Rights Act 1968
Made most hate crimes illegal. -
On Being Born Female
The speech by Caroline Bird was the first to write out and explain the word “sexism”. -
Stonewall Riots
Single most important event leading up to the current gay liberation movement. -
Voting Rights Act 1991
Ammended an earlier act, helping to protect people who sued corporations for discrimination. -
1992 Los Angeles Race Riots
Resulted in increasing minority officers in the police department and analyzing the use of excessive force by police. -
Executive Order 11246
Prevented people from not hiring based on discriminatory terms.
