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NAACP was founded
a diverse group of people, whites, blacks, and Jews founded the NAACP. The group was a part of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Jackie Robinson Joined the Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson, who is black, joins the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man
Rosa Parks was supposed to sit at the back of the bus. Instead, she broke the law and sat at the front of the bus. -
Desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas was desegregated.
Governor Orval Faubus tried to prevent nine African American students from attending the school. -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal Civil Rights Legislation. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a Supreme Court case. The case said that it was unconstitutional to segregate public schools. -
Sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter
4 black boys sat down for lunch at Woolworth's lunch counter. They politely asked to be served but were denied. -
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CORE "freedom ride"
Freedom riders were people who rode buses into segregated areas. They did this to challenge the Supreme Court. -
Dr. King was thrown into Birmingham Jail
Dr. King was thrown into jail for protesting the treatment of blacks. A court had ordered that King could not hold protests. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a protest with about 250,000 people. They were protesting the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act allowed African Americans to vote. They could not vote before the act. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was a popular Civil Rights activist. He is one of the most known Civil RIghts activists. -
"Bloody Sunday"
The massacre was about 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S. Route 80. They only got as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
