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Brown v. Board of education
The Supreme court outlaws segregation in most public schools of the U.S. -
Rosa Parks arrested for not giving her seat to a white person
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man. The bus driver stopped and called police to remove her. -
Montgomery bus boycott begins
Montgomery, Alabama
following the arrest of Rosa Parks, Protesters stopped using public transportation as a retaliation to having restrictions with public transportation. -
Civil rights act of 1957
Congress passes the first civil rights act since reconstruction stating school desegregation. -
Events at little rock
President Eisenhower orders federal troops to enforce school desegregation and to provide safety to the 9 African American students who were enrolled to attend school there. -
Black students stage sit-in at "whites only" lunch counter
Greensboro, North Carolina
A couple of Black students went into a public restaurant and sat at the whites only counter, they were denied service, but they stayed and sat there until they were accepted service. -
Attack on the freedom riders
Freedom riders from the north are attacked by angry mbs in the south in Alabama while protesting bus desegregation laws. -
civil rights groups join forces
Civil rights groups join forces around the south to launch voter registration drive -
James meredith enrolls at ole miss
Riots errupt in Mississipi when James Meredith, a black student enrolls at Ole Miss. He his personally turned down at first by the state Governor. -
Birmingham police attack children
Police attack marching children with dogs and fire hoses. -
Assassination of Medgar Evers
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers assissinated in Jackson Mississipi -
March on Washington
250 000 people march on washisngton to protest, sing and listen to speeches by preachers like Dr.Martin Luther king, who gave the famous i have a dream speech. -
Poll tax outlawed in federal elections
The 24th amendment outlawed the use of this tax that had been used in the south mainly on Black voters. -
Civil rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signs Civil rights act of 1964, which outlawed segregation in public places and gave Blacks the right to vote. -
March to Selma
Thousands protest from Selma to Montgomery in a march for their voting rights -
Thurgood Marshall first black supreme court justice
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer who was known for arguing his victory against the supreme court in the Brown vs. Board of Education case. President Johnson than appointed him as the first Black supreme court judge. -
Assassination of Dr.Martin Luther King
Dr. Martin Luther King was standing on his motel balcony when he was fatally shot just after 6pm in Memphis Tennessee. His death was a shock to the whole country to both Blacks and Whites because of his peaceful influence on the country was so strong.
