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Executive order 8802
Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt declared there should be no discrimination in employment of workers and defense industries and Government. -
Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he played his first MLB game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. -
Executive order 9981
This was issued by Harry S. Truman which abolished discrimination in the US armed forces on basis of race, color, national origin, or religion. It eventually ended segregation in the military. -
Brown vs. Board of EDU
It was decided my the supreme court ruled American state laws on segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. This paved the way for integration and huge for civil rights. -
Lunching of Emmett Till
Emmett Till died August 28, 1955. He was only 14 when he was lynched to death in Mississippi after being accused of insulting a white woman. His death sparked the Civil Rights Movement -
Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. this helped civil rights expand to the supreme court and banned bus segregation. -
SCLC creation
The Southern Christian leadership conference is an African-American civil rights organization that had a large role in civil rights with its first president MLK jr. -
Greensboro sit-ins begin
Four black male students participated in a non-violent sit-in protest at lunch counters. This later led to blacks being served at once only white lunch counters. -
Freedom riders attacked in Anniston, Alabama
The freedom riders were met by a group of whites upon their arrival at Anniston, Alabama and were beaten with bats, pipes and the bus was burned. -
James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss
James Meredith becomes the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Merediths admission helped change US and civil rights history. -
University of Alabama is integrated
George Wallace Jr. , governor of Alabama tries to stop 2 African Americans from registering for class. He was ordered to step aside by the order of President JFK and did so and the 2 where allowed to complete their registration. -
“I have a dream” speech is delivered
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC -
16th street Church bombing
White supremacist with a motive of racism bombed this church killing 4 and injuring 22 people. This increased civil rights awareness. -
24th amendment ratified
Twenty-fourth Amendment, ratified (1964) to the Constitution of the U.S. prohibited federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen can participate in a federal election. -
Signing of the civil rights act
President Lyndon Johnson signed Civil Rights Acts law on July 2, 1964. It prohibited discrimination in public places, schools and workplaces and provided for the integration of schools and made employment discrimination illegal. -
March on Selma begins
The march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, began on March 7, 1965. Police met the demonstrators met at the edge of the bridge by state and local lawmen that attacked them with clubs and tear gas and drove them back into Selma. -
Signing of the voting rights act
On August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices allowing blacks to exercise their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -
Loving vs. VA court case is decided
Loving v. Virginia on June 12, 1967. found that Virginia's interracial marriage law violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and that you could marry anyone regardless of their race. -
Little Rock Nine first escorted to school
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High were initially stopped from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. Later that month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school. -
Assassination of Martin Luther Kings Jr.
The assassination of MLK jr. meant the end of nonviolence for some protesters, but others wanted to carry on his non-violent movement.
